Great Southern Mining ASX:GSN) reports that it has restarted aircore (AC) drilling on high-priority targets at the Golden Boulder Prospect, located within the wholly owned Duketon Gold Project in Western Australia.
Phase one will consist of about 4,000m of AC drilling at the prospect, which is situated on a ‘prolific’ gold-bearing trend incorporating Regis Resources’ (ASX:RRL) Rosemont, Baneygo, and Ben Hur deposits, as well as Great Southern’s Star prospect.
Previous drilling within the area returned intercepts including hole 21GBRC0001 with 5m @ 3.3g/t Au from 49m, including 1m @ 12.3g/t Au; and 21GBRC0007 with 5m @ 1.2g/t Au from 103m, including 1m @ 4.1g/t Au.
Commenting on the drilling, Great Southern Mining Managing Director Matthew Keane says: “We have a number of advanced prospects and newly identified high-priority targets to follow-up this year, including Southern Star, Amy Clarke, and Golden Boulder.
The company’s first program will start at the Golden Boulder prospect where previous drilling and historic mining has shown a propensity for high-grade gold mineralisation. We aim to test the potential scale and continuity of this system, which is strategically located adjacent to the main north-south access road from the town of Laverton.”
“We aim to test the potential scale and continuity of this system, which is strategically located adjacent to the main north-south access road from the town of Laverton”
Historic production recorded between 1901 and 1955, was 1,761 ounces at an average grade of 28.6g/t Au.
The company reports further reverse circulation (RC) and AC drilling programs are planned for the Southern Star, Amy Clarke, and greater Golden Boulder prospects in 2023. Extension drilling is also planned for the Southern Star prospect.
Great Southern Mining is an exploration company, with ‘significant’ land holdings in Laverton, Western Australia, and Mt Carlton in North Queensland. All of the projects are located within 40km of operating mills and major operations.
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