Kalgoorlie Gold Mining (ASX:KAL) has commenced drilling at its Pinjin Gold Project. The drill rig arrived on schedule and drilling has started on the northern side of the Kirgella Gift prospect. Two drill holes were completed on the first day.
Kalgold’s programme aims to extend thick, shear-hosted gold mineralisation at Kirgella Gift along strike and down plunge. The program also aims to confirm historic results at the Providence prospect around 300-500m further south.
Kirgella Gift and Providence are the first targets to be tested at KalGold’s extensive Pinjin Gold Project, around 150km east of Kalgoorlie Boulder. The project covers a substantial portion of the southern part of the highly prolific Laverton Tectonic Zone which, further north, hosts some of the Eastern Goldfields’ largest gold mines and deposits.
Kirgella Gift is strategically located between Hawthorn Resources’ Anglo Saxon (Trouser Legs) open pit mine ~15km to the north, and Ramelius Resources’ Rebecca gold development project ~21km to the south.
The Pinjin Project within the 30Moz Laverton Tectonic Zone (host to Sunrise Dam, Granny Smith, Rebecca, Anglo Saxon, and Wallaby projects) is located only 25km north along strike from Ramelius Resources Rebecca Gold Project.
With historic work identifying open gold mineralisation from shallow levels, immediate work is focused on testing mineralisation continuity. At Kirgella and Pinjin South, tenure is the subject of a farm-in over the next two years to expand upon known mineralisation. Between this tenure and KalGold’s existing tenure and applications, the company has established a significant presence in a strategic and important region.
