Aruma Resources Limited announced that the next phase of drilling has commenced at its Salmon Gums Gold Project in the Eastern Goldfields of Western Australia. The Salmon Gums Project is a high-grade gold exploration project situated 30 kilometres south and along strike, in the same stratigraphy, of Pantoro Limited's high-grade Scotia Gold Project. This phase of drilling will consist of two separate programs: 47 hole - 5,500m reverse circulation (RC) drilling program; and 1,026 sample shallow auger drilling program. Aruma's previous drilling at Salmon Gums, in 2022, intersected bonanza-grade gold mineralisation, up to 228 g/t gold, and highlighted the enormous potential for the Project to host high-grade Norseman-style greenstone gold mineralisation. The current RC drilling program is designed to follow-up these high-grade intersections and also test strong coincident gold and arsenic in soil anomalies, to extend the current known gold mineralised areas at the priority Iris and Thistle prospects. The auger drilling program is designed to further test the soil anomalies, particularly south of the Thistle prospect, with the aim of extending the Project's gold footprint. The targeted anomalies have been defined by 15ppb gold and 30ppm arsenic. The auger drilling program will provide more effective testing for gold mineralisation (and other elements) at depth below that of a standard soil sampling program. In addition to gold, the auger program will sample for a multi-element suite of 48 different elements. The RC program has commenced. The auger program is planned to commence in early April, and both programs are expected to be completed in April. Results from both programs will be released when available. Background to Salmon Gums Drilling: Previous drilling at Salmon Gums by Aruma intersected bonanza gold grades including 5m at 50.2g/t Au in drill hole SCRC39, with grades as high as 228g/t Au. This was followed by a diamond core drilling program, which returned anomalous zones of gold, and expanded the interpreted greenstone footprint at the Project to more than 75km. Planned RC drilling at the Iris and Thistle prospects with significant intersections labelled from 2022 drilling. Gold in soil contours of 15 ppb (Red) and arsenic in soil of 30ppm (Blue). The underlying image is the recently acquired detailed magnetic image TMI RTP in wet colour with the TMI RTP 2vd in grey scale 50% transparent to show edge details. Aruma then completed an airborne high resolution magnetic survey and ground gravity survey over the Project area in the current quarter, which has helped to scope the full extent of the Salmon Gums
Greenstone and enhance the lithological and structural understanding at the priority Thistle and Iris prospects. The survey results have been used to help define targets for the current phase of drilling at Salmon Gums. Interpreted greenstone geology with planned RC drilling at the Iris and Thistle prospects, plus extension of surface sampling with planned auger samples. Gold in soil contours of 15ppb (Red) and arsenic in soil of 30ppm (Blue). Geological consultants Model Earth have been engaged to interpret the detailed aerial magnetic survey and ground gravity survey. Model Earth have a strong depth of understanding of the geology and mineralisation at the Scotia Gold Project, situated to the north of the Salmon Gums Project, and
will utilise their experience and expertise to assist in the geologic modelling and assessment of the Salmon Gums Project.