Drilling proves Strickland’s theory about Dusk til Dawn gold mineralisation

The balance of results from drilling at Dusk til Dawn have all but confirmed Strickland’s reinterpretation of how mineralisation at the prospect really looks like.

Results such as 10m grading 3.1 grams per tonne (g/t) gold from 314m and 11m at 2g/t gold from 249m including 5m at 3.2g/t gold have extended gold mineralisation further down dip.

Previous results from the same drill program had yielded hits such as 33m at 3.6g/t gold from 61m and 24m at 1.6g/t gold from 196m including 12m at 2.5g/t gold.

More importantly, all holes have intersected the modelled alteration zone where Strickland Metals (ASX:STK) had predicted, a strong indicator that its understanding of Dusk til Dawn mineralisation is down pat.

It also means that further discoveries in the surrounding terrain are very likely given the proven effectiveness of the company’s current set of geophysical and geochemical techniques used at the prospect.

This means that there is significant potential for the discovery to scale-up given that there are up to 20 lookalike targets in two corridors within roughly 10km strike of Dusk til Dawn.

“The drilling has confirmed the company’s reinterpretation of the mineralisation at the prospect, with all holes intersecting the targeted zones where predicted. Remodelling of the mineralisation is underway, with an updated Mineral Resource expected in early February 2022,” chief executive officer Andrew Bray said.

“Most excitingly, our growing understanding of the mineralisation in this area opens up a tremendous opportunity to intersect repeats of this style of mineralisation.”

He added that six of the lookalike targets were drilled prior to the reverse circulation program concluding in December 2021, with all holes intersecting the targeted alteration zones.

However, the ongoing laboratory delays mean that results from these initial holes are not due until the middle of February 2022.

And now for the next act

Work is now underway to remodel the existing resource of 108,900oz of contained gold.

Strickland believes that correctly orientating the mineralised plunge will potentially lead to a material increase in both grade and tonnage.

This remodelling should also demonstrate the excellent potential to build a substantial mineralised inventory in the immediate surrounding region should the nearby ‘look-a-like’ targets also be mineralised.

The updated resource estimate is expected to be announced early in February 2022.

This article was developed in collaboration with Strickland Metals, a Stockhead advertiser at the time of publishing.

This article does not constitute financial product advice. You should consider obtaining independent advice before making any financial decisions.

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