Boab Metals Limited (ASX: BML) has commenced Phase VII drilling at its 75% owned Sorby Hills Lead-Silver-Zinc Project, located in the Kimberley Region of Western Australia.
Highlights
• Drill Rig has arrived on site and has commenced the Phase VII drill programme at Sorby Hills.
• The planned drilling program comprises 2,000m across 19 diamond drill holes and has the following objectives:
o Increase the size of the Norton deposit Reserve basev ia:
o additional metallurgical testwork to potentially improve conservative metal
recoveries adopted in the Sorby Hills Definitive Feasibility Study; and
o Testing extensions to the Norton deposit mineralisation adjacent to the current open pit design, including that identified in SHMR_149 which was stopped in high grade mineralization (2.0m @10.9%Pb) due to technical issues with the drill rig.
• The Phase VII drilling programme is anticipated to take approximately six weeks to complete with assay results targeted for mid Q3 2023.
• High priority targets identified at the strategic Manbarrum Zinc-Silver Lead Project located 25km east of Sorby Hills.
“With the 2023 field season underway, I am delighted to announce the kick-off of our Phase VII drill programme,” Managing Director and CEO, Simon Noon, said.
“The Phase VII programme’s primary objective will be to grow the Sorby Hills production target through a combination of metallurgical, extensional and in-fill drilling.
“The opportunities at Norton are particularly exciting, where conservative metal recoveries adopted for the DFS have significant scope for improvement based on historic data and geological similarity of ore styles and mineral types. Furthermore, recent high-grade intersections adjacent to our DFS pit design provide a low-risk target for mine life extension. “We look forward to reporting the results as they come to hand.
In conjunction with our 2023 drill programme, Boab continues to advance toward a final investment decision on the Sorby Hills Project with preferred EPC contractor GRES firming up Front End Engineering & Design work and discussions with financiers ongoing.”
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