Great Southern Mining Commences Diamond Drilling at Edinburgh Park Project

Strategic Insights -

Diamond drilling has commenced at the Edinburgh Park Project in northern Queensland, a province-scale project prospective for copper-gold porphyry systems, high and low epithermal gold systems, and intrusive-related gold systems. The project spans an area of approximately 1,750 km2 and encompasses 11 granted exploration licences and one exploration licence application. The drilling program will target several high-priority targets, including the Leichhardt Creek area and the Mt Dillon prospect, with initial programs comprising three holes for approximately 2,200 meters. The drilling is managed by Project partner Gold Fields Ltd.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Edinburgh Park Project is a province-scale project located in northern Queensland, covering an area of approximately 1,750 km2.
  • The project is prospective for copper-gold porphyry systems, high and low epithermal gold systems, and intrusive-related gold systems.
  • Diamond drilling has commenced at the project, targeting several high-priority targets, including Leichhardt Creek and Mt Dillon.
  • The initial drilling program will comprise three holes for approximately 2,200 meters, managed by Project partner Gold Fields Ltd.
  • The Mt Dillon prospect has been identified as a high-priority target, showing a chargeable anomaly potentially indicating sulphide minerals associated with a preserved intrusive system.
  • The Edinburgh Park Project is located at the northern end of the New England Orogeny (NEO), hosting multiple large-scale gold and base metal deposits, such as the Mt Morgan mine.
  • Prior to the Gold Fields earn-in, Great Southern Mining identified up to 29 prospective targets over the Project area.

Statistics:

  • The Edinburgh Park Project spans an area of approximately 1,750 km2.
  • The project encompasses 11 granted exploration licences and one exploration licence application.
  • The initial drilling program will comprise three holes for approximately 2,200 meters.

Sources:

  • Great Southern Mining Limited - Company News Release on Diamond Drilling Commencement at Edinburgh Park Project (no date mentioned).
  • Gold Fields Ltd - Website information on the Edinburgh Park Project and partnership with Great Southern Mining Limited.