Orange Minerals (ASX:OMX) has completed its phase two drilling program at the Wisemans Creek Gold Project in the Lachlan Fold Belt of New South Wales.
The company reports 4 diamond drillholes were completed for 608m. The core is currently being processed, with all assays expected within 6 to 8 weeks.
Commenting on the program wrapping up, Orange Minerals Managing Director David Greenwood says: “The phase two diamond drilling program has recently been completed at Wisemans Creek and, as planned, tested a number of targets in the Central West and Northwest Ridge areas.”
“The phase two diamond drilling program has recently been completed at Wisemans Creek and, as planned, tested a number of targets in the Central West and Northwest Ridge areas”
At the Central West area, drilling was following up on the ‘significant’ gold assay result returned from the phase one drilling in hole OWCD004 of 24.6m @ 1.30g/t Au from 34.4m.
Meanwhile, at Northwest Ridge, Orange completed follow-up drilling of a number of ‘excellent’ historical intersections, including WDC004, which struck 19m @ 4.04g/t Au, 15g/t Ag, 0.14% Cu, 0.38% Pb, 0.09% Zn from 81m.
Orange Resources is an ASX-listed gold and copper exploration company with projects in the Lachlan Fold Belt and Eastern Goldfields. The company’s portfolio of assets includes the Calarie, Wisemans Creek, Majestic, and Kurnalpi projects.
Write to Aaliyah Rogan at Mining.com.au
Images: Orange Minerals NL
