Western Mines Group (ASX:WMG) has completed the first 10 holes as part of phase five drilling at the Mulga Tank Project in the Eastern Goldfields in Western Australia.
The company has pre-collared a further nine holes at the project, which will be drilled over the next two weeks.
Phase five drilling is focused on delineating shallow higher-grade mineralisation within the main body of the Mulga Tank Complex.
From drilling conducted to date, Western Mines has spotted visual disseminated sulphide mineralisation in all holes, along with numerous intersections of coarser stringer to semi-massive sulphide in follow-up holes around hole MTRC046.
The drill rig will complete the currently available holes, culminating in two shallow diamond holes near MTRC046. These holes were previously drilled with reverse circulation pre-collars to around 100m.
Western Mines says the drill rig will likely take a break from the end of July while the company completes an Exploration Incentive Scheme co-funded seismic survey.
Further holes will be drilled following the survey, with the program likely to expand after exploration results are returned.
Managing Director Caedmon Marriott says phase five of the company’s exploration period at Mulga Tank is “progressing well”.
“We’ve pre-collared a good batch of holes and are in the process of drilling these out over the next couple of weeks,” Marriott says.
“Along with the recent MTRC001 diamond tail, these will complete the majority of the previously announced Phase 5 plans.
“Visual observations so far have been good with more visible disseminated sulphide mineralisation, and even some intervals approaching semi-massive sulphide in hole MTRC078, one of the MTRC046 follow-up holes.
“The rig is currently drilling in a new area in the southwestern portion of the main body of the complex and will then finish some further holes around MTRC066.
“After the remaining seven RC [reverse circulation] holes it will then switch to diamond and drill two shallow diamond holes near MTRC046 that have currently been RC pre-collared to ~100m depth (MTRC076 and MTRC077).”
Western Mines Group is a mineral exploration company focused on the exploration and discovery of gold and nickel sulphide deposits in Western Australia.
Write to Maddison Elliott at Mining.com.au
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