Iltani rides Orient highs

Iltani Resources continues to produce the goods at its Orient East deposit in north Queensland with another suite of high-grade results.

The company intersected grades as high as 62m at 110.3 grams per tonne (g/t) silver equivalent (AgEq) at ORR060, which included a 3m at 364.4g/t AgEq hit.

Other results included:

• 3m at 364.6g/t AgEq from 80m (ORR060)
• 3m at 396.2g/t AgEq from 106m (ORR060)
• 38m at 143.6g/t AgEq from 64m, including 6m at 388.4g/t AgEq with a high-grade core of 2m at 959.9g/t AgEq (ORR056)

High-grade results were identified from drill holes ORR056 to ORR060, with ORR058 and ORR059, the most westerly holes drilled to date, confirming the Orient East system remains open to the west. Results here included 15m at 148.3g/t AgEq at ORR058 and 31m at 82.9g/t AgEq at ORR059.

In addition to the east–west orientation of mineralisation, an apparent north–south orientation of mineralisation is also indicated at Orient East, as tested by ORR057, which intersected results such as 15m at 228.5g/t AgEq, including 4m at 655.6g/t AgEq.

“Orient East has delivered more outstanding results, including one of the thickest intersections of greater than 100g/t AgEq mineralisation drilled to date at Orient in ORR060,” Iltani managing director Donald Garner said.

“Orient East remains open to the north, south, west and down-dip, highlighting the potential for open-pit and underground mining.

“Drilling has also confirmed that Orient East remains open to the west, with the two most westerly holes, ORR058 and ORR059, both delivering thick intersections of silver-lead-zinc-indium mineralisation containing higher-grade massive sulphide-rich zones.”

The company will use these Orient East drill results to inform an exploration target estimation process, which is expected to be completed by early February 2025.