Western Areas Starts Drill Program at Western Gawler Project

Nickel miner Western Areas Ltd. (ASX:WSA) announced that it’s started a major drill program at its South Australia-based Western Gawler joint venture project.
Highlights include:

• Project wide aeromagnetic survey completed – nearly 3,000km2 recently covered;
• Detailed geological interpretation and target generation completed with high priority targets identified;
• Heritage agreements signed;
• Two month air-core/RC drilling program for up to 10,000m planned;
• South Australian Government contributing up to A$100k; and
• Up to A$3m exploration program for Western Gawler in FY16

Dan Lougher, managing director at Western Areas, commented:

Our initial airborne surveys were focussed on generating a quality dataset from which we could develop a strong suite of initial exploration targets, and I am pleased to report this initial stage has been successful. We’ve highlighted a number of under explored prospective areas which we will now proceed to test with drilling in a diligent and disciplined manner.
The Western Gawler represents an important part of our medium to long term growth pipeline, which when combined with Forrestania and Cosmos exploration activities generates an exciting portfolio of opportunities for the Company.

Click here to read the full Western Areas Ltd. (ASX:WSA) press release.