Meeka Metals (ASX: MEK) has obtained further shallow, high-grade gold assays from infill drilling of the Turnberry Mineral Resource (685,000oz @ 2.0g/t Au) in Western Australia.
The drilling continues to demonstrate the continuity of mineralisation in the areas targeted and is expected to upgrade and/or expand the Mineral Resource.
Turnberry is a shallow, high-grade deposit with no prior mining. The deposit has a strike length of 1.7km and the Mineral Resource averages ~1,600 ounces per vertical metre (OVM’s) from surface to a depth of 200m and is only constrained by the density of drilling.
New shallow oxide gold assays from this drilling include 19m @ 8.75g/t Au from 48m including 10m @ 14.18g/t Au.
Assays from this infill program continue to confirm, and in some places expand the broad zones of high grade gold in the Mineral Resource,” Managing Director Tim Davidson said.
“Further assays are expected in December 2023, which will inform the open pit grade control model and updated production plan.
“We are also on track to submit the remaining development approval documentation in December 2023, further supporting the development ready status of the Murchison Project in early 2024.”
Mr Davidson said these excellent results continue to improve the understanding of the deposit, demonstrating the continuity of shallow oxide mineralisation in areas that have previously lacked sufficient drilling. The improved understanding also highlights the growth opportunity with potential for addition of underground Mineral Resource below and along strike of the shallow, high grade drill results reported in this announcement.
Assays for a further 21 shallow holes (2,393m) from around the periphery of the July 2023 Feasibility Study open pit designs at Turnberry are expected in December 2023. Assays for 17 shallow infill holes (1,340m) at St Anne’s are also expected in December 2023.
The company is now pressing to submit the remaining development approval documentation in December 2023, further supporting the development ready status of the Murchison Gold Project in early 2024.
