Iltani Resources is set to deliver a JORC mineral resource estimate for its Orient East project in early to mid-October after announcing another suite of promising exploration results.
Reverse circulation drilling at holes ORR119 to ORR122 has returned multiple wide intersections of high-grade silver-indium mineralisation as high as 848.9 grams per tonne (g/t) silver equivalent (AgEq).
Some notable results included:
- 4m at 584.3g/t AgEq from 219m, including 2m at 845.9g/t AgEq from 221m downhole.
- 25m at 98.1g/t AgEq from 90m, including 14m at 138.2g/t AgEq from 99m, including 1m at 848.9g/t AgEq
- 62m at 90.3g/t AgEq from 97m, including 47m at 102.3g/t AgEq.
Iltani has completed JORC extension drilling at Orient East, with assays remaining from drill holes ORR123 to ORR127.
“Drilling (has) aimed to extend the known mineralisation plus deliver more tonnes and grade into the maiden Orient East mineral resource estimate (MRE), and the drilling has delivered on that objective,” Iltani managing director Donald Garner said.
“ORR119 delivered a notable intercept of 4m at 548.3g/t AgEq from 219m downhole and is open in all directions.
“To come back and hit this intercept at depth opens up the vein system as an additional exciting target, with the potential to deliver significant tonnes and grade. The vein strikes east–west and dips below the main zone currently being defined at Orient East and has a mapped strike length of about 800m.”
Garner said this vein remains a high-priority target to support the potential for future underground mining operations at Orient.
Final assays will flow in to support the upcoming Orient East MRE, planned for release next month.
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