Albion Resources (ASX: ALB) has announced strong early drilling results from its maiden RC programme at the Collavilla Prospect, part of its 100%-owned Yandal West Gold Project in Western Australia’s Northern Goldfields.
The program’s standout intercept came from hole ALBRC006, which returned 11m at 20.0g/t gold from just 17m depth, including 5m at 38.9g/t and a peak assay of 106.9g/t over one metre. The result represents the highest-grade intercept ever recorded on the project and supports the presence of a significant gold system.
All 12 holes reported to date intersected gold mineralization, with drilling focused on a small 100m x 100m area within the much larger 4km x 750m Ives Find granite intrusive. Additional intersections included 12m at 1.3g/t gold from 4m in ALBRC007 and 9m at 1.6g/t from 11m in ALBRC009, with mineralization hosted in quartz-sulphide veins and altered granite near historical shafts.
Albion has identified a strong geological link between high-grade veins and thicker mafic greenstone lenses structurally entrained within the granite. To further test this model, a detailed gravity survey is underway to map these dense zones and guide future targeting across the Ives Find granite.
To date, 1,900m of drilling has been completed out of a planned 3,000 metre program, with assays pending for approximately 1,300m across Collavilla, Collavilla East, and West. The RC programme is fully funded and scheduled to resume shortly, with drilling to continue at Collavilla and follow up on historical high-grade hits at Barwidgee and other prospects.
CEO Peter Goh said the results demonstrate a highly promising start for the project. “Every completed hole has intersected gold, including an exceptional shallow high-grade result in ALBRC006. With only a fraction of the broader system tested so far, we’re optimistic about unlocking further mineralized zones as we advance exploration.”
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