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Midas Minerals Says Infill Drilling at Namibia Copper-Silver Deposit Returns High-Grade Intercept; Shares Soar 8%

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Midas Minerals (ASX:MM1) said preliminary assays for the initial nine infill holes drilled on the T-13 copper-silver deposit at the Otavi copper project in Namibia returned high-grade intercepts, according to a Monday Australian bourse filing.

This included the best interval at the deposit to-date of 50 meters at 5.6% grade of copper and over 125 grams per tonne grade of silver, or over 7.9% grade of copper-equivalent from 194 meters.

Two reverse circulation drills are operating at the Spaatzu prospect, per the filing.

The company's shares soared 8% in recent trading on Monday.

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