Strickland Metals Ltd (ASX:STK) has cleared the way for an expedited drilling program at the Millrose Gold Project in Western Australia, having received native title heritage clearance from the Tarlka Matuwa Piarku (Aboriginal Corporation) and approval for a program of work from the Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety.
The title clearance over the remainder of the main Millrose gold structure will allow access to the full 13 kilometres of strike, in particular a high-priority section where major regional cross-cutting structures intersect the banded iron formation (BIF)-shear contact.
A third reverse circulation (RC) drill rig will arrive on-site imminently to aid in the accelerated drill testing of the Millrose structural corridor.
Targeting areas of highest priority
“Strickland is very pleased to have received native title heritage clearance for the remainder of the main Millrose BIF-shear contact structure,” Strickland Metals CEO Andrew Bray said.
“We’d like to thank Tarlka Matuwa Piarku (Aboriginal Corporation) RNTBC (TMPAC) for their ongoing support and cooperation.
“Previous clearance allowed for drill testing of approximately 3.2 kilometres of the total 13 kilometres structure. We’ll now move to expedite drill testing of the remainder of the structure.
“Most excitingly, clearance allows us to move to areas of highest priority, where major regional NE-SW cross-cutting structures intersect the BIF-shear contact.
“These cross-cutting structures appear to be closely related to the higher-grade zones of gold mineralisation that have been intersected to date across the Millrose mineral resource.
"The arrival of an additional RC rig (taking the total rigs on site to three) means the company can move at pace to continue exploration along strike.”
The three drill rigs (one diamond and two RC) will remain on-site until at least the end of 2022.