Hi Ho, Hi Ho, it’s off to work we go

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THE DRILL SERGEANT: Each week any number of junior exploration plays set out to drill their ground. Here’s a small selection of what’s been happening this week.

Drilling commences at Ndongo West

Cardinal Resources (ASX: CDV) has had a Gradient Array Induced Polarisation (GAIP) survey completed over the Ndongo West area of the company’s Ndongo prospect in Ghana.

TTG Geoservices of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso completed the survey of 21 lines of one kilometre lengths over anomalous gold‐in‐soil values in the Ndongo West area.

“We are very encouraged by the results of the recently completed GAIP survey over the Ndongo West area of the Ndongo prospect,” Cardinal Resources managing director Archie Koimtsidis said.

“Both Chargeability and Resistivity images combined with our airborne survey and soil geochemistry data, confirm a well ‐ defined NE trending contact zone.

“Location planning has been completed so that the zone can be tested with our company-owned combination RC/diamond drill rig.

“This RC drilling plan is designed to confirm the prominent NE trending contact zone delineated by the GAIP survey and to locate mineralisation associated with the anomalous gold‐in‐soil values which were derived from our soil geochemical program.”

Drilling program gets Environmental and Statutory approvals

White Cliff Minerals (ASX: WCN) has received environmental approvals from both the Department of Parks and Wildlife and the Department of Mines and Petroleum to conduct a 1,000 metre to 2,000 metre reverse circulation (RC) drilling program at the Lake Johnston nickel project in Western Australia.

The drilling program will target four high-priority EM conductors within ultramafic units at the Mt Glasse prospect that have associated nickel-copper-platinum-palladium soil anomalies.

White Cliff has secured a $150,000 grant from the Western Australian government to drill the Lake Johnston nickel sulphide targets as part of the Royalties for Regions Exploration Incentive Scheme (EIS) administered by the Department of Mines and Petroleum.

Drilling to commence at Blueys project

Core Exploration (ASX: CXO) has received required approvals for its first reverse circulation (RC) drill program at the Blueys project in the Northern Territory.

Core’s recent exploration has identified highly prospective drill targets at both the Blueys and Inkheart prospects within the company’s Albarta project.

Core believes these new drill targets in combination with anomalous silver in soil and high-grade rock chip results are a strong indicator of mineralisation at depth.

With drill approvals in place and drill contract secured Core has commenced preparation on-site and expects drilling to commence next week.

Commencement of Phase 2 drilling program at SA targets

WPG Resources (ASX: WPG) has commenced a program of aircore drilling on its tenements in the Northern Gawler Craton region near Coober Pedy in South Australia.

This is the first stage of a drilling campaign on priority targets in the company’s Phase 2 exploration program on the tenements.

During Phase 1 of its exploration program completed in 2013, WPG defined 14 areas for follow-up exploration within the Muckanippie (EL 5154), Robins Rise (EL 4525) and Lake Woorong (EL 4907) tenements from an in-depth review of past exploration.

The drilling has commenced on the Nardoo South prospect within the Muckanippie tenement where previous shallow RAB drilling returned nickel intersections in several holes up to a maximum of 0.14 per cent nickel.