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challenging ground conditions. and test for primary mineralisation at depth. Regional targets will also
Typically, WA projects demand high-cost and time-consuming collar undergo geochemical sampling, geophysics and aircore drilling.
piping approaches, whereas Aquirian seeks to use the Collar Keeper The family-owned Topdrill boasts both an RC and diamond fleet.
to remedy such hurdles. Lycaon’s contract offering followed a November listing and $5
Poor blasting conditions can also lead to further downstream costs in million IPO.
loading and hauling, and processing mines material. Lycaon has also enlisted New Resolution Geophysics for airborne
TBS will remain responsible for all design, engineering, testing and studies at its Julimar nickel-copper-PGE project which is joined in the
management choices of the Collar Keeper, from development to portfolio by the Gnewing Bore silver-gold project.
commercialisation.
deVeloP goiNg uNdergrouNd
mckay ready To Tackle Black hillS Venturex Resources rebrand Develop Global Ltd has officially
McKay Drilling has been enlisted by Mamba Exploration Ltd to launched its underground services division and is already vying for
undertake drilling at the Black Hills target inside the Darling Range a Bellevue Gold Ltd contract.
project, 30km north-east of Chalice Mining Ltd’s Julimar discovery. Develop’s underground works sector will provide services for
The campaign was scheduled to finish in December with three other Australian company projects, as well as at its own Sulphur
RC holes to be drilled, guided by results of 3D magnetic modelling. Springs project.
Surveying highlighted a conductive and magnetic anomaly that is At the same time the company initiated the division, it announced
estimated to run about 750m north-east to south-west and extend it was invited to tender a mining contract at Bellevue Gold’s
to depths of up to 400m. namesake project in Western Australia.
The anomaly is associated with a mapped mafic/ultramafic Develop managing director Bill Beament said the two companies
intrusive feature at the northern end of a plus-6km PGE trend. aligned on ESG fundamentals and a successful contract would
“It is pleasing that we have managed to secure McKay Drilling, one see the business leverage “world-class” underground skills.
of the most experienced RC drilling companies, to undertake the “We have quickly built an exceptional team, many of whom have
drilling,” Mamba managing director Mike Dunbar said. worked together at some of the most successful and productive
“The use of a large RC drilling rig allows all three holes to be mines and companies across Australia,” Beament said. “We
completed and samples submitted to the laboratory before the end are delighted to be given the opportunity to tender for the mining
of the year, when traditional diamond drilling wouldn’t.” contract at Bellevue, which is clearly on the path to joining this list of
world-class WA projects.”

ToPdrill geTS ToP coNTracT wiTh lycaoN
Kalgoorlie contractor Topdrill has been engaged by Lycaon
Resources Ltd to undertake RC drilling at the Rocky Dam gold
project, about 60km north-east of Kalgoorlie.
Rocky Dam is comprised of four granted licences and six pending,
spanning up to 162sq km. It was first discovered as a 700m gold
anomaly in the 1990s and historic drill hits include 2m @ 5.9 g/t, 4m
@ 4.1 g/t and 21m @ 1 g/t. Neighbours to the project include Northern
Star Resources Ltd, Riversgold Ltd and Black Cat Syndicate Ltd.
Topdrill’s work will delineate the strike extent of oxide mineralisation Bellevue Gold has invited Develop to tender of the underground
mining contract

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