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.

Decline development and refurbishment at Gorno zinc project

Energia Minerals (ASX: EMX) has commenced rehabilitation work to access the previously unmined Colonna Zorzone deposit at the company’s 100 per cent-owned high-grade Gorno zinc project in the Lombardia Province of northern Italy.

The refurbished Forcella adit will provide access to the upper levels of the Colonna Zorzone deposit where the company plans to carry out a detailed survey of the pre-existing development within the Colonna Zorzone and to complete a 480 metre underground diamond drilling program to validate historical drilling results.

“This marks the beginning of the next chapter in our strategy to outline a significant high-grade zinc resource at Gorno to take advantage of what is widely forecast to be a very strong zinc market this year during a period of falling global production,” Energia Managing Director Kim Robinson said.

“We are making rapid progress, thanks in part to the strong support of local authorities, and we are well on track to start confirmatory diamond drilling within the upper levels of the Colonna Zorzone in April of this year.”


Drilling to recommence at Stark discovery

Mithril Resources (ASX: MTH) is set to commence a diamond drilling program at the Stark copper–nickel–PGE discovery, located near Meekatharra in Western Australia.

A 300 metre diamond hole will be drilled approximately 40m down-dip of two drill intercepts the company recently obtained from its first ever drill test of Stark of:

The aim of the drilling is to confirm the prospect’s grade potential and continuity of mineralisation.
16 metres at 0.81 per cent copper, 0.09 per cent nickel, and 0.39g/t PGE’s from 183m in NRC14008, including 4m at 1.91 per cent copper, 0.18 per cent nickel, and 0.96g/t PGE’s from 194m; and

13m at 0.44 per cent copper, 0.08 per cent nickel, and 0.24g/t PGE’s from 144m in NRC14003, including 2m at 1.04 per cent copper, 0.18 per cent nickel, and 0.49g/t PGE’s from 152m.

The drilling will also test a modelled ground EM conductor, the bulk of which is interpreted to lie beneath the two intercepts.


Drilling commenced at Canindé graphite project

Paradigm Metals (ASX: PDM) has commenced a NQ diamond drilling program it’s the company’s 80 per cent-owned Canindé graphite project, located in Ceará State, Brazil.

The diamond drilling program is being carried out on the Pedra Preta target and will comprise five drill holes for a minimum of 420 metres distributed on three separate drill sections along 400m strike and open from both sides.

The company anticipates the drilling should be concluded within a three week period and assays received progressively during the March Quarter.