07:47 AM EDT, 08/15/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Solaris Resources ( SLSR ) reported Thursday the latest drill results from the ongoing 60,000-meter drill campaign at its Warintza project in Ecuador.

Highlights include 57 meters of 1.11% copper equivalent, 69 meters of 0.82% copper equivalent and 69 meters of 0.77% copper equivalent.

Solaris said additional drilling extended near surface, high-grade mineralization to the north, northwest and southeast of the resource estimate.

The company added that a series of holes from a step-out platform extended mineralization to the northwest with high-grades from near surface.

Solaris said drilling is underway from step-out platforms for a potential expansion of the resource estimate. Complementary district exploration efforts are also ongoing.