AIC Mines (ASX: A1M) has confirmed extensive copper mineralisation at the Iris prospect and intersected high-grade gold at Eloise South, with both targets located within five kilometres of its operating Eloise copper mine in North Queensland. The first two of a planned six-hole Iris program have helped define anomalous copper and gold mineralisation across a 1.5km strike length, including a standout intersection of 12 metres grading 1.0% copper and 0.3 grams per tonne gold from 227m. A separate hole at Eloise South returned 3.2m grading 92.5g/t gold from 446.4m, including 1.2m at 249g/t gold, with estimated true widths (ETW) of 2.3m and 0.9m respectively. “These are outstanding results and reflect the exploration team's growing understanding of the regional controls on copper and gold mineralisation across the Eloise district,” managing director Aaron Colleran said. Downhole electromagnetic surveying identified a conductive unit that correlates with the gold mineralisation, giving AIC a defined target for planned follow-up drilling.