Auroch Minerals Drilling at Leinster Nickel Project

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THE DRILL SERGEANT: Auroch Minerals (ASX: AOU) has commenced diamond drilling at the company’s Leinster nickel project in Western Australia.

Auroch Minerals will kick start proceedings with four diamond drill-holes, designed to test high-priority magnetic targets directly along strike from the shallow high-grade nickel sulphide mineralisation previously reported at the Horn prospect.

Following these drill-holes reverse-circulation (RC) drilling will commence to further test the strike potential along from the Horn, as well as some of the more-advanced regional targets across the Leinster tenure.

The combined diamond and RC drill programs follow up on Auroch’s diamond drill program carried out at the Horn in late 2020, which intersected thick high-grade nickel-copper sulphide mineralisation at shallow depths.

“We are excited to be back on the ground at Leinster and drilling such high-potential exploration targets,” Auroch Minerals managing director Aidan Platel said in the company’s ASX announcement.

“Our drilling last year confirmed thick high-grade nickel and copper sulphide mineralisation at very shallow depths at the Horn prospect, but importantly it also showed how well this mineralisation is ‘mapped’ by the aeromagnetic anomaly there.

“We have very similar aeromagnetic anomalies along strike to the northwest of the Horn which basically have never been drilled, so we are eager to test these anomalies and see if the relationship between the aeromagnetic highs and the nickel sulphide mineralisation continues along strike.

“Our maiden RC program at Nepean has been completed, which tested both near-mine shallow drill targets as well as more regional greenfields targets along the full 10 kilometres of prospective strike.

“We are awaiting assay and DHEM results which we expect to receive over the coming weeks.”

 

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Web: www.aurochminerals.com

 

 

Black Cat Syndicate Buys Milling Facility for Kal East

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THE DRILL SERGEANT: Black Cat Syndicate (ASX: BC8) has purchased a 1.5 million tonnes per annum milling facility for the company’s Kal East gold project near Kalgoorlie in Western Australia.

The processing facility, which comprises two mills, will be centrally located near the project’s Imperial/Majestic deposits.

Black Cat Syndicate explained the traditionally configured gravity and CIL gold plant is suited to the deposits as well as, potentially, any third party free milling ores in the region.

Black Cat flagged it intends to install one of the two mills initially, reserving the second for future milling capacity expansion.

“The milling facility is ideal for our planned processing facility and includes sufficient grinding capacity for potential future expansion,” Black Cat Syndicate managing director Gareth Solly said in the company’s ASX announcement.

“Due diligence by a team of experts has confirmed that the facility was operated for less than five years, has been well maintained and is in excellent condition.

“We are currently estimating the impact this milling facility has on our construction schedule and construction cost estimates for both the initial facility as well as the potential expansion case.”

 

 

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Email: admin@blackcatsyndicate.com.au

 

Web: www.blackcatsyndicate.com.au

 

 

Chalice Mining Defines New EM Conductors and Nickel-Copper Soil Anomalies at Hartog

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THE DRILL SERGEANT: Chalice Mining (ASX: CHN) reported on ongoing regional reconnaissance exploration activities at the company’s 100 per cent-owned Julimar nickel-copper-platinum group element (PGE) project, north-east of Perth in Western Australia.

Chalice Mining has completed a first-pass ground Moving Loop Electromagnetic (MLEM) survey over the 6.5 kilometres long Hartog airborne EM (AEM) target, located directly north of the Gonneville discovery the company identified last year.

The recent survey over Hartog has defined a cluster of 29 low to moderate conductance, mid to late-time bedrock EM conductors the company has interpreted to be potential nickel-copper-PGE targets, of similar aerial extent and range of conductance to those at the Gonneville discovery immediately to the south.

Surface soil sampling at Hartog was also completed as a first-pass screening technique to assess and prioritise MLEM conductors.

