Wasting no time in getting boots on the ground and drills in the dirt, Leeuwin Metals Ltd (ASX:LM1) has kicked off a 5,000-metre diamond drilling program at the William Lake Nickel Project in Canada, targeting high-grade nickel sulphide mineralisation.
In a major milestone for the recently listed company, LM1 secured the drilling permit for the project and has now begun exploration drilling just six weeks after ringing the bell on the ASX bourse.
Leeuwin intends to target high grade shoots and extensions to a 2-kilometre-long nickel mineralisation target identified at the W56 prospect, where the company will also complete a downhole electromagnetic (EM) survey to better target drill hole locations.
Testament to focus, effort and expertise
“We are very pleased to be drilling within six weeks of listing, and this is a testament to the focused effort from the Canadian based Leeuwin team,” Leeuwin Metals managing director Christopher Piggott said.
“This is an exciting period for the company, as we are primed and ready for drilling at our William Lake Nickel project. This is a unique opportunity, in a world class Nickel province.
“Drilling will initially be focusing on the high-grade Nickel mineralisation already identified over more than two kilometres of strike at the W56 prospect and will provide better definition to high grade shoots within the system.
“We are particularly pleased to have achieved this milestone by working constructively with the communities we operate within and the assistance of the Manitoba Government."
LM1 has contracted the Winnipeg based contractor Platinum Diamond Drilling to complete the program.