Wishbone Gold Plc (AIM:WSBN) has mobilised a reverse circulation (RC) drill rig from Perth to its Red Setter project in the Paterson Province of Western Australia, 20km south‑west of Greatland Gold's Telfer and 50km east of Cyprium Metals' Nifty.
The company plans a two‑phase programme totalling approximately 9,000 metres across 25 holes. The first phase is an estimated 3,500m of RC drilling; the second phase is about 4,500m of diamond drilling, scheduled to start in roughly three weeks. Drilling will use RC pre‑collars followed by diamond core tails, targeting depths of up to 400m.
Rigs are track‑mounted to improve site mobility. The work is designed to test extensions of known gold‑copper mineralisation, evaluate continuity along a 4km diorite trend, better define structural controls and target zones of strongest alteration and sulphide mineralisation.
A heritage survey on the proposed access road from Nifty to Red Setter has been completed; the final report is expected in 3–4 weeks.
"We are very pleased to have the RC drill rig and drilling team mobilise from Perth to Red Setter. Apex Geoscience and support teams are on site and ready for their arrival. I look forward to announcing the start of drilling at Red Setter shortly for the estimated 3,500 metres of drilling. A second drill rig, a diamond drill rig, is due on site in about 3 week's time." — Richard Poulden, Wishbone Gold (LSE:WSBN)'s Chairman
