Solstice Minerals (ASX:SLS) is confident the most recent round of drilling at the Edjudina Range Prospect, part of the Yarri Gold Project in Western Australia, will extend the new discovery.
As reported by Mining.com.au, the results from the latest campaign of infill and step-out drilling were expected shortly after the company began a maiden reverse circulation (RC) drilling program at Statesman Well.
The results include 5m at 1.89 grams per tonne gold from 68m within an anomalous zone of 8m at 1.04g/t gold to the end of hole and 5m at 0.5g/t gold from 64m.
Solstice says resampling of composite samples from prior aircore drilling indicates that “significant grade” gold mineralisation is present. Results include 3m at 4.27g/t gold from 80m and 4m at 1.53g/t gold from 48m from a zone of 12m at 0.66g/t gold.
Aircore results indicate a presence of mineralisation at the aircore penetration limit, paving the way for initial RC drilling.
CEO Nick Castleden says the company is positive that its work at Edjudina Range will extend efforts in the new mineralised system with new gold hits and strong resampling results.
“Our drilling into the weathered profile has shown that the prospect warrants RC drilling to follow gold into the fresh rock profile,” he says.
The company will deploy additional drilling on untested strike targets.
Solstice Minerals is an Australian gold and base metals exploration company focusing on developing and expanding its footprint in Western Australia.
Write to Maddison Elliott at Mining.com.au
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