Nickel X Limited reported that the Company has signed a Land Access and Mineral Exploration Deed of Agreement with the Tjiwarl (Aboriginal Corporation) RNTBC, and is currently organising a Heritage Survey, booked for early September, prior to a 1,500m drilling program, at the Cosmos South Nickel Project. The Company was recently awarded a co-funded drilling grant of up to AUD 180,000 under the WA Government Exploration Incentive Scheme (EIS) and is negotiating a drilling contract with DDH1 Drilling, who are active in the Wiluna Greenstone Belt. Drilling at Cosmos South is planned to commence in the September Quarter.
The Cosmos South Nickel Project is located ~10km South of the world-class Cosmos Nickel operations (IGO Limited) and ~20km North of the world class Leinster Nickel operations (BHP Nickel West), within the prolific nickel producing Wiluna Greenstone Belt (WGB), in the Tier 1 mining province of Western Australia. Cosmos South M36/580 is situated within a highly endowed nickel rich region of the Wiluna Greenstone Belt (WGB). The WGB hosts world class nickel deposits of the Leinster Nickel Operations, Mt Keith, Yakabindie, Honeymoon Well and Cosmos.