Peregrine Gold (ASX:PGD) has completed ethnographic surveys at three prospects within its Newman Gold and Iron Ore Project in Western Australia ahead of planned drilling and bulk sampling.
The Karlka Nyiyaparli Aboriginal Corporation and its consultants conducted the surveys at the Coopers and Carneys channel iron deposit (CID) prospects and the newly identified Capricorn Gold Paleo Gravel Prospect.
Archaeological surveys across the three prospects are scheduled for October.
Subject to completion of the heritage work and approval of programmes of work, Peregrine plans to conduct reverse circulation drilling at Coopers and Carneys.
The proposed program comprises up to 100 holes at each prospect, initially drilled on 400m spacing. Follow-up drilling could reduce the spacing to 200m, depending on observations from the initial drill samples and estimates of grade and thickness.
Peregrine submitted a heritage notice covering the two CID prospects in March.
The company has also completed an ethnographic survey at Capricorn, where it recently applied for a mining lease following confirmation of gold-bearing palaeogravels at and immediately south of the Peninsula prospect.
Pending heritage and programme of works approvals, Peregrine plans to conduct further bulk sampling and trial dry blowing of the palaeogravels.
The company says the work will assess whether the material is suitable for a larger prospecting operation under a Mining Development and Closure Proposal.
Technical Director George Merhi says Peregrine expects the remaining surveys to advance the prospects towards drilling and processing activities.
“We look forward to commencing the archaeological surveys in October and advancing our key prospects toward drilling and processing activities,” Merhi says.
The Newman project is located in Western Australia’s Pilbara region. Peregrine reported the discovery of auriferous palaeogravels at the project earlier this month.
Write to France Pinzon at Mining.com.au
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