West Australian gold exploration and development company Rox Resources (ASX: RXL) has announced the final batch of assay results from its 11,000-metre diamond drilling (DD) and reverse circulation (RC) program at the Youanmi Gold Project in Western Australia.
The program, aimed at upgrading resource confidence and providing material for metallurgical testing, marks a significant step toward the project’s definitive feasibility study (DFS), scheduled for completion in the second half of 2025.
Key Assay Highlights:
- RXDD131: 4.38m at 19.07 g/t Au from 387.98m, including 1.73m at 41.43 g/t Au from 389.96m.
- RXDD119: 4.56m at 14.60 g/t Au from 220.64m.
- RXDD115: 2.99m at 21.11 g/t Au from 249.88m.
- RXDD132: 7.19m at 3.90 g/t Au from 263.61m.
- RXDD133: 2.83m at 6.53 g/t Au from 431.00m.
- Additional intercepts include RXDD128 with 3.82m at 4.51 g/t Au and RXDD122 with 0.95m at 13.50 g/t Au.
These results confirm the continuity of high-grade gold mineralisation along the Youanmi greenstone belt, with potential for resource growth both at depth and along strike, particularly to the south.
The drilling program primarily focused on converting inferred stopes at Pollard, United North, and Youanmi Main to a higher-confidence indicated classification while also providing critical sample material for metallurgical testing.
Rox Resources has now commenced a larger 35,000-metre “Step-up” drilling campaign, which aims to expand the Pollard ore zone and potentially bring forward additional ounces into the mine plan.
Chief Executive Officer Phillip Wilding expressed optimism about the results, stating: “It’s pleasing to round out the 11,000-metre RD and DD drilling program with another batch of excellent intercepts.
“The program has significantly improved our knowledge of the high-grade and underexplored Youanmi ore system, showing that mineralisation remains open at depth.”
The Youanmi Gold Project is located in Western Australia’s Murchison region within the prolific Youanmi Greenstone Belt, known for its high-grade gold deposits.
Rox Resources holds a dominant tenure position over the area, with a mineral resource estimate of 16.2Mt at 4.4g/t for 2.3Moz of gold, including both open pit and underground resources.
The project benefits from existing infrastructure and has a rich history of gold production.
The company’s ongoing efforts aim to de-risk the project through feasibility studies while exploring opportunities for resource expansion along untested zones in the Greenstone belt.
Rox Resources’ recent progress underscores its commitment to advancing the Youanmi Gold Project as a high-grade, high-margin operation poised for long-term success in Western Australia’s premier gold province.
