Galileo Mining Ltd (ASX:GAL, OTC:GLMGF) welcomes exploration results from reverse circulation (RC) drilling at the emerging Jimberlana South and North Callisto prospects at the 100%-owned Norseman project in Western Australia.
Systematic exploration
Galileo managing director Brad Underwood said: “Assay results from our September drill campaign show we are advancing strongly with our systematic exploration programs aimed at unlocking the value in our Norseman project.
“Having made the greenfields Callisto discovery in 2022, we believe the potential of further exploration success in this underexplored province is high.”
The company’s confidence has been bolstered by the discovery of a near-surface target zone at the Jimberlana South prospect boasting:
- 52 metres at 0.29 g/t gold-platinum-palladium (3E), 0.15% copper and 0.12% nickel from 8 metres, including 28 metres at 0.34 g/t 3E, 0.20% copper and 0.14% nickel from 32 metres within a fresh rock sulphide zone; and
- 8 metres at 0.50 g/t 3E, 0.29% copper and 0.19% nickel from 40 metres.
Alongside these results, first-pass drilling at North Callisto prospect has uncovered new prospective trends with wide zones of anomalous palladium and platinum results including:
- 132 metres at 0.21 g/t 3E from 60 metres;
- 62 metres at 0.22 g/t 3E from 136 metres;
- 100 metres at 0.19 g/t 3E from 56 metres; and
- 28 metres at 0.18 g/t 3E from 120 metres.
A regional geophysical IP surveying designed to generate new drill targets is scheduled to kick off later this month.
“Our current strategy involves campaign exploration drilling, review and interpretation of results, integration of new information with geophysical data, refinement of drill targets, and then follow up exploration drilling,” Underwood added.
Greatest opportunity
“We believe this cycle of exploration activity will provide us the greatest opportunity for additional discoveries.
“Our next drill program is scheduled to begin this week where we will undertake first-pass drilling at the South Callisto prospect and more drilling at the North Callisto prospect. Follow-up drilling at the Jimberlana South prospect is scheduled in the following round of drilling expected to commence in late November.
“We are well funded to undertake our drill programs and look forward to the drill results from this new mineralised district.”
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