Arc starts E. Java gold drilling program

Australian exploration firm Arc Exploration Limited said on Monday that it has commenced drilling program at its Trenggalek gold projectin East Java.

The company will conduct 5,000 m of scout diamond drilling at Trenggalek utilizing a man-portable Maxi-195 drilling rig to test several high-grade vein targets (Sentul, Buluroto, Kojan and Jati ) and high-level breccias targets (Dalangturu and Suruh).

The program will comprise about 50-60 inclined holes with about 5-10 holes drilled at each prospect to an average depth of between 50 and 150 m, it said.

Initial drilling will test the Sentul prospect at the southern end of the project. The Sentul prospect comprises two main northnortheast trending veins (Sentul East and West) that have a cumulative strike-length of over 2 km. They are connected by numerous intermediate tension veins and are largely untested along their strike-length and down-dip.

Trench sampling results highlight locally high gold grades that suggest potentials for the occurrence of high-grade ore-shoots within the vein structures. About 1,000 m of drilling in 10 inclined holes is planned to test the Sentul prospect over the next few months, it added.

The project is a 30,044 ha exploration IUP tenement located in the highly prospective Southern Mountains region of East Java, which is emerging as a new mineral province containing the company?s Trenggalek gold project and the Tujuh Bukit copper-gold project held by Intrepid Mines Limited located about 200 kms to the east. (denny)