Dreadnought Resources Limited has announced that results for all 2,090 samples have been received from extensive auger drilling programs at the Tarraji-Yampi site.
According to the company, the auger programs have identified 13 high-quality targets with similar geochemical signatures to Orion.
Dreadnought added that the programs also resulted in an improved understanding of the lithostructural controls on mineralisation and led to the identification of mineralised outcrops at six of the 13 targets.
Geochemical orientation work at Orion has shown that black soil plains, which cover most of Tarraji-Yampi, obscure the geochemical signature of the massive sulphide mineralisation at the surface, rendering surface geochemical surveys ineffective.
Additionally, the weathered saprolite material seen at the Orion sulphide deposit beneath the cover expressed a well-developed, broad and zoned geochemical signature.
Given the shallow depth of cover and the well-developed geochemical dispersion, Tarraji-Yampi is an ideal setting to utilise auger sampling to assist in defining additional targets obscured by cover.
Auger sampling has successfully identified and defined priority targets, potentially leading to additional sulphide discoveries.
The company said significant outcropping mineralisation associated with auger anomalism has also been identified at the new Thunderer and Vanguard prospects.
Dreadnought Managing Director Dean Tuck said the auger program has identified additional Orion and Grant look-alike targets, providing a better understanding of the lithostructural controls for mineralisation.
“This improved understanding has resulted in the definition of 13 geochemical anomalies with similar trace element signatures to Orion and Grant’s,” Tuck added.
“We are excited about making additional discoveries at Tarraji-Yampi and also looking forward to the drill targets from the current fixed loop electromagnetic survey,” he noted.
