Tempest Minerals Ltd (ASX:TEM) has encountered minor sulphides and strong alternation in diamond drilling completed at Masters target within the Meleya Project in Western Australia.
The diamond rig will now be joined by a reverse circulation (RC) rig for a focused drill program at the Clover target where a combined program of about 4,500 metres will kick off shortly.
What’s more, Tempest believes that the target zones at Meleya represent one of the most exciting greenfields base and precious metal upside exploration opportunities in the industry today.
The Meleya Project is part of Tempest’s flagship Yalgoo Portfolio which extends over a footprint of more than 900 square kilometres.
Drill program
Tempest’s diamond program comprised one hole, WARDH74, across 427.1 metres at the Masters target.
Drilling intersected 40 metres of cover and lateritic clay horizons with sand and gravel lenses.
This was followed by repeating sequences of greenstones sequestered by the emplacing intermediate intrusives.
Intermittent minor sulphides were intersected throughout the hole in bleb and veinlet form usually associated with contained intermittent potassium-feldspar epidote alteration.
Multiple zones were silica flooded associated with shear zones and have potential for gold mineralisation.
Notably, mineralised strike has now been confirmed over 20 kilometres to date.
Forward plan
The diamond rig will now move to the Clover target where it will be supported by an additional RC rig. Consequently, a combined program of about 4,500 metres will kick off shortly.
The company has also data acquisition and assessment underway at the project. Also underway is ongoing fieldwork, which includes a soil sampling program.