Empire Metals Ltd (AIM:EEE, OTCQB:EPMLF) told investors it has successfully completed its largest drilling campaign to date at the Pitfield project, in Western Australia.
The campaign focused on high-grade titanium mineralisation at the Thomas Prospect and aims to underpin the company’s maiden JORC-compliant Mineral Resource Estimate.
The May-to-June programme comprised 140 air-core drill holes totalling 6,360 metres and 40 reverse circulation holes totalling 3,776 metres, resulting in 10,136 metres drilled on a 400 × 200 metre grid covering 1,352 hectares.
All holes were subsampled on two-metre intervals, generating over 5,000 samples now en route to Intertek’s Perth laboratory for assay.
“We are very pleased to have completed this important drilling campaign on time, on budget and without safety incident,” said Shaun Bunn, Empire managing director.
To date, total drilling at Pitfield exceeds 32,000 metres across 382 holes, which provides a robust foundation for geological modelling and economic evaluation.
Next steps at Pitfield will focus on resource modelling and delivery of the maiden Mineral Resource Estimate, advancing Pitfield towards commercialisation.