Legacy Iron Ore (ASX: LCY) is progressing its gold, iron ore and manganese operations in Western Australia, with drilling programs at the company’s Mt Celia, Mt Bevan and Robertson Range projects.
At the Mt Celia Gold Project in South Laverton, a 1,200 metre reverse circulation drilling program has been completed, with the aim of identifying extensions of high grade gold lodes at depth at the Blue Peter prospect.
Most assays from the program have been returned, with an announcement detailing the results expected next week.
At Legacy’s Robertson Range Manganese and Iron Ore Project, the company is seeking statutory approvals for two reverse circulation drilling programs.
Drilling will be carried out at the Black Hills manganese prospect and the Jim Jim Hills iron ore prospect. The 2,400 metre drilling programs are expected to begin during the June quarter.
Meanwhile, at the Mt Bevan Iron Ore Project, which is held in joint venture with Hawthorn Resources (ASX: HAW), a program comprising 7,000 metres of reverse circulation drilling and 600 metres of diamond drilling is set to commence within the next two weeks.
The program is designed to convert 2 kilometres strike length of magnetite mineralisation from a JORC Inferred Resource to Indicated status and to test several Direct Shipping Ore hematite targets at the project.
Mt Bevan hosts a JORC Resource of 1.6 billion tonnes at 30.2% iron, based on a 25% iron cut off, a threefold increase on the previous resource. Drilling at Mt Bevan was rescheduled due to recent rainfall.