Intense hydrothermal alteration typically associated with porphyry systems has been identified and mapped together with the presence of several gossans, hydrothermal breccia zones and iron stockworks along a 3 km long zone associated with elevated gold (Au), copper (Cu) and arsenic (As) from rock-chip grab samples. Two diamond drill holes for a total of 439 m were sunk to test the alteration type and gossans in in 2018.

The drill holes intersected multiple highly altered trachyte dykes with associated Cu and Au mineralisation. Mineralised intersections included 1 m at 0.5 g/t Au and 10 m at 0.12 g/t Au. Whilst not economic intersections, the drill results are highly significant as they provide considerable encouragement that the target represents the upper part of a potential Cu-Au porphyry system.

Future work will focus on copper-gold target delineation using a combination of detailed magnetic and DC-IP surveys, and with new targets, drilling should follow.