Strickland Metals Ltd (ASX:STK) has intersected high-grade zinc-lead mineralisation at Iroquois prospect within the Earaheedy Basin in Western Australia.
The company’s drilling has delivered encouraging results including 8 metres at 5.2% zinc from 95 metres and 5 metres at 10.1% zinc + lead from 110 metres.
Looking ahead, Strickland has follow-up drill programs underway with Native Title heritage surveys scheduled for early April 2022.
“Substantial base metal project”
Strickland managing director Andrew Bray said: “It’s very pleasing to see Iroquois delivering further excellent results.
In line with our growing knowledge of the mineralisation, we are becoming increasingly optimistic about the potential for Iroquois and its surrounding areas to develop into a substantial base metal project.
“The drilling results to date, coupled with the geochemical and geophysical programs we’ve undertaken over the last nine months, have outlined a clear priority area for follow up drilling to the northeast of the existing mineralisation.
“This will be the focus of the next RC program at Iroquois, potentially to commence as early as next month.”
Mineralisation at Iroquois
Strickland is continuing to develop a stronger understanding of the Iroquois mineralisation.
The latest results from IQRC010 confirm the previously observed upper ‘zinc only’ zone and the lower ‘zinc + lead’ zone.
Notably, IQRC010 was drilled 100 metres east of discovery hole IQRC001 towards the ‘feeder zone’ structure, confirming Strickland’s emerging model of zinc-lead mineralisation.
Importantly, it appears as though elevated copper soil anomalism is an effective marker of possible ‘feeder zones’, with a potential second one having been located to the southeast of this mineralisation.
Plan view of mineralisation and key target areas.
Forward plan
Strickland has scheduled a heritage survey to occur in early April 2022 over the Iroquois prospect and surrounding areas.
Upon receipt of a Heritage Clearance report, the company is planning for follow-up RC drilling to commence possibly as early as next month.
Looking ahead, Strickland will have rigs full-time on-site for the remainder of 2022, providing maximum flexibility around further programs at Iroquois and the surrounding areas.
Bray adds: “Between Strickland’s discovery at Iroquois and Rumble Resources Ltd (ASX:RTR)’s fantastic success at its various discoveries, the Earaheedy Basin is shaping up as a very exciting base metal province.
“Most pleasingly, Strickland controls approximately 30 kilometres of strike along the basin contact.
“Overall, Strickland is in the enviable position of having an incredibly exciting 23,000 metres resource drill-out program fully underway at our primary Millrose Gold Project, but also an equally exciting early-stage base metal discovery in the Earaheedy Basin with Iroquois.”