Luiri Gold (ASX: LGM) has secured close to A$2 million in funding to advance development of its Dunrobin project in Zambia plus start geochemical surveys of the newly outlined prospective zones.
Follow-up ground works, targeting the areas identified by the 554 square kilometre aerial magnetic and radiometric survey carried out last year, will begin during the 2013 dry season.
This consists of trenching and subsequent drilling preceded by ground magnetic survey.
The aerial survey had indicate several areas that could be prospective for gold mineralisation; at least two of which are considered significant priority one target zones.
The first zone is located in the central part of the northern limb of the Matala Dome, along the trend of the same structure that has given rise to the gold mineralisation at Matala while the second is located on the eastern part of the Matala Dome.
Luiri has already banked in almost $1.1 million from its capital raising and will receive another $900,000 from the underwritten portion of the rights issue and additional subscriptions from directors (if approved by shareholders).
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