GeoNovus Minerals Corp. announced that drilling is commencing at the company's Silver Bell West porphyry copper property in south central Arizona. The Silver Bell West claims cover portions of the open pit mine haul road and are located immediately adjacent to ASARCO's Silver Bell Mine.

Two drill sites have been selected just south of the haul road located 650-700 meters from ASARCO's Oxide Pit, with at least one hole planned from each site. The targeted porphyry copper and molybdenum mineralization is based on a recently completed alteration mapping program and on observations of mineralized drill cuttings from several historic drill sites.