Metal Hawk Limited (ASX: MHK) has commenced that reverse circulation (RC) at the Berehaven Project, 20km south- east of Kalgoorlie in Western Australia.
The campaign will test a number of priority nickel sulphide and gold targets along the western Commodore trend.
Metal Hawk discovered high-grade nickel sulphide at the Commodore prospect in late 2021 with the maiden RC drilling programme intersecting massive sulphides grading 5.9% nickel. Since this discovery the company has been largely focused on exploring the previously unidentified Commodore ultramafic trend which extends for several kilometres along the western portion of the Berehaven Project.
Significant nickel sulphide mineralisation has been identified within thick high-MgO ultramafic rocks in RC drilling north and south of Commodore.
As we continue our systematic exploration at Berehaven with this next phase of RC drilling, we look forward to testing a number of new nickel sulphide and gold targets generated from drilling in late 2022,” Managing Director, Will Belbin, said.
RC drilling will target the interpreted down-plunge extension of the mineralised ultramafic unit at the Torana Prospect, located 1.5km north and along strike from Commodore. Diamond drilling in Q4 2022 tested a late-time electromagnetic conductor TDC_29 and confirmed the presence of sulphidic metasediments as the source of conductivity. Interpretation following geological logging indicates a possible southerly plunge to the mineralised system at Torana and the current program will be drill-testing the southern edge of the highly conductive zone.
Previous RC drilling at Torana intersected significant disseminated and blebby nickel sulphide mineralisation, with highlights including 40m @ 0.27% Ni, 38m @ 0.23% Ni (including 1m @ 0.89% Ni), and 30m @ 0.25 % Ni (including 10m @ 0.55% Ni)
Follow-up RC drilling south of Commodore will be targeting a number of gold anomalies identified from recent aircore drilling, including 5m @ 5.9g/t Au from 35m, 5m @ 1.6g/t from 40m and 1m @ 1.5g/t Au from 72m to EOH.
These results are located less than 1.5km from the high-grade gold discovered at Commodore in early 2022 which included 5.9m @ 6.7g/t Au from 244.4m (BVD001) and 2.5m @ 7.4g/t Au from 255.4m (BVD007).
