Oropa commences diamond drilling program at Sihayo gold deposit
Wednesday, March 30 2005 - 04:23 AM WIB
Australian junior mining firm Oropa Limited said Wednesday it had commenced diamond drilling program at its Sihayo deposit of the Pungkut gold prospect in North Sumatra.
?Oropa intends to complete a number of metallurgical test holes within the Sihayo 1 North Resource envelope as well as drill testing the strike/dip extension of known mineralisation outside the Resource envelope,? the company said in a statement.
Mineralisation discovered in recent trenching outside the Resource envelope will also be drill tested, Oropa said.
The company added that a detailed site survey plus additional trenching was currently underway at Sihayo 1 North, plus additional test pitting of the Sambung prospect, located approximately 1.5km from Sihayo 1 North.
Oropa has 75 percent stake in Pungkut gold project, with state miner PT Aneka Tambang Tbk. holds the balance. (Robert)