Moho Resources Ltd (ASX:MOH) is gearing up to kick off phase two of a reverse circulation (RC) drilling program at Dukes North Prospect within the Silver Swan North Nickel Project in WA, chasing down promising electromagnetic (EM) survey results and assay results from the first round of drilling.
In the first phase of the program, Moho drill tested the Dukes nickel-copper soil anomaly in two places, having also confirmed the presence of an 800-metre EM response in surveying.
One drill hole (SSMH0147) returned 18 metres at 3,678 parts per million (ppm) nickel, 191 ppm copper, 726 ppm cobalt, 24 parts per billion (ppb) platinum and 9 ppb palladium from 18 metres of depth, which MOH interpreted to indicate a possible magmatic sulphide source.
Digging deeper
“Moho is eagerly anticipating the next phase of drilling of the Dukes target to test the ultramafic sequence,” Moho Resources managing director Ralph Winter said.
“Given that Phase 1 only managed to test the extremities of the target the company expects this follow-up would give the true measure of the target’s nickel potential.”
The phase 2 program will consist of two lines of up to three RC holes (with optional diamond tails) to test:
- Coincident nickel-copper results from SSMH0147 at depth, below the regolith zone and along strike; and
- EM response with an 800-metre strike length in the northern part of the magnetic anomaly.
From there, MOH intends to complete:
- Further processing and evaluation of historical EM surveys over the T4 target area;
- Infill and additional soil geochemical sampling over untested komatiitic sequences; and
- Modelling of regional geology with geophysical and geochemical interpretation to locate further target areas for massive nickel-copper exploration at the Silver Swan North Project.