Galileo Mining Ltd (ASX:GAL) has completed two diamond drill holes at Lantern East prospect within the Fraser Range Nickel Belt in Western Australia and drilling is now set to begin at the Lantern South prospect with one diamond drill hole planned.
Drilling at Lantern South is aimed at testing for mineralisation beneath LARC012, which intersected 41 metres at 0.19% nickel and 0.14% copper.
This drill hole is expected to be completed within one week.
"Strong belief in prospectivity"
Galileo managing director Brad Underwood said: “While we have identified the likely source of the EM conductor at Lantern East and found the sulphide not to contain the nickel and copper for which we were hoping, we believe this is an exceptional region to be exploring and continue to work towards a breakthrough discovery for our shareholders.
“We also expect to finish within the week a diamond hole at the Lantern South prospect while ongoing EM surveying identifies new targets for drill testing.
“We have a strong belief in the prospectivity of our tenements.
“This is based on the results generated to date and we maintain a strategy of active drilling campaigns as the only way to make a discovery.”
Lantern East
At Lantern East, the drill holes targeted an electromagnetic (EM) anomaly on the margin of a major intrusive rock unit.
Drill hole LADD001 tested a fixed loop EM model and intersected a complex package of intrusive rock units on the margin of the regionally large gabbronorite intrusion at about 210 metres downhole.
No significant sulphides were recorded in this hole.
Drillhole LADD002 tested a Moving Loop EM model and intersected the same complex package of intrusive rock units at the contact with the gabbronorite.
Minor bands of pyrrhotite (iron sulphide) were noted from 190 metres downhole, which corresponded well with the modelled source of the EM anomaly at this location.
Although the structure and geology of the Lantern East prospect is compelling, the sulphide recorded so far is pyrrhotite dominant and does not contain significant nickel or copper mineralisation.
A downhole EM survey will be completed to check for off-hole anomalies.
Delta Blues
Infill EM surveying of anomalous conductive zones at the Delta Blues prospect has been completed.
The additional data will be used to finalise drill targets at this location prior to the planning and permitting of drill holes.
EM surveying continues to cover additional prospective ground within Galileo’s project area to develop further prospects for drill testing over the current field season.