Group 11 exploration is a junior explorer looking for Copper in Germany.
We believe the Polish model for exploring and developing the Kupferschiefer can be applied across the border. Geology ignores international boundaries. We have collated a unique dataset of drilling, geochemical and geophysical data acquired over hundreds of years and consisting of millions of data points proving our case.
Using this data, we have identified the most prospective (shallowest and highest grade) prospects in Germany and secured the exploration tenure.
The Zechstein Sea
During the Permian, 250-300 million years ago, Northern Europe was covered by a shallow closed sea. Like the modern-day Black Sea, the closed nature of the Zechstein Sea locally created low oxygen conditions and the deposition of a black mud, later pressed and heated to form a shale. This mud layer coated the bottom of the Zechstein Sea.
Later, black smoker-like volcanic activity led to the circulation of copper-rich fluids through the upper crust. The low oxygen conditions of the Zechstein Sea and the fine-grained nature of the shale created the perfect trap for these copper-rich fluids and copper was deposited and concentrated in a thin layer creating the world-famous Kupferschiefer, or copper shale. It’s fair to say there is a sea of copper under Northern Europe. With the uplift of the Alps, the Zechstein Sea receded and deformed the originally flat lying layers.
Our unique dataset has allowed us to model the sea of copper and locate where the Kupferschiefer is closest to surface, thickest and, to an extent, where it is highest grade (or likely to be highest grade).
We have carefully planned an exploration program to confirm this model.
Location
We plan to initially test the model at what we call the Kupferschiefer Shallows (KSS) project within the state of Hessen in Central Germany. The KSS project area has been carefully selected based on geology (occurrence of fertile Rotliegend basement), depth to the Rotliegend (< 500m), historical production and historical drill intercepts.
The Dataset
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The Opportunity
The company has a unique dataset with potential for tier 1 copper discoveries, located in the strongest European economy near the heart of Europe’s car industry which is creating increased demand for safe and ethically-sourced copper for its use in the Electric Vehicle revolution.
Group 11 exploration is a privately-owned company and is looking to advance the KSS Project by drilling the company’s highly prospective sedimentary-hosted copper targets. An investment in Group 11 provides a unique opportunity to invest early in a Tier 1 copper project based on a Tier 1 dataset, in a Tier 1 jurisdiction with no royalties on base metal production.
The Group 11 Elements
The Group 11 elements include copper (Cu) silver (Ag) and gold (Au). They represent a unique set of elements that are:
- rare in the crust, making them highly sought after,
- excellent conductors, making them useful in industrial applications and
- inert, meaning they are long lived.
For these reasons they are also used in coinage and known as the coinage metals.
Please contact info@group11exploration.com for more information.