Labyrinth Resources Limited advised that it is stepping up a "back-to-basics" exploration program at its Comet Vale gold project in WA. The preliminary field work will follow up historical data which revealed the presence of pegmatites and indicators of lithium prospectivity and follow on from preliminary work done by Labyrinth (see LRL ASX announcement dated 15 December 2022). Nickel, copper and gold occurrences across the package are well documented, but the full potential has not been tested. As an exploration geoscientist, Chief Executive Officer, Jennifer Neild has seen the benefit of compiling for the Project: · non-digital drilling data · geophysical surveys · structural mapping and · soil/rock chip sampling. The methodology recently completed at Comet Vale has already highlighted several gold, nickel, copper and cobalt anomalies that needed boots on ground confirmation and have not been previously looked at by the Company. The review established that very limited drilling has been conducted below 50m and that the project area has been exposed to virtually no modern exploration techniques. The open pit and underground Resources at Comet Vale stand at 39,477oz at 3.3g/t and 56,233oz at 7.0g/t respectively (see LRL ASX announcement dated 11 April 2023). Labyrinth Chief Executive Jennifer Neild said: "There are numerous significant historical workings along well-established gold trends which extend for several kilometres. But theseworkings remain very poorly tested below surface which is likely the result of having too much choice. To the north, Ardea Resources (ASX:ARL) has focused on EIS holes on its Highway nickel release 21 August 2023). The same target stratigraphy exists at Comet Vale where elevated Ni, Co and Cu are common. Ardea also commissioned a CSA study which showed LCT prospectivity to the north and south of Comet Vale. In light of this immense potential, Labyrinth has started a program of reconnaissance field work
to validate historic occurrences and confirm targets. Key outcomes include: Mapping geology including veins of pegmatitic material and locating historic references to dykes at gold prospects, Structural mapping, confirming fault orientations and timing relationships with gold bearing veins, Confirming Ni/Cr trends which help identify nickel sulphide prospectivity, Confirmation of historic drillholes not currently in database, Environmental monitoring and rehabilitation work, Delineating prospects of highest potential for future work.