Dundas Minerals Ltd (ASX:DUN) has appointed Topdrive Drillers Australia to conduct drilling programs at the company’s Central target and Matilda South prospect in Western Australia.
Drilling is expected to commence mid-next week at Central, following the mobilisation of Topdrive’s track-mounted diamond drill rig (Rig 3) and support equipment from Perth.
Mobilisation will begin on Monday, 5 September 2022.
Central and Matilda South: Detailed residual gravity within a district scale residual gravity image (colour) over magnetic imagery (grey scale).
Central target
At Central, five initial diamond drill holes have been planned. Planned hole depths range from 250m (metres) to 500m, for a total of ~2,000m.
Assuming an average daily drilling rate of 60m/day, the Central drill program is forecast to take about five weeks to complete.
Central AMT anomalies (low resistivity, high conductivity).
Matilda South prospect
A drilling program at Matilda South is planned to follow the Central program.
Up to four diamond drill holes are expected at Matilda South with costs being partially funded, up to a maximum of $180,000, by an Exploration Incentive Scheme Grant provided by the Western Australian State Government.
The holes have a maximum anticipated depth of 400m, for a maximum total of ~1,600m.
Drill hole designs for the Matilda South program are currently being finalised.
Matilda South: 3D gravity model.
“We eagerly await the results”
Dundas managing director Shane Volk said: “Both the Central and Matilda South prospects are compelling drill targets, identified by Dundas Minerals from our extensive geophysical survey programs.
“The Board and the Company as a whole are delighted to see the drilling programs ready to commence, and naturally we eagerly await the results.
“We are pleased to be partnering with Marchus Harris at Topdrive Drillers for these important and exciting programs.
“The experience and quality of Topdrive’s team is exactly what we require.
“Rig 3 is a track-mounted diamond drill rig that has a relatively small footprint and is perfect for the task at hand.
“The rig’s drilling depth capacity is ~1,000m, so it is more than capable of reaching our targets at both Central and Matilda South.”
At both Central and Matilda South, the drilling programs will evolve and be subject to modification based on the results from each drill hole.
The drilling at Central will be the first ever conducted in this area.
At Matilda South, the only prior drilling was shallow air-core (max depth 65m), which was undertaken in 2006 by prior tenement holder Goldport Pty Ltd.