Kalgoorlie Gold Mining has extended the gold mineralisation of its La Mascotte prospect near Kalgoorlie in the Goldfields region of WA at depth following positive results from its latest RC drilling campaign.
The fresh assays from the company’s phase 4 drill program at the site will be used to table a maiden resource estimate that is expected to be released this quarter.
Highlights show a 3m hit going 6.43 grams per tonne gold from 61m including 1m at an impressive 17.9 g/t gold from 62m. Additional results include 1m recording 1.62 g/t gold from 83m, 1m grading 1.58 g/t gold from 156m and 3m at 0.93 g/t gold from 163m in one hole. A second hole recorded a 5m intercept going 0.71 g/t gold from 173m and 1m at 1.53 g/t gold from 182m.
The La Mascotte prospect forms part of the company’s greater Bulong Taurus project that runs for 16km striking north-south and up to 9km east-west. The project is adjacent to and along strike from some successful and prominent gold explorers and miners.
The recent 12-hole 1750 metre RC campaign included four holes at La Mascotte and eight holes of follow-up drilling, totalling 885m, at the project’s recent discoveries at Knockhill and Royal Star that lie to the north-west and south-east respectively of La Mascotte.
Drilling at Knockhill produced headline figures of 6m going 1.24 g/t gold from 76m whilst Royal Star highlights included 3m at 0.91 g/t gold from 26m.
Kalgoorlie Gold Mining Managing Director and CEO, Dr Matt Painter said: “These new results are currently being incorporated into the first ever JORC resource estimate at La Mascotte, due for release this quarter. As one of the few outcropping gold prospects in the Eastern Goldfields, the resource will integrate extensive historic drilling data with the company’s recent work, illustrating KalGold’s cost efficient approach to building a JORC resource base.”
Some of the impressive strikes from historical diamond drilling work at La Mascotte include 1m at 84.1 grams per tonne gold from 67m, 10m at 39.1 g/t gold from 128m and 2m at 12.41 g/t gold from 149m.
The area around La Mascotte has also seen its fair share of RC drilling. Some of the headline grabbing hits from those historical programs include 4m at 9.07 g/t gold from 118m, 5m at 7.11 g/t gold from 130m, 2m at 7.77 g/t gold from 130m and 1m at 7.31 g/t gold from 87m.
KalGold has a busy start to 2023 planned with results from a reconnaissance auger geochemistry program at its Pianto project currently being assessed. Target generation and refinement works are also continuing at its Zelica gold mine near Leonora and at the company’s Pinjin project.
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By Matt Birney
