Bellavista Resources advised that a recent field mapping and sampling program has identified a vast area of shallow copper mineralisation blanketing the eastern extensions of the Brumby SEDEX system. Field mapping has identified a large, highly prospective near-surface copper zone over approximately 10 square kilometres. Numerous (>1% Cu) field-based pXRF copper readings* have returned peak values up to 5.7% Cu; The target zone remains open in all directions.

A total of 73 surface rock chip samples have been collected and submitted for laboratory assay with results pending. Some of the visible oxide copper mineralisation is associated with high phosphate readings; Importantly, similar copper phosphate minerals are present at several of the large base metal deposits in the prolific Mt Isa region in Queensland. The copper target zone sits immediately east of the area drilled in the recent Phase 1 drilling program.

Drilling in the Phase 1 program extended the mineralised SEDEX footprint to more than 7km on the east-west strike; Assays pending. The copper mineralisation in the new target zone appears in oxidised sediments as replacement, veins and growths within the host sediments. The copper is possibly localised supergene enrichment from the Brumby mineralised unit and/or sourced from copper-rich fluids (from nearby mafic dykes and sills) overprinting the Brumby SEDEX mineralisation in this area.

A Heritage Survey has recently been completed allowing Phase 2 drilling to target several high-priority zones at Brumby, including this shallow copper target. Brumby Phase 1 drilling was completed only via existing tracks and pads, securing drill core where historic holes hadn't achieved target depth and covering a 7km x 4km area over the strike and breadth of the Brumby anti-form. This initial drilling intersected the target zone and confirmed the massive scale of the Brumby SEDEX system.

Recently, a field mapping specialist, Marcus Harden, and Bellavista's technical staff undertook a field reconnaissance mapping and sampling survey following the maiden drill program. Whilst the Company awaits laboratory assays for the Phase 1 drilling, the geological data collected from the drilling and assimilation with the other datasets provided the technical team an important opportunity to ground-truth several high-priority areas prior to Phase 2 drilling.