C3 Metals Confirms Age of Mineralization at Khaleesi Copper Project, Peru is the Same as the Large Las Bambas and Antapaccay Copper Deposits
C3 Metals validates Khaleesi as a high-potential copper-gold system with age-dating confirming geological parity to Peru's tier-one deposits.
The most recent news (March 9, 2026) reports geochronology (age dating) results from the Khaleesi project in Peru. The data confirms a mineralizing event at ~35.8 Ma (million years ago). This is significant because it places the Khaleesi hydrothermal system in the exact same age bracket as the world-class Las Bambas and Antapaccay copper mines. Operationally, the company has completed 12 holes (6,300m) with copper observed in all holes across a 1,000m x 500m footprint. Six assays are pending, and a massive 15,000m follow-up program is planned for the remainder of 2026.
The impact is Routine - Positive. While the geological confirmation is a "technical win" that de-risks the project's potential to host a tier-one deposit, it is an incremental scientific validation rather than a new discovery of mineralization. The market already received the "Material" news in late 2025 and early 2026 when the first drill holes (KHZ5800-001 and 002) returned broad intercepts (269m @ 0.30% Cu and 51m @ 0.86% CuEq). This news confirms that the "smoke" found in the drills comes from the right "fire" (the 30-40Ma mineralizing event). It justifies the aggressive 15,000m drill program but does not change the immediate resource math.
C3 Metals is a junior explorer focused on copper-gold porphyry and skarn systems in Peru and Jamaica. - Flagship Project: Khaleesi (Peru), 100% owned. It is located 8km from their Jasperoide project. - Secondary Assets: Bellas Gate (Jamaica), where Freeport-McMoRan is earning in, and Super Block (Jamaica), a 50/50 JV with Geophysx. - Stage: Advanced exploration/Maiden drilling.