Inca Minerals Limited (ASX: ICG) has commenced its maiden diamond drill programme at the Frewena Fable IOCG Project in the East Tennant Province, Northern Territory.
The company’s drill contractor, Tulla Drilling, has mobilized to Alpaca Hill with the initial drilling of a water bore required for the diamond drilling to be followed by the commencement of drilling of the Alpaca Hill target immediately after.
Drilling to target depth is expected to take around 10 days, depending on ground conditions. An initial reverse circulation (RC) pre-collar will be completed on single shift to be followed by diamond drilling to depth using a double-shift operation. The Inca field team is on-site to provide geological and geophysical support as well as 3D modelling to ensure that the drill-hole tracks accurately towards the target zone, which is defined by a strong gravity anomaly.
Inca has reminded shareholders that the Alpaca Hill target displays a clear density contrast between the two major rock types that occur in this area. One of the major rock types is defined by magnetic anomalism, which lies deeper and slightly offset from the area of high gravity. The irregular geometry of the gravity feature could be suggestive of a late-stage intrusion into the surrounding country rock.
In addition to Alpaca Hill, other strong geophysical targets have been identified on the Frewena Fable ground including, Fable North, and Tamborine. While the first drillhole will be completed at Alpaca Hill, the company will take the opportunity to undertake field work to assess whether there is any surface expression of the other strong geophysical and geochemical targets that have previously been reported based on interpretation of geophysical datasets including gravity, magnetics, and radio metrics.
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