Galileo Mining Ltd (ASX:GAL) has started an electromagnetic (EM) survey of nickel sulphide targets at the highly prospective Lantern North and Lantern South prospects in the Fraser Range of Western Australia.
The survey, which will define the most prospective zones for nickel sulphide mineralisation, is expected to be completed within 10 days.
Managing director Brad Underwood said: “We have spent the last 18 months developing our understanding of the nickel potential at our Fraser Range tenements.
“We now know we have similar host rocks to those at the operating Nova nickel mine and our first RC drilling program in the area showed disseminated nickel-copper sulphides.
“The present round of EM surveying is designed to refine our targets for more advanced drill testing."
Galileo prospect locations
Drilling scheduled
Underwood said: “Once the EM results become available, we will finalise planning of the RC and diamond drilling programs, which are scheduled to begin in July.
“We look forward to updating the market as we move into an exciting period of exploration at the Fraser Range.”
Survey response
Initial Moving Loop EM surveying at Lantern North showed a ‘significant’ response over a 1,500-metre zone.
Fixed loop surveying over the same area aims to produce more definitive data resulting in higher accuracy modelled conductors for drill testing.
Additional loops will be used at the Lantern South Prospect to direct drilling efforts toward the most prospective locations for mineralisation.
The low-frequency FLEM survey will utilise 600 by 600-metre square loops positioned to provide optimal coupling with conductors observed in the initial MLEM survey.
A receiver station spacing of 50 metres will be used in the survey array.
Aircore drilling complete
Aircore drilling within the Lantern Area has been completed with 8,839 metres drilled and assays pending.
This was designed to provide geological information on the target basement rocks beneath sedimentary cover.
Data from the program will be used to construct a geological map of the basement rock highlighting those areas with potential for mineralisation.
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