Galileo Mining Ltd (ASX:GAL, OTC:GLMGF) has kicked-off a reverse circulation (RC) drilling program at the Norseman Project in Western Australia, targeting nickel and palladium at the Callisto, North Callisto and Jimberlana South prospects.
The drilling – which will take about two weeks, with results expected in January – is designed to test a geophysical induced polarisation (IP) target adjacent to the Callisto deposit, as well as promising drilling results at the North Callisto and Jimberlana South prospects.
GAL previously returned results of 28 metres at 0.18 g/t 3E (gold, palladium and platinum combined) at North Callisto and 28 metres at 0.34 g/t 3E, 0.2% copper and 014% nickel from 32 metres, with a higher-grade intersection of 8 metres at 0.5 g/t 3E, 0.29% copper and 0.19% nickel from 40 metres.
Three promising drill targets
“Drilling at our Norseman project has commenced as we follow up target generation work with the all-important drill testing,” Galileo Mining managing director Brad Underwood said.
“We have three advanced prospects ready for drilling and each has a chance of delivering significant results.
“Our exploration strategy follows a cyclical pattern with campaign drilling, review and interpretation of results, integration of new information, and then follow-up drilling.
“We believe this cycle of exploration activity gives us the best opportunity of making further discoveries.
“We look forward to the results of the current round of drilling as we seek to unlock the potential of a newly discovered mineral district.”