Dundas Minerals Limited (ASX: DUN) today announced the commencement of a follow-up reverse circulation (RC) drilling program at its 100%-owned Rockland Gold Project, situated approximately 40 kilometres north of Kalgoorlie in Western Australia. Dundas Minerals Limited is an Australian gold exploration company with a portfolio of projects across Western Australia, focused on advancing precious metal exploration assets. This latest drilling initiative aims to further define and extend significant gold mineralisation previously identified at the site.
The program involves approximately six RC holes, totalling around 700 metres, and is specifically designed to target the southern drill line of the project. This area previously yielded notable results, including an intersection of 12 metres at 1.25 grams per tonne gold from 168 metres in drill hole 26RKRC011, which featured higher-grade zones of 4 metres at 2.18 g/t Au from 176 metres and 4 metres at 4.87 g/t Au from 200 metres. Earlier drilling at Rockland also reported 3 metres at 6.94 g/t Au from 138 metres, including 1 metre at 20.35 g/t Au from 140 metres in hole 26RKRC005.
Managing Director Jonathan Downes highlighted the importance of the new program, stating that the previous drilling identified high-grade gold down-dip of existing results, particularly on the southern drill line where the gold shoots remain open. “This focused programme on a granted mining lease is the next step in resource definition at Rockland,” Mr Downes commented. He added that the company anticipates a steady flow of results in the coming months, with assays also due from its Capricorn and Baden-Powell projects.
The drilling operation by Nexgen Drilling Pty Ltd continues resource definition efforts at Rockland, which sits at the southern end of the company’s broader Kalgoorlie Gold Project. Seven of the eight recent holes at Rockland intersected gold mineralisation, with interpreted east-dipping shoots still open down dip, underscoring the project’s potential for further expansion.
