Azure Minerals Limited announced that diamond drilling has recommenced on the Andover Ni-Cu Project (60% Azure /40% Creasy Group), located in the West Pilbara region of Western Australia. 30,000m diamond drilling program underway to define a mineral resource within the mineralised body represented by the 1,050m-long and +200m-deep VC-07 conductor Downhole electromagnetic (DHTEM) surveying demonstrates significant down-dip extension of VC-07 conductor which will be drill-tested in current program First two drill rigs are on site and drilling, with the third rig expected to arrive in mid-January Drilling will also test several other geophysical targets, including the VC-23 conductors where historical drilling by the Creasy Group returned 2m @ 2.1% Ni and 0.44% Cu Azure is fully funded to continue its intensive 3-rig exploration and resource definition drill program at Andover with $37 million in cash. Azure's maiden exploration program at Andover comprised diamond drilling and geophysical surveys: Fixed loop electromagnetic (FLTEM) surveying over 12 separate targets; A 7-hole, 2,720m diamond drilling campaign; and Downhole EM (DHTEM) surveying of the drill holes. All seven holes intersected broad zones containing significant nickel-copper sulphide mineralisation, with better intersections including: ANDD0001: 22.4m @ 1.02% Ni and 0.55% Cu from 81.6m downhole including: 3.9m @ 2.85% Ni and 0.47% Cu from 94.5m and: 11.3m @ 1.21% Ni and 0.66% Cu from 110.0m downhole including: 5.0m @ 2.09% Ni and 1.14% Cu from 116.0m ANDD0002: 13.6m @ 1.19% Ni and 0.38% Cu from 104.m downhole including: 4.6m @ 2.41% Ni and 0.48% Cu from 113.0m. ANDD0003: 7.6m @ 1.51% Nu and 0.25% Cu from 78.4m downhole including: 4.6m @ 2.05% Ni and 0.20% Cu from 78.4m. ANDD0004: 16.2m @ 2.09% Ni and 0.75% Cu from 347.5m downhole including: 8.5m @ 2.77% Ni and 1.04% Cu from 354.8m ANDD0005: 10.7m @ 1.69% Ni and 0.71% Cu from 325.3m downhole including: 6.7m @ 1.98% Ni and 0.86% Cu from 325.3m. In each of these holes, the nickel-copper sulphide mineralised intervals correspond with the modelled locations of electromagnetic conductors defined by FLTEM and DHTEM surveys. Importantly, the massive sulphide intersections in holes ANDD0004 to 0007 coincide closely with the VC-07 conductor plate. VC-07 is interpreted to represent a continuous body of bedrock-hosted sulphide mineralisation extending east-west over a 1,050m strike length. The mineralised zone dips at -60o to -80o to the north with a down- dip extent of more than 200m (as modelled by DHTEM surveying) and remains open to depth. These dimensions highlight the significant potential of this body to represent a substantial nickel-copper sulphide deposit and the drilling program planned for 2021 is focused on progressing the delineation of this mineralised system to JORC mineral resource standard.