Santana Minerals Limited (Santana) announced results from trenching from the northern section of the Phu Lon Nickel Prospect, located within the Sayabouly Project in Laos. The results are from trenches 7 and 8 located directly north and south respectively of the previously reported Trench 4, which returned results of 975m @ 0.51% Ni including 42m @1.02% Ni. Trench 7 was an extension to the west of an existing trench, while Trench 8 was excavated along a previously completed line of induced polarisation survey line. This geophysical electrical survey method identified a high chargeability with coincident low resistivity anomaly at this location and is interpreted as a zone of sulphide mineralisation at a depth of approximately 100m. The significant assays from these 2 additional trenches included: 70m @ 0.65% Ni Trench 8; 10m @ 0.74% Ni Trench 8; 11m @ 0.64% Ni Trench 8; 14m @ 0.60% Ni Trench 8; 25m @ 0.56% Ni Trench 8; 12m @ 0.50% Ni Trench 7; and 12m @ 0.53% Ni Trench 7. Importantly, the trench samples were taken below the lateritic profile from the weathered ultramafic intrusion that hosts the nickel mineralisation. Previously released petrology results identified nickel sulphide minerals which strengthened the interpretation of a model based on the large and iconic Jinchuan Nickel Deposit in China (500Mt @ 1.2% Ni, 0.7% Cu and 0.4g/t Platinum group elements). These latest results from the weathered ultramafic further bolsters this model. The results from Trench 8 are particularly encouraging and strengthen the interpretation that a buried zone of nickel sulphide mineralisation is located approximately 100m below surface. These results further highlight the importance of the forthcoming maiden drilling program, scheduled to commence on or around 20th January. The drill program will target bulk tonnage nickel sulphide and will comprise an initial 13 holes for 2,000 diamond drilled metres with first assay results from this program expected in late-February 2020.