Galileo Mining has released exploration results from RC drilling at the Jimberlana prospect within its 100 per cent-owned Norseman project in Western Australia, reporting that early results are “very encouraging”.
Galileo reported that two RC drill holes – NRC455 and NRC456 – targeted a strong electro-magnetic conductor adjacent to anomalous aircore drilling results. Disseminated and matrix sulphides were intercepted in both RC drill holes with the highest assays coming from a sulphide lens within the ultramafic-mafic target rock in NRC456.
Sulphide zones with anomalous nickel and copper occurred within the sediment/basalt and these are also interpreted to be related to the emplacement of the mafic-ultramafic Jimberlana Dyke. The modelled electro-magnetic conductor is located at the boundary between the target rock and the sediment and basalts.
Follow-up RC drilling is scheduled to commence at the end of August with a 4,000m RC drill program planned to test both Jimberlana and Callisto targets.
Galileo’s Managing Director, Brad Underwood, said that finding nickel sulphides in the first RC drill program at a new prospect is a very encouraging sign.
“This result illustrates the fundamental potential of our Norseman prospects, not only for nickel-palladium discoveries such as Callisto, but for high value nickel sulphide deposits,” Mr Underwood said.
“Our next drill program is scheduled to begin in late August where we will follow up our early results from the Jimberlana area. This drill campaign will also begin the systematic exploration of the five kilometres of prospective ground to the north of the Callisto discovery.
“We are well funded to undertake our drill programs and look forward to the drill results from this emerging nickel-palladium district.”
Featured image: Disseminated and matrix sulphides in RC drill chips. Image credit: Galileo Mining.
