Galileo Mining Ltd (ASX:GAL, OTC:GLMGF) has finalised drill targets for the upcoming drilling season at its 100% owned Norseman Project as it seeks to develop a new mineral field in Western Australia.
Modelling of geophysical induced polarisation (IP) survey data has confirmed strong chargeable anomalies ready for drill testing. These priority targets at the Callisto North deposit are between one and five kilometres from the 17.5 million tonnes Callisto resource.
Galileo notes that geophysical surveying is extensively used in exploration to detect undercover disseminated sulphide deposits, similar to the Callisto nickel-palladium deposit.
“Our first drill targets for the 2024 drilling season have been confirmed with strong geophysical anomalies close to known mineralisation,” said Galileo managing director Brad Underwood.
“These drill targets are significant as they are based on IP surveying, which is specifically designed to look for disseminated sulphide, and on geological mapping which confirms the existence of the same rock sequence which hosts the Callisto deposit.
“RC drilling is planned to commence in late April to test drill targets for economic mineralisation.
“The breakthrough discovery of the PGE-nickel Callisto deposit in 2022 has convincingly increased the probability of new discoveries within our highly prospective 255 square kilometre Norseman land position. We look forward to the start of the next round of drilling as we seek to develop a new mineral field in Western Australia.”
Works continue
The company expects to commence a RC drill program of around 3,000 metres in late April.
Meanwhile, IP surveying is continuing over the underexplored 20-kilometre strike length around the Callisto deposit to develop new targets for further drill programs later in the year.
Key prospect locations at the Norseman project. Mapped areas and target zones for upcoming IP surveys are shown by the black outlines at the South Callisto and Mission Sill prospects.