Kingston Resources Ltd (ASX:KSN) is set to recommence drilling in early August at its Livingstone Gold Project in Western Australia.
The 2,500-metre reverse circulation (RC) program will target the Kingsley prospect, where aircore drilling in 2018 defined a near-surface zone of mineralisation over 800 metres long.
Aircore drilling produced results includeing 4 metres at 76.25 g/t gold from 88 metres.
The RC program will infill the Kingsley area providing data to potentially estimate a maiden JORC resource later this year.
Drilling will also test for primary mineralisation at depth below the shallower oxide zone.
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Kingston Resources’ managing director Andrew Corbett said: “This is an important development in the Livingstone exploration program, with our initial RC campaign at Kingsley helping to move us towards a maiden Resource estimate.
“We’re also looking forward to evaluating the potential for deeper mineralisation in the fresh rock below these high-grade air-core intersections.
“These exploration programs at Livingstone will run concurrently with the multi-faceted exploration program that is ongoing at our flagship 2.8 million ounce Misima Gold Project in Papua New Guinea.”
Co-funded diamond drilling program to follow
Kingston has also been successful in securing co-funding from the WA government for an 800-metre diamond drilling program at Kingsley to be undertaken after the RC program is complete.
Diamond drilling is expected to provide critical structural and geological information that will assist in completing the maiden Resource estimate and planning further exploration at Livingstone.