Based on the results of the initial MLEM survey, Chalice has additional surveying underway to expand and infill geophysical coverage to approximately 200m spaced lines across the Hartog target.

This program aims to define drill-ready targets and is anticipated to be completed by mid-April.

“Initial reconnaissance exploration activities along the ~26 kilometres long Julimar Complex to the north of our Gonneville discovery have delivered exciting results, with a significant number of EM-soil targets already defined at the highest priority Hartog target,” Chalice Mining managing director Alex Dorsch said in the company’s ASX announcement.

“The identification of discrete EM conductors together with extensive nickel-copper soil anomalies highlights the significant potential of this area to deliver further growth at Julimar directly along strike to the north of where we have a major resource drill-out underway.

“Soil sampling and ground EM at Gonneville guided us to the initial discovery and we are very encouraged to see similar early results at Hartog.

“We are also pleased that our first regional field exploration program has validated the results generated by the airborne EM survey flown last year, which is a positive sign for our ongoing exploration of the broader district.

“Meanwhile, we have stepped up drilling activities again at Gonneville, with seven rigs now drilling prioritising definition and expansion of high-grade mineralised zones.

“Initial resource and pit-shell modelling is also being undertaken concurrently, which is guiding our drill pattern.”

 

 

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Email: info@chalicemining.com

 

Web: www.chalicemining.com

 

Rox Resources Extends Youanmi Gold Project Mineralisation

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THE DRILL SERGEANT: Rox Resources (ASX: RXL) reported on drilling carried out at the Youanmi gold project near Mt Magnet in Western Australia.

Rox Resources completed the drilling with Joint Venture partner Venus Metals (ASX: VMC) in the OYG JV area (Rox 70% and Manager, VMC 30%).

The current RC drilling program has been designed to test the southern continuation of the Grace deposit and other high grade near mine targets including the recently identified high priority Junction and Link targets.

Results have been received for three holes; results are still to come in for 15 holes.

Highlights to date include:

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8 metres at 19.9 grams per tonne gold from 68m, including 4m at 38.3g/t gold from 68m.
Shallow high-grade mineralisation in Granite at Grace South.

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4m at 5g/t gold from 40m.
In Granite at Grace South.

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4m at 6g/t gold from 84m and 8m at 4.1g/t gold from 112m
At Junction.

The recently returned drill results have extended the known area of high-grade mineralisation at Grace by 100m to the south of previously determined extent.

“We are pleased to report these latest strong drill results from Youanmi and the shallow strike extensions at Grace,” Rox Resources managing director Alex Passmore said in the company’s ASX announcement.

“We look forward to updating the market as more results come to hand.”

 

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Email: admin@roxresources.com.au

 

Web: www.roxresources.com.au

 

Carawine Resources Defines Don King Gold Trends

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THE DRILL SERGEANT: Carawine Resources (ASX: CWX) reported assay results from twenty air-core (AC) holes recently drilled at the Don King prospect, part of the company’s Tropicana North project in Western Australia.

Carawine Resources completed three wide-spaced drill traverses have defined two new +10ppb anomalous gold zones (peak 86ppb Au), up to 2km in strike length and up to 1.5km wide associated with major structural trends just 30 kilometres along strike from the large Tropicana gold mine (owned by AngloGold Ashanti Australia Ltd & IGO Ltd).

“These results from just our first drilling program at Don King establish the potential for significant gold discoveries on the tenement,” Carawine Resources managing director David Boyd said in the company’s ASX announcement.

“There are now three parallel mineralised structures at Don King, in rocks and structures similar to those hosting Tropicana, just 30 kilometres up the road.

“We will now plan follow-up drilling which is likely to include infill AC drilling of the anomalies announced today, before deeper drilling to test their source, and extending our AC coverage further east into areas where there has been little or no drilling to date.

“Meanwhile, our exploration team are expected to mobilise to Tropicana North in the coming weeks as we prepare for follow-up drilling programs at our high-grade Hercules gold prospect.”

