Not discovery holes, but not nothing either. This is the kind of historical data that can actually matter when looking at earlier-stage projects. If you look at the 2014 drilling program on the Trojan-Condor block, they completed four shallow holes totaling about 728 meters, with depths ranging between 135 and 215 meters. The core results didn't prove a massive deposit back then, but re-sampling did turn up some steady numbers, like 1,084 ppm copper over 3.13 meters, along with wider intervals of 262 ppm copper over 24.16 meters and 381 ppm copper over 26.83 meters.
It is worth monitoring how companies utilize these legacy footprints instead of just working off a blank map. From a fundamental perspective, having this existing base layer allows an exploration program to build out continuity rather than guessing. For instance, NovaRed Mining has been integrating this specific data package into their proprietary MetalCore platform for the 2026 work on the Wilmac project. Data suggests that combining old school shallow intercepts with newer algorithmic models is a highly efficient way to map out prospective mineralization without burning through cash on completely blind targets. Definitely an interesting approach to asset valuation in the copper space right now.