Potential access for mining from adits – horizontal drives to intersect ore zones at various depths, entered from the eastern side of a hill flanking the project – could also simplify the long-hole open stope approach and direct ore haulage away from the mine.
Mineralisation at this stage remains open in all directions. Strickland says several new areas will be the focus of exploration drilling in the new year, including an untested or only thinly tested 10m to 23m-wide “gap zone” between the two major resource blocks.
Other areas considered for additional work include extensions to both the north and south from known mineralisation and also at depth, where mineralisation remains open below the limits of current drilling for about 800m along strike.
Drilling is ongoing at Rogozna, with two rigs already boring the tantalising gap zone and three more exploring further afield within the project area.
Next steps for the company include a resource update for the company’s flagship Shanac deposit, slated for delivery early in the new year.
Strickland remains well-funded to continue its exploration and resource development drilling and further evaluations into the new year, with combined cash and liquid assets at the end of September sitting at a very handy $41.8 million.
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