Meeka Metals has found shallow, high-grade gold at its Andy Well underground mine in Western Australia, extending the southern strike of the Wilber lode by a further 450 metres.
These shallow high-grade results from the site, which is part of the larger Murchison gold project, included 4 metres at 27.82 grams per tonne (g/t) gold (Au) from 167 metres, including 2 metres at 54.43g/t Au.
Another result was 8 metres at 9.35g/t Au from 84 metres, including 2 metres at 34.88g/t Au; and 12 metres at 3.80g/t Au from 44 metres, including 4 metres at 10.25g/t Au.
Meeka Metals Managing Director Tim Davidson said: “The high gold grades in this drilling are typical of the Andy Well mineralisation and are likely to extend the mining footprint by 450m to the south, a significant increase to the current mine plan.
“The high-grade gold remains open down plunge and we see strong potential to further expand the resource and production plan in this area.”
Gold mineralisation at Andy Well is orogenic shear hosted quartz reefs containing high-grade gold. The gold in this drilling site sits along strike and to the south of current ore development on the Wilber lode.
Meeka Metals said these shallow-high grade intercepts highlight the potential to grow the resource and reserves in the shallow part of the Andy Well mine, which will be the company’s primary source of underground production over the next 24 months.
“The results support our strategy for Andy Well, which is to focus on drilling and expanding the shallow high-grade gold lodes, within roughly 200 metres of surface,” Davidson said.
“These lodes can be accessed from the existing decline (low capital density) and will generate strong cash flow.”
The company expects first results from underground diamond drilling from Andy Well in the March 2026 quarter.
Meanwhile, surface resource growth drilling continues at Turnberry for the December quarter. The company is planning a wider Murchison plant expansion pathway to be defined in the June 2026 quarter.
