Connemara Mining Company PLC (LON:CON) has re-commenced drilling at its 100%-owned Mine River Gold project at Wicklow/Wexford in Ireland, boring 10 drill holes totalling 1,000 metres.
The AIM-listed Irish gold and zinc exploration firm said that it has prioritised two targets, the first at Tombreen, where the company recently reported drilling results of 16.1 grammes per tonnes (g/t) of gold in Hole 17-TB-01 over 2 metres from 78 metres depth.
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The other target is 2.5km to the southwest at Knocknalour.
Connemara Mining said in a statement that both locations lie along a target trend identified through airborne geophysics, soil and rock geochemical surveys, and historic drilling.
Patrick Cullen, chief executive officer of Connemara, said: “We had very encouraging results at the Tombreen Prospect and are looking to build on that.”
He added: “Tombreen and Knocknalour lie along the significant 15km target trend we have identified at Mine River. With this drilling we want to confirm high-grade gold mineralisation while expanding strike-length.”