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28th July 2022
QUARTERLY REPORT
For the period ending 30 June 2022
Metal Hawk Limited (ASX: MHK, "Metal Hawk" or "The Company") is pleased to report on its quarterly activities for the period ending 30 June 2022. During the quarter the Company's main focus was nickel sulphide and gold exploration at the Berehaven Project east of Kalgoorlie.
HIGHLIGHTS
EXPLORATION ACTIVITIES
BEREHAVEN PROJECT
- Assays received from diamond drilling completed during the quarter at the Commodore prospect. Highlights included:
- 5.9m @ 6.7g/t Au from 244.4m (BVD001 extension)
- 2.5m @ 7.4g/t Au from 255.4m (BVD007)
- 2.6m @ 2.8% Ni from 212.5m (BVD007)
- 1.4m @ 4.1g/t Au from 223.1m (BVNCD002)
- New zone of disseminated nickel sulphide mineralisation identified at the Torana prospect (1.5km north of Commodore) demonstrates the nickel prospectivity of the extensive Commodore ultramafic system. Results returned from Torana RC drilling include:
- 30m @ 0.37% Ni from 125m, including 10m @ 0.55% Ni from 130m (BVNC020)
- 40m @ 0.42% Ni from 100m, including 12m @ 0.51%Ni from 101m (BVNC030)
- New EM conductors identified from ground electromagnetic moving loop (MLEM) surveys to be drill tested during the September quarter.
- Assays received for aircore (AC) drilling completed in Q1-Q2 2022 (holes BVA087 to BVA239). Several zones of strongly anomalous nickel identified will be followed up in the September quarter.
KANOWNA EAST PROJECT
- Preparations for diamond drilling which subsequently commenced in July 2022 (under management of IGO Limited).
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CORPORATE
- IGO Limited passed Stage-1 milestone of earn-in agreement, having spent $3.0m for a 51% interest in joint venture projects Kanowna East, Emu Lake and Fraser South.
- IGO elected to proceed to Stage-2 of the JV, with requirement to spend an additional $4.0m over two years to earn a further 24%.
- End of quarter cash position of $2.1 million.
Figure 1. Metal Hawk Goldfields Projects
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SEPTEMBER QUARTER 2022 - PLANNED ACTIVITY
Nickel Exploration
- RC drilling to test regional geophysical and geochemical targets across the broader Berehaven project.
- Follow-upRC drilling at Torana and Commodore South followed by DHEM surveys.
- Recommencement of diamond drilling at Kanowna East (under management of IGO).
- Heritage clearance survey for reconnaissance AC drilling at Fraser South.
Gold Exploration
- Planning of follow-up RC / diamond drilling targeting the high-grade Commodore gold zone.
- Heritage surveys to be conducted at the Viking Gold Project (under management of Falcon Metals Limited) to allow for the commencement of RC drilling.
COMPANY PROJECTS - WESTERN AUSTRALIA
BEREHAVEN PROJECT
The Berehaven Project is located 20km east of Kalgoorlie and consists of more than 90km2 of consolidated tenements. The project has been the focus of Metal Hawk's recent exploration following the discovery of massive nickel sulphides and high-grade gold in RC and diamond drilling at the Commodore prospect in late 2021.
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Figure 2. Berehaven Project
COMMODORE
A total of nine diamond drillholes were completed in the June quarter, which included diamond tails on three previously drilled nickel (RC) holes. The program was designed to follow-up the high-grade gold zone discovered in the footwall of the Commodore nickel sulphide system (see ASX Announcement 14 February 2022).
Highlights from diamond drilling included:
- 5.9m @ 6.7g/t Au from 244.4m (BVD001 extension)
- 2.5m @ 7.4g/t Au from 255.4m (BVD007)
- 2.6m @ 2.8% Ni from 212.5m (BVD007)
- 1.4m @ 4.1g/t Au from 223.1m (BVNCD002)
- 0.7m @ 1.8% Ni from 206.4m (BVD005)
- 0.6m @ 3.7g/t Au from 229.0m (BVNCD004)
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The diamond drilling carried out to date has shown good continuity of the gold zone at Commodore, with the majority of drillholes intersecting significant mineralisation (Table 1 below). Additionally, drilling has provided further geological detail of the nature of nickel sulphide mineralisation encountered.
Table 1. Commodore Diamond Drilling - significant results | ||||||||||
Hole ID | East | North | Azi | Dip | Type | Depth | Interval | Interval | Ni (%) | Au (g/t) |
(m) | from | to | (m) | |||||||
BVD001 | 376543 | 6584475 | 090 | -55 | Diamond | 308.6 | 203.78 | 207.2 | 3.42 | 2.32 | - | ||
And | 244.4 | 250.34 | 5.94 | - | 6.69 | ||||||||
Including | 247.91 | 248.41 | 0.5 | - | 22.25 | ||||||||
BVD002 | 376477 | 6584484 | 090 | -65 | Diamond | 300.8 | 247.52 | 248.85 | 1.33 | 2.57 | NSI | ||
BVD003 | 376503 | 6584401 | 090 | -65 | Diamond | 300 | NSI | ||||||
BVD004 | 376390 | 6584480 | 065 | -60 | Diamond | 360 | 343 | 344.26 | 1.26 | - | 3.62 | ||
BVD005 | 376537 | 6584469 | 090 | -62 | Diamond | 301.7 | 195 | 196 | 1 | 1.04 | |||
And | 206.38 | 207.04 | 0.66 | 1.75 | |||||||||
BVD006 | 376522 | 6584519 | 090 | -65 | Diamond | 273.8 | NSI | ||||||
BVD007 | 376538 | 6584438 | 090 | -65 | Diamond | 279.9 | 212.65 | 215.22 | 2.57 | 2.79 | - | ||
And | 255.4 | 257.87 | 2.47 | - | 7.39 | ||||||||
Including | 257.5 | 257.87 | 0.37 | - | 38.5 | ||||||||
BVD008 | 376540 | 6584440 | 090 | -50 | Diamond | 291.8 | 265.4 | 265.75 | 0.35 | - | 2.85 | ||
BVD009 | 376427 | 6584424 | 080 | -65 | Diamond | 399.9 | 346.5 | 347.15 | 0.65 | - | 1.1 | ||
BVNCD002 | 376607 | 6584455 | 070 | -60 | RC/Diamond | 240.6 | 144 | 145 | 1 | 5.89 | - | ||
And | 223.1 | 224.47 | 1.37 | - | 4.08 | ||||||||
BVNCD004 | 376612 | 6584446 | 090 | -60 | RC/Diamond | 261.7 | 144 | 145 | 1 | 1.49 | - | ||
And | 228.96 | 229.6 | 0.64 | - | 3.74 | ||||||||
BVNCD005 | 376579 | 6584515 | 090 | -60 | RC/Diamond | 280 | 211.07 | 211.6 | 0.53 | - | 1.59 |
Notes to Table:
- NSI = no significant result
- New results for June 2022 quarter highlighted bold
- Grid coordinates GDA94: zone51, collar positions determined by handheld GPS.
- All holes nominal RL 350 +/-1m AHD.
- Hole azimuths planned at between 065 to 090 degrees, but slight downhole deviation may occur
Three RC holes were also drilled to the east of Commodore (BVNC013, 014 and 015) targeting the projected up-dip extension of the west-dipping gold zone. Due to the flatter than expected dip of mineralisation, these RC holes did not drill deep enough to adequately test the target zone. Further drilling will be planned for the September quarter.
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