Errawarra Resources Ltd (ASX:ERW) has confirmed priority drill hole locations at its Andover West project in Western Australia.
The final heritage survey report has now been received and the track to the planned drill hole locations and associated drill pads are now being cleared. The drilling contractor has been notified and drilling is expected to commence shortly.
Priority drill hole targets have been identified and modelled from the fixed loop electromagnetic (FLEM) survey completed in late 2022.
The company’s technical consultants, who have been involved in multiple major Nickel Discoveries in Western Australia, have provided recommendations for the locations of the drill collars for the initial testing of these priority targets.
The company has three priority targets which will be the subject of the Andover West maiden drilling campaign. These holes have been designed to intercept the modelled conductor plates at target areas A, B and C. These conductor plates are considered to potentially represent nickel sulphide mineralization. Target area A which comprises three spatially related conductor plates will be the first target to be tested, with the initial hole designed to provide information on all three of these closely related plates.
Once these three priority drill holes have been completed, the company intends to undertake down hole electromagnetic surveys (DHEM) aimed at potentially identifying the most prospective zones within each target based on conductivity. Any new targets identified will be tested in a follow-up drill programme.
The Andover West project and priority target location is along strike and part of a mineralized trend that runs through Azure Minerals’ Andover project and into Errawarra’s Andover West project. These priority drill hole locations are only ~1.6km from Azure’s Ridgeline prospect where they recently announced a highest intercept at that location of 18.2m @1.93% Ni, including 9.3m @2.58% Ni.
This maiden drilling programme has been the culmination of many months of work by your company and despite some unavoidable delays, it is pleasing that this moment in time has eventuated.
“We acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land, past and present of which Andover West project is situated,” Executive Chairman, Thomas Reddicliffe, said.
“We would particularly like to thank the Ngarluma Aboriginal Corporation co-operation in finalising with Native Title and Heritage Protection formalities and will continue to work closely with Ngarluma personnel as we not only investigate our high priority nickel targets but also in exploring other areas of the company’s tenement.”
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