Middle Island Resources Ltd. has outlined a drilling programme for the 2022 drilling season that will see 20 holes completed with an anticipated average depth of 500 metres for a total of 10,000 metres over the eight-month drilling season. The weather across the top of Australia has delayed the completion of the airborne geophysics and the deployment of the two drill rigs booked in September 2021 for an April 2022 start but interrupted due to retention by the current client. However, MDI has secured a replacement rig which is scheduled to mobilise in the next two weeks to commence drilling in April.

MDI awaits the results of the 5 extra lines of IP work being undertaken at its highly prospective and very exciting Crosswinds Prospect. This information will be used to enhance drilling vector selection and increase confidence in the resultant explanation of the identified anomalies and the likelihood of hitting the postulated primary source of the copper discovered at surface. Ground gravity work across the entire project is expected to be completed during second quarter of 2022 to assist in further target generation.