Catalina Resources (ASX:CTN) has completed a follow-up aircore drilling program at its Laverton Project, focusing on gold and rare earth element targets.
The program drilled 27 holes over a total of 1,801m within the E38/3697 tenement.
The drilling campaign aimed to infill and extend previous drilling efforts that intersected gold mineralisation along the Barnicoat Shear Zone, between the Lily Pond Well and Pendergast gold prospects.
Additionally, 12 holes were drilled to follow up on prior intersections of REE mineralisation, associated with magnetic anomalies modelled by Southern Geoscience Consultants.
Samples were collected using 4m composites and submitted to the Bureau Veritas Laboratory in Perth for low-level gold, nickel, and REE analysis.
Assay results are expected in approximately eight weeks.
Executive Chairman Sanjay Loyalka stated, "The completion of this follow-up drilling program is a significant step forward in our exploration efforts at the Laverton Project."
Catalina Resources E38/3697 is located 20km southeast of Laverton in the Eastern Goldfields, Western Australia, a region known for its rich deposits of gold, nickel, and REEs.
The project covers approximately 45km2 and joins other major mining operations in the area.
Catalina Resources is a diversified mineral exploration and mine development company. The company's projects include Lachlan Fold Belt, Nelson Bay Iron, Laverton, Dundas and Kookynie West. Its Rock Lodge prospect is located 20km south of Cooma in southern New South Wales.