Great Western Mining Corp PLC announced a 23-hole drill programme for this year covering the Olympic gold and Rock House projects in Nevada, US.
Four drill targets have been prioritised for the first stage of the 2022 drill programme, with start-up in early spring as soon as ground conditions permit.
The drilling programme will be funded from existing cash reserves.
It plans to drill five holes, totalling 1,009 metres, at Trafalgar Hill, part of the Olympic gold project. The drilling will follow-up on the encouraging 2021 results, with the aim of tracking the structure to the south (along-strike) and east (down-dip) of the existing intercepts.
Also within the Olympic project, it plans to drill 13 holes, expected to total 2,220 metres, at OMCO mine south. Following a review of work carried out by previous claim holders, Great Western said it believes that the wall rocks to the abandoned OMCO mine vein workings may host appreciable quantities of gold, not mined during previous operations.
Five holes, totalling 725 metres, are planned at Rock House with the objective of uncovering further extensions to the identified mineralisation along-strike to the west while deeper drilling will aim to establish whether the zone contains significant dip extents.
"Following our successful 2021 drill results we have an excellent slate of targets and are looking forward to starting field work in the spring,” said chairman Brian Hall.
"Rock House had never been drilled prior to 2021 and follow-up drilling this year will be exciting. At Olympic, Great Western has a target range of 450,000-1,250,000 ounces of gold from a combination of all the prospects and a successful drill campaign at either the OMCO Mine Extension or Trafalgar Hill could be transformational for the company.
“In addition to the programme announced today, we have a rich pipeline of further targets to address later in the year,” he added.