 

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Email: info@carawine.com

 

Web: www.carawine.com

 

Aruma Resources Prepares to Drill at Mt Deans Lithium Project

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THE DRILL SERGEANT: Aruma Resources (ASX: AAJ) is preparing to commence exploration activities on the company’s 100 per cent-owned Mt Deans lithium project, near Norseman in Western Australia.

The company is making ready to undertake its first drilling program at Mt Deans, which it considers highly prospective for lithium minerals, as wells as tantalum and rare earth element (REE) minerals.

Previous exploration on the project has identified swarm pegmatites over a strike length of greater than 1 kilometre, while the project is interpreted to sit within the same host rocks and structures as the nearby Mt Marion, Bald Hill and Buldania lithium projects.

Aruma has submitted a Program of Works (PoW) with the Western Australian Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety (DMRIS) for the initial 12-hole RC (Reverse Circulation) drilling program that is planned to commence in the June quarter 2021.

Aruma plans to investigate the potential for Mt Deans to host direct shipping lithium ores, given its location adjacent to the Coolgardie-Esperance Highway and rail infrastructure which provides direct access to the Port of Esperance rail hub – and the potential for transport and infrastructure advantages.

“Aruma is of the view that the previous lithium results plus the high-grade tantalum and rare earth elements results, together with the infrastructure advantages afforded by the project’s location make Mt Deans a highly exciting lithium exploration opportunity,” Aruma Resources managing director Peter Schwann said in the company’s ASX announcement.

“We look forward to commencing our first pass drilling program at the project as soon as the PoW is granted.”

 

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Email: info@arumaresources.com

 

Web: www.arumaresources.com

 

Corazon Mining Drilling Priority Lynn Lake Target

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THE DRILL SERGEANT: Corazon Mining (ASX: CZN) commenced new drilling at the company’s Lynn Lake nickel-copper-cobalt sulphide project in Manitoba Province, Canada.

Corazon Mining has started drilling at the high priority South Pipe target as part of this current phase of drilling.

The South Pipe is a substantial conductive anomaly located on ground recently acquired by Corazon and has been designated as the company’s the highest priority target of the current phase of drilling.

The South Pipe target was generated by an aerial MobileMT geophysical survey at Lynn Lake in late 2020.

Corazon is also preparing to conduct downhole electromagnetic geophysical surveys (EM) on all holes in the program designed to refine targets for follow-up drilling.

“we are excited to have commenced drilling at the South Pipe,” Corazon Mining managing director Brett Smith said in the company’s ASX announcement.

“This target is the most significant target generated by Corazon’s recent exploration.

“We will also conduct downhole EM surveys on all holes in the current program, which to date have shown good indications of mineralisation, to help further refine our targets for follow up drilling.”

 

 

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Email: info@corazon.com.au

 

Web: www.corazon.com.au

 

Saturn Metals Extends Apollo Hill Gold System

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THE DRILL SERGEANT: Saturn Metals (ASX: STN) reported further results from ongoing RC drilling at the Apollo Hill deposit within the company’s 100 per cent-owned Apollo Hill gold project, south-east of Leonora in the Western Australian goldfields.

Saturn Metals latest drilling efforts have encountered several near surface gold intersections in a broad corridor between the Ra and Tefnut deposits, situated immediately south of Apollo Hill.

The company has now reported mineralised intersections over a 1km long strike extension.

Latest results include:

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21m at 1.82 grams per tonne gold from 57m;

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12m at 1.32g/t gold from 124m, including 4m at 2.99g/t gold from 129m;

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16m at 0.87g/t gold from 39m;

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6m at 1.51g/t gold from 78m and 6m at 1.83g/t gold from 128m;

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6m at 1.7g/t gold from 71m; and

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4m at 1.44g/t gold from 188m.

“These new results show the scalability of the greater Apollo Hill gold deposit,” Saturn Metals managing director Ian Bamborough said in the company’s ASX announcement.

