Echo Resources Limited announced the initial results of aircore drilling at the Mt Joel gold district within its Yandal Project. Drilling at Mt Joel is part of Echo's strategy to add incremental, near surface ounces to further enhance the already robust forecast financial returns from Stage 1 of the Yandal Project. Highlights from the exploration include: Shallow, consistent mineralisation highlights Mt Joel as potential additional oxide ore to be added to the optimised Bankable Feasibility Study (BFS) to be finalised at the end of January 2019. Initial results were received from 74 drill-holes in the Mt Joel district. Results include: 16m @ 5.5 g/t Au from 8 m, including 3m @ 13.8 g/t Au, and 11m @ 8.1 g/t Au from 58 m, including 1m @ 44.5 g/t Au (MJAC129); 17m @ 4.9 g/t Au from 24 m, including 2m @ 12.5 g/t Au (MJAC128); 5 m @ 4.1 g/t Au from 23 m, including 1m @ 10.4 g/t Au (MJAC057); 3m @ 6.2 g/t Au from 12 m (MJAC024); 4m @ 4.1 g/t Au from 8 m, including 1m @ 12.7 g/t Au (MJAC045). Drilling aims to increase Echo's resource and reserve base for inclusion in the optimised BFS due late January. 148 aircore (AC) drill-holes for 8,181m have been completed. Results of remaining aircore samples are expected to be received by end of December.