Tempest Minerals Ltd (ASX:TEM) managing director Don Smith joins Proactive’s Jonathan Jackson to talk about the start of an exploration drilling program at the Remorse copper target within its Yalgoo Project in Western Australia. Preliminary approval has been granted for drilling in the central area of this 4-kilometre-long base metal and geophysical target. Following ground-truthing work, TEM has decided to expand the drilling program design to approximately 5,000 metres of reverse circulation (RC) drilling. Approvals for this expanded program are in the final stages and drilling is expected to start in June or July. The Yalgoo Project covers more than 1,000 square kilometres of highly prospective tenements for base and precious metals. TEM's recent exploration efforts have identified new mineralisation potential. The company has prioritised the Remorse and Sanity targets. The Remorse site has previously shown significant copper and zinc anomalies along with an overlapping geophysical anomaly. Phase 1 of the drilling, which targeted specific structural areas based on initial geochemistry results, was approved in the first quarter of 2024. Further geological mapping in the same quarter indicated a larger target zone, leading to the design of the expanded drilling program. The next steps include securing the remaining approvals, completing heritage surveys, awarding drilling contracts and commencing the expanded RC drilling program at the Remorse target.
Tempest Minerals prepares for expanded RC program at Remorse copper target
