Larvotto Resources has announced that reverse circulation drilling at its Mt Isa project has commenced.
The Mt Isa project is located in northwest Queensland and within the eastern portion of the Mt Isa Inlier, which is recognised as one of the richest metallogenic regions in the world.
Initial drilling at the Mt Isa project will target the Yamamilla and Whitehorse prospects, which are two highly prospective areas of copper, gold and cobalt.
3100 metres of reverse circulation drilling has been planned for this phase of the project’s program: 2500 metres of reverse circulation drilling at its Yamamilla prospect and 600 metres at its Whitehorse prospect.
The 2500 metres at Yamamilla will test the geochemical and geophysical anomalies and will be undertaken by a track mounted, high-capacity air reverse circulation drill rig.
Larvotto Resources said geophysical VTEM anomalies and geochemical anomalies along the Yamamilla fault were poorly drill tested by reverse circulation drilling in 2012, when most of holes failed to intersect the targeted zones, predominantly due to a lack of air whilst drilling.
To alleviate this reoccurring, it is utilising a drill rig that has the ability to withstand these issues.
“The Yamamilla Prospect is one of our lead areas, with over ten kilometres of mineralised strike that contains a well-defined geochemical and geophysical anomaly,” Larvotto Resources managing director Ron Heeks said.
“The majority of holes from the very limited historic drilling back in 2012 were mineralised, but significantly, most did not reach the planned target due to drilling issues at the time.
“Whitehorse has been identified from Larvotto’s recent field work and has produced extremely high-grade rock chips over 2300 metre of strike. We look forward to commencing the initial drilling of very promising targets and reporting our results to the market in due course.”