Great Boulder Resources (ASX:GBR) is continuing to drill test the Eaglehawk prospect, part of the Side Well Gold Project in Western Australia, after intersecting further shallow gold mineralisation.
The ongoing aircore drilling program aims to define further mineralisation in the dacite corridor to the north, with additional results expected shortly.
Managing Director Andrew Paterson says all of these holes will help refine the targets for ongoing reverse circulation testing as Eaglehawk progresses towards an initial resource estimate.
“We are continuing to build momentum at the emerging Eaglehawk deposit, using a combination of aircore drilling to refine targets followed by RC drilling to test high grades at depth,” Paterson says.
“This process has been working extremely well since we defined the key dacite host unit, as announced in December 2024.”
A reverse circulation drilling program confirmed the prospectivity of Eaglehawk’s mineralisation system, with results returning 3m @ 8.98 grams per tonne gold from 136m, including 1m @ 20.7g/t gold from 138m.
These latest results are in addition to previously reported results from drillhole 25MBRC006, which intersected 3m @ 46.7g/t gold from 139m, including 1m @ 79.5g/t gold from 150m.
Once the aircore program at Eaglehawk is completed, the rig will return to the Side Well South area to follow-up several gold discoveries.
Paterson adds that the new drilling in the gap between Mulga Bill and Eaglehawk intersected 3m @ 4.53g/t gold with the hole ending in mineralisation, suggesting those two prospects may join up as drilling continues.
“This is another example of this deposit continuing to deliver gold intersections from areas where we’ve not previously drilled,” he says.
“As always, we have a lot of samples at the assay lab so I look forward to releasing more high-grade results in the coming weeks.
“Separately, the Ironbark Scoping Study is progressing well and I look forward to reporting initial results as soon as possible.”
As Mining.com.au previously reported, four drillholes were recently completed at Ironbark, testing a possible southerly plunge to high-grade gold mineralisation. Assay results are expected within the next three to four weeks.
The Side Well Gold Project is located adjacent to Meekatharra in Western Australia. The project, which covers a 28km strike extent, has a resource of 668,000 ounces @ 2.8g/t gold.
Write to Aaliyah Rogan at Mining.com.au
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