Saturn Metals has approved additional reverse circulation drills at its Apollo Hill gold project after receiving positive assay results from recent drilling.
The recent results reinforced the company’s potential for higher grades in Iris Trend to the north with the key ore-hosting structure extended over an additional 900 metres of strike.
Saturn said the assay results also demonstrated the potential to extend the 2.24-million-ounce Apollo Hill mineral resource.
Significant results from the drilling at Iris Trend included one from 3 metres at 387 grams per tonne (g/t) of gold (Au) from 105 metres, which included one from 1 metre at 8.87g/t Au, also from 105 metres.
At the Apollo Hill main resource, results included one from 8 metres at 2.02g/t Au from 168 metres, within 23 metres at 0.76g/t Au from 153 metres.
Saturn’s Managing Director Ian Bamborough said: “The assay results and geology intersected in first-pass drilling along trend to the north of Iris warrant immediate follow-up drilling.
“With this program, we are targeting more shallow, higher-grade Iris-style mineralisation on the edge of the current MRE pit with the potential to positively impact Saturn’s development plans and the upcoming Definitive Feasibility Study for Apollo Hill.”
Resource category upgrade drilling continues with an additional 11 holes for 2,800 metres planned in calendar year2025.
Recent results, and results from ongoing drilling will be utilised in Saturn’s next mineral resource update, scheduled for early 2026.