Growth Drilling program10 Jun 2021 23:40
From RNS 28 Jan 2021:
"Approximately 65,000m of growth-related drilling is planned over the next two quarters. Further drilling of the Northern Breccia Zone is ongoing to support the potential expansion of the existing Inferred Mineral Resource. Drill testing and interpretation of the geological and mineralisation controls of the Eastern Breccia Zone is ongoing. Planned growth drilling will also target potential resource extensions of the South East Crescent and Breccia below and adjacent to the existing resource shell. Further targets outside of Havieron, but within the Havieron Joint Venture area, have been identified with the potential to conduct drilling to test these targets in the future".
Drill results to date:
RNS 28 Jan 138,504m drilled for 153 holes
RNS 11 Mar 154,953m drilled for 179 holes (16,449m for 26 holes since 28 Jan)
RNS 29 Apr 158,663m drilled for 183 holes (3,710m for 4 holes since 11 March)
RNS 10 Jun 164,420m drilled for 190 holes (5,757m for 7 holes since 29 April)
Total drilled 28 Jan to 10 Jun: 25,916m for 37 holes
Based on the current rate of progress it does not seem likely that the target of 65,000m drilling will be met by 30 June. Or does it?
Is it possible that the answer lies in the further targets outside of Havieron, but within the Havieron Joint Venture area, that have yet to be reported?
There could also be a backlog at the labs - but why was this not commented on, if that were the case?
If the target was not likely to be hit then wouldn't we expect to have been given the heads up in today's RNS?
It's a bit of a mystery but presumably there's a good explanation - isn't there?