Galileo Mining Ltd (ASX: GAL) has obtained the highest palladium and platinum results from aircore drilling to date at the company’s 100% owned Norseman project in Western Australia.
Laboratory results from aircore drilling at the northern end of the Mission Sill prospect at Norseman have been received with additional assay results expected over the coming weeks.
We have intercepted anomalous palladium results every time we have drilled the prospective geological zone at the Mission Sill prospect,” Managing Director, Brad Underwood, said.
“This time we have received the highest aircore grades to date with greater than one gram palladium assays over eight metres down hole.
“In addition, we have multiple drill holes with good indications of palladium which will assist in pinpointing the best targets for follow up RC drill testing. With nine kilometres of prospective strike length, we are exploring an extensively mineralised geological zone with excellent potential for the development of an economic mineral deposit.”
Following on from earlier reports of palladium intercepts at Mission Sill prospect, further laboratory assays have been received from drilling along the same prospective contact zone at the northern end of the Mission Sill.
The location of the latest aircore results extends the known strike length of anomalous palladium and platinum to over nine kilometres. Four kilometres of this target strike length has not yet been subject to first pass aircore drilling.
Follow up RC drilling is required to determine whether mineralisation continues at depth beneath the aircore drill intercepts which are limited to the near surface environment.
East-west drill lines were completed over the prospective geological zone with a nominal drill spacing of 50 metres along the section line.
Most assays were received from four metre composite samples with three, two or one metre samples used where required. Significant results (defined as palladium > 0.1 g/t) were also received from two drill holes completed at the Jimberlana Prospect.
The bottom of hole sample from NAC105 was a repeat of sampling reported on December 1, 2021 and confirmed the palladium, copper, and nickel sulphide mineralisation previously reported.
NAC108, which was drilled 150m south of NAC105, also had an anomalous result of 4m @ 0.11 g/t Pd from 16m and extends the zone of interest of this prospect area.. This unexplored contact position will be targeted with first pass aircore drilling and follow up RC drill testing.
The extent of Mission Sill and the prospective target zone and the four kilometres of untested strike length with no drilling.
RC drill testing of the Jimberlana and Mission Sill prospects will be undertaken after the completion of heritage surveys and receipt of statutory approvals.