Galileo Mining Ltd (ASX:GAL) has received more encouraging multi-element assays from the second RC program at its Callisto discovery within the Norseman Project in WA.
Another eight holes have returned material palladium, platinum, gold, copper and nickel assays, increasing Galileo’s confidence in the property.
What’s more, mineralisation in Callisto’s northern section continues towards the topsoil, where the shallowest intersection to date has been made around 110 metres below surface.
Some of the best findings this time round —encompassing some of the most shallow and deepest hits to date — included:
- 27 metres at 1.44 g/t palladium, platinum and gold (3E), 0.23% copper and 0.25% nickel from 125 metres;
- 29 metres at 1.41 g/t 3E, 0.24% copper and 0.24% nickel from 127 metres;
- 28 metres at 1.20 g/t 3E, 0.25% copper and 0.26% nickel from 118 metres;
- 25 metres at 1.18 g/t 3E, 0.20% copper and 0.25% nickel from 132 metres; and
- 18 metres at 1.02 g/t 3E, 0.20% copper and 0.24% nickel from 214 metres and 3 metres at 1.62 g/t 3E, 0.20% copper and 0.21% nickel from 255 metres (ending in mineralisation).
Big picture
Mineralisation at Callisto remains open in all directions and now extends over 300 metres across strike on the southern and central lines and over 200 metres across strike on the northern line.
As a result, Galileo continues to turn the soil as part of its 10,000-metre drilling program, designed to target both the known mineralisation and along strike potential up to one kilometre to the north.
In tandem, samples from the reported intersections will now be analysed for rhodium content, while assays from four more RC holes in the second program remain pending.
Looking north and west
Speaking to the latest results, Galileo’s managing director Brad Underwood said: “The Callisto discovery continues to grow with today’s assay results including both the shallowest and deepest mineralisation intersected to date.
“The western drill holes on the northern lines contain significant grades at just 110 metres below surface.
“These results indicate the potential for more shallow mineralisation to the west and along strike to the north.
“With no known outcrop and over five kilometres of prospective strike, we consider that a significant opportunity exists for additional discoveries at shallow depths.
All eyes on NRC278
Underwood went on to say that the deepest results to date come from NRC278, which intersected sulphides in two zones.
“The lower zone occurs in the end of the drill hole at approximately 240 metres below surface,” he explained.
“This drill hole will be completed with a diamond drill tail and the drill rig for this work is scheduled to arrive in mid-August.
“Mineralisation is open in all directions and with the current large-scale drill program underway we are looking forward to expanding this exciting new discovery.”