Rumble Resources Ltd (ASX: RTR) has commenced drilling at its emerging world class Earaheedy Zn-Pb-Ag Project in Western Australia after receiving crucial heritage survey clearance.
The heritage survey was initially focused on the Chinook, Tonka and Navajoh resource areas within E69/3464 to allow the company to undertake drilling that will importantly provide diamond core to complete essential metallurgical beneficiation trials (including dense media separation [DMS] and ore sorting) to assess the potential to upgrade lower grade Zn-Pb mineralisation.
An initial six hole, 1200m PQ diamond drilling campaign has commenced and will provide approximately 1000kg of cored material from the Chinook deposit area where a resource of 63Mt @ 3.0% Zn+Pb and 4.6g/t Ag (at a 2% Zn+Pb cutoff).
This drilling is expected to be completed by mid-December with key metallurgical studies including beneficiation testing expected to commence in Q1 2024 upon receival of the samples.
Receipt of this heritage clearance allows us to commence the key beneficiation studies that will further enhance the development qualities of the Earaheedy base metal system,” Managing Director, Peter Venn, said.
“The traditional owners and the Tarlka Matuwa Piarku Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC (TMPAC) have been instrumental in completing the heritage surveys and I thank them for their ongoing support and collaboration at the Earaheedy Project.”
The heritage survey clearance also allows the company to commence further drill testing of the 9km x 3km Mato Prospect. RC drilling is due to commence shortly drilling along strike and up-dip of the recent high grade discovery hole, EHRC733 that intersected 16m @ 5.09% Zn+Pb from 153m including 10m @ 7.05% Zn + Pb from 157m and has the potential to delineate a significant new base metal system and mineral resources.
An approximate 20 hole or 3000m RC program has now commenced at Mato and is expected to be completed by mid-December, with assays available in Q1 2024.
Further RC and diamond drilling in 2024 is being planned to expand Mato (100% RTR E69/3787 and E69/3862) and the known Chinook, Tonka and Navajoh resources within E69/3464, as well as target new high-grade MVT mineralisation.
