Ordell Minerals Limited announced significant assay results from recent Reverse Circulation (RC) drilling at its Barimaia Gold Project ("Barimaia"), located near Mount Magnet in the Murchison region of Western Australia. Key Points: Significant assay results received from recent Reverse Circulation (RC) drilling at the McNabs East Prospect, part of the Barimaia Gold Project in Western Australia, including: 17m @ 2.25g/t Au from 86m 25BARC116 - 10m @ 4.24g/t Au from 44m 25BARC114 - 19m @ 1.60g/t Au from 25m 25BARC110 - 5m @ 4.77g/t Au from 45m 25BARC109 - 11m @ 1.40g/t Au from 10m 25BARC113 - 9m @ 1.42g/t Au from 87m 25BARC112 - 9m @ 1.57g/t Au from 74m 25BARC126 - 5m @ 1.95g/t Au from 25m 25BARC111. Extensive zone of gold mineralisation now defined at shallow depths on the western side of McNabs East, which remains open along strike and is untested at depth.
High-grade gold mineralisation strikes in an ENE orientation, plunging shallowly to the east with mineralisation confirmed near surface. Infill and extensional RC and diamond drilling completed during March, with results pending for a number of holes. Air-core drilling to commence mid-April, aiming to extend the targeted Barimaia host intrusion to over 5km.
A total of 41 holes for 4,211m of RC drilling were completed in March as part of an ongoing program to systematically test the currently defined 2.5km strike extent of gold mineralisation at Barimaia at shallow depths. Results reported in this release are from the first 13 holes (25BARC105 to 25BARC116 and 25BARC126) of the program and continue to confirm shallow, open pit potential, with a coherent zone of gold mineralisation now being defined on the western side of the McNabs East Prospect within an extensive gold system that remains open along strike and is untested at depth. Drilling completed on section 585,590E returned significant zones of gold mineralisation in 25BARC116 (17m @ 2.25g/t Au from 86m) and 25BARC114 (10m @ 4.24g/t Au from 44m).
The intercept of 19m @ 1.60g/t Au from 25m returned in 25BARC110 on section 585,490E confirms significant near-surface gold mineralisation. Gold mineralisation is interpreted to plunge shallowly to the east, striking east-northeast on the western side of McNabs East. Ordell's exploration at Barimaia is targeting new discoveries of a similar style to the Eridanus deposit, which forms part of Ramelius Resources' Mount Magnet gold mining operations.
Eridanus lies approximately 6km north-west of Barimaia and hosts a current Mineral Resource Estimate of 21Mt @ 1.7g/t Au for 1,200,000oz of contained gold1, with an additional +300,000 ounces of gold already mined from the open pit. Drilling Summary: A total of 41 holes for 4,211m of RC drilling was completed in March as part of an ongoing program to systematically test the currently defined 2.5km strike extent of gold mineralisation at Barimaia at shallow depths with drilling focused on the McNabs East Prospect. The results reported in the announcement are from the first 13 holes (25BARC105 to 25BARC116 and 25BARC126) of the program.
All holes were drilled at -600 towards MGA north targeting both the western side and eastern side of the McNabs East Prospect. Ordell has completed a total of 103 holes for 9,875m of RC drilling since it first commenced exploration at Barimaia in late July 2024. All drilling has targeted the interpreted felsic intrusion host rocks which have been defined by previous explorers in an east-to-ENE orientation from west of the McNabs Prospect to east of the Furnace Prospect.
Drilling on the western side of the McNabs East Prospect intersected wide zones of shallow gold mineralisation in a number of holes, with mineralisation hosted by a felsic intrusion which is interpreted to be of granodiorite composition. Drilling completed on section 585,590E (see Figures 1 to 3) returned significant zones of gold mineralisation in 25BARC116 (17m @ 2.25g/t Au from 86m) and 25BARC114 (10m @ 4.24g/t Au from 44m). The intercept of 19m @ 1.60g/t Au from 25m returned in 25BARC110 on section 585,490E confirms significant near-surface gold mineralisation.
The drilling completed on the western side of the McNabs East Prospect supports an interpretation of a significant zone of gold mineralisation which plunges shallowly to the east, striking ENE and dipping to the south and open along strike. Mineralisation is characterised by moderate (to locally strong overprinting) sericite and biotite alteration, moderate foliation, disseminated and veinlets of pyrite and quartz pyrite veining/veinlets. Upcoming Exploration: Exploration at Barimaia in the June 2025 Quarter will comprise: Air-core drilling further to the east and north of the currently defined mineralisation at the McNabs Prospects; Further RC and diamond drilling centred on the McNabs East Prospect, with drilling to be finalised on receipt of all outstanding assays; and First pass RC drilling to follow-up potential intrusion-hosted gold anomalies defined by air-core drilling.
