Galileo Mining Ltd (ASX: GAL) has commenced RC drilling targeting multiple prospects at the company’s 100% owned Norseman project in Western Australia.
Galileo’s managing director Brad Underwood commented; “This Norseman Project area has never been systematically explored for nickel and palladium and it is a great opportunity to be the first company to drill within these new prospective areas. We have significantly advanced our understanding of the geology since we made the Callisto nickel and palladium discovery, and we are now beginning the focused exploration of those prospects we believe have the strongest potential for further success. Within the same drill programme, we will also be undertaking follow up drilling at the Jimberlana North and South prospects where we have already shown that prospective sulphides occur. This is an exciting period of work for Galileo and we are looking forward to the results of drilling.”
The drill programme is targeting highly prospective rocks along the Callisto nickel-palladium discovery. The programme has been designed systematically to ensure optimal results. It will entail a 4,000m drilling exercise which is expected to take approximately one month to complete. Results from the analysis are anticipated in October.
Aside from the primary objectives of the drill programme, the exercise will also cover follow up work at the Jimberlana North and Jimberlana South prospects. The two have recorded shallow and highly prospective sulphide zones and have intercepted 11m @ 0.21 g/t 3E1, 0.18% Cu, 0.13% Ni, and 0.03% Co from 61m downhole (NRC432). The programme also includes intervals of 1m @ 0.68g/t 3E, 0.52% Cu, 0.44% Ni, and 0.08% Co from 68m, and 1m @ 0.83% Ni, 0.36% Cu and 0.07% Co from 74m (NRC456). These are within the broader interval of 7m@ 0.22% Ni, 0.13% Cu and 0.02% Co from 68m (NRC456).
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