Navarre Minerals commences drilling at Irvine Gold Prospect

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Image credit: Navarre Minerals ASX release

Australian-based resource company Navarre Minerals has commenced its maiden air-core (AC) drilling program to test the Irvine gold prospect at its 100%-owned Stawell Corridor Gold Project in western Victoria.

Image credit: Navarre Minerals ASX release
Image credit: Navarre Minerals ASX release

The drilling is part of a work program co-funded by a Victorian Government TARGET Minerals Initiative agreement, which includes milestones that will trigger the staged release of funds.

The initial drill program – which is expected to comprise 4,000m of AC drilling with a nominal drill depth of 60m – is designed to test for the primary reef source to approximately 1 million ounces of alluvial gold production mined during the 19th century.

“Recent filed investigations have identified a number of shallow geochemical and geophysical targets proximal to the alluvial workings which may form part of the potential source to the Ararat Goldfields alluvial production,” Navarre told the ASX.

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“All targets are proximal to historic mine workings and have never been drill tested, except one which retuned 0.5m @ 7.2 g/t gold from 86.5m in DD94AA254 and remains open in all directions.”

According to the company, a follow-up drill program will be initiated in early 2017 on receipt of positive results from the initial AC drilling.