“Infill drilling has already been undertaken in this new zone with the aim of growing our resource base to a size that will support a major mining operation.

“We look forward to receiving and reporting on the next batch of assays from the 20 additional holes completed to date in this area.”

 

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Email: info@saturnmetals.com.au

 

Web: www.saturnmetals.com.au

 

Trigg Mining Confirms Extensive High-Grade Brine System at Lake Throssell

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THE DRILL SERGEANT: Trigg Mining (ASX: TMG) reported assay results from a recently completed air-core drilling program at the company’s 100 per cent-owned Lake Throssell sulphate of potash (SOP) project, located east of Laverton in Western Australia.

Trigg Mining described the results from the expanded 54-hole program as being, “highly encouraging” with 253 brine samples submitted for assay, returning high-grade results of up to 5,800mg/L potassium (12.93kg/m3 SOP), with an average grade of 4,488mg/L potassium (10.01kg/m3 SOP).

Of note, 98 per cent of assays exceeded 4,000mg/L potassium (8.92kg/m3 SOP) and 50 per cent exceeded 4,500mg/L potassium (10.04kg/m3 SOP), confirming the extensive high-grade, low variability tenor of the brine within Lake Throssell palaeovalley system.

The drilling also confirmed the presence of a broad palaeovalley of up to 5km wide and about 100m deep over a strike of 36km.

Trigg Mining has now commenced work on a maiden Mineral Resource Estimate, which is on track to be completed in Q2 2021.

“These are hugely encouraging results that confirm that Lake Throssell is a large-scale and remarkably consistent high-grade SOP project,” Trigg Mining managing director Keren Paterson said in the company’s ASX announcement.

“It is particularly pleasing that the average grade of our assays has come in at the very upper-end of our Exploration Target, which provides a strong foundation for the completion of a maiden Mineral Resource estimate early next quarter.

“We are also looking forward to getting test trenches in place to commence the work to better understand Lake Throssell’s hydrogeological characteristics, which will be an essential input for feasibility studies.”

 

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Email: info@triggmining.com.au

 

Web: www.triggmining.com.au

 

Musgrave Minerals Continues High-Grade Run at White Heat

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THE DRILL SERGANT: Musgrave Minerals (ASX: MGV) REPORTED further high-grade reverse circulation (RC) gold assay results from the White Heat prospect, 300 metres south of Break of Day on the company’s 100 per cent-owned ground at the Cue gold project in Western Australia.

Musgrave Minerals’ RC drilling at White Heat (formally Target 2) continues to identify high-grade gold mineralisation near surface with mineralisation now having been intersected over a strike extent of up to 100m with drilling at depth and along strike continuing.

New intercepts from 1m samples include:

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11 metres at 19.6 grams per tonne gold from 48m, including 2m at 94g/t gold from 48m, including 1m at 155.2g/t gold from 48m;

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21m at 7.4g/t gold from 64m, including 1m at 35.9g/t gold from 64m,
12m at 9.9g/t gold from 73m, including 3m at 8.7g/t gold from 73m,
1m at 84.5g/t gold from 83m; and

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2m at 6.5g/t gold from 134m.

“These high-grade, near surface gold results from White Heat further highlight the discovery potential of the project,” Musgrave Minerals managing director Rob Waugh said in the company’s ASX announcement.

“Exploration is continuing to deliver strong results and add value for our shareholders.

“Drilling will resume at White Heat in a few weeks as we continue to define the limits and plunge of the mineralisation.

“At a regional level, we are continuing to drill to better define the new gold corridor 800 metres west of Lena that is continuing to produce high-grade gold results in previously undrilled areas.

“Consistent newsflow from these activities can be expected over coming months.”

 

TO READ THE FULL ANNOUNCEMENT: CLICK HERE

 

Email: info@musgraveminerals.com.au

 

Web: www.musgraveminerals.com.au