Moho Resources Ltd (ASX:MOH) has set the diamond drill rig turning at the Omrah nickel prospect of the Silver Swan North Project in Western Australia, targeting an untested electromagnetic (EM) conductor that was confirmed with geophysical interpretation of historic EM survey data.
The diamond drilling has been designed to follow up shallower reverse circulation (RC) drilling, which bottomed-out at 165 metres of depth in hole 21SSC005.
Based on geophysical modelling, Moho expects to intersect the EM conductor at about 400 metres of depth, hosted in an ultramafic rock unit prospective for massive nickel sulphide mineralisation.
Assays still pending for RC drilling samples
The Omrah and Wise prospects – identified through review of historic geophysical and geological data – were tested with RC drilling in January, completing 3,060 metres over 14 holes.
Assay results from this program are undergoing final quality assurance procedures prior to release, the data from which will likely aid in further drill targeting at the prospects.
Moho has also been awarded a $150,000 exploration grant by the West Australian government, which will cover up to 50% of direct drilling costs associated with the various campaigns undertaken to test for massive nickel sulphide mineralisation at the Omrah and Wise nickel prospects.
From here Moho Resources will:
- conduct diamond core logging, cutting, and assaying;
- undertake down-hole EM surveying of diamond hole and selected RC holes;
- await assays on diamond core;
- finalise assays and report on RC drilling; and
- deliver half diamond core and preliminary report to DMIRS to recoup 80% of cofounded drilling grant.
About Moho Resources
Moho Resources is an Australian mining company focused on gold and nickel exploration at the Empress Springs, Silver Swan North and Burracoppin projects.
The company considers Empress Springs in Queensland, which comprises three adjacent exploration permits with a total area of around 773 square kilometres, to have the potential for base metal mineralisation.
The Silver Swan North Project is around 50 kilometres northeast of Kalgoorlie and covers about 55 square kilometres within the gold-rich Kalgoorlie Terrane, while Burracoppin further to the west is also prospective for gold.