Ordell Minerals (ASX:ORD) has reported significant early results from its ongoing drilling program at the McNabs East prospect, part of its flagship Barimaia Gold Project near Mount Magnet in Western Australia’s Murchison region.
The company recently completed an in-fill reverse circulation program over approximately 400m of strike and to a maximum vertical depth of around 90m.
Early results from the first 18 holes confirm a shallow, robust zone of gold mineralisation, with highlights including a bonanza-grade intercept of 2m at 182.32 g/t Au from 61m in hole 25BARC205, 15m at 4.41 g/t Au from 65m in 25BARC219, and multiple other intersections exceeding 1 g/t Au over substantial widths.
Diamond drilling, completed in the December quarter to follow up step-out RC results, has also extended mineralisation along strike and at depth, with 25BADD022 returning 5.45m at 1.25 g/t Au from 240.5m. Assays for additional holes are pending.
Ordell's Managing Director, Michael Fowler, said the results demonstrate the strong potential for open-pittable mineralisation, starting just 10m below surface and remaining open along strike and down-plunge.
RC and diamond drilling are scheduled to resume in February, targeting extensions of known mineralisation at McNabs East and new discoveries along the +7-kilometre strike of host granodiorite intrusions.
At the time of reporting, Ordell Minerals' share price was $0.085.