Strata Minerals (ASX:SMX) launched an aggressive fieldwork campaign at its Zelica South Project, bolstered by the strategic acquisition of a new tenement.
The move consolidates the company’s footprint in a highly prospective gold corridor, now extending the total gold trend to a 8km across the combined Zelica and Zelica South sites.
The current field activities—comprising geological mapping and systematic rock chip sampling—aim to capitalise on a +6km gold mineralised corridor that remains largely undrilled.
Early data from the West Nest prospect is particularly striking, revealing high-grade rock chips of up to 39.60g/t Au.
The results, combined with historical intercepts such as 4m @ 0.86g/t Au from shallow depths, suggest significant untapped potential just beneath the surface.
The company’s growth strategy is further solidified by the 100% acquisition of tenement P39/6171, which includes the Murphy Well 2 & 3 prospects.
Structural interpretations of the region indicate a continuity of the favorable gold-hosting geology already confirmed at the main Zelica Project.
Looking ahead, Strata is preparing for a high-impact drilling phase scheduled to commence in March.
The upcoming program is designed to follow up on the "maiden drill" successes, which previously yielded shallow, wide, and high-grade gold intercepts.
At the time of reporting, Strata Minerals' share price was $0.026.