Drilling has been progressing slightly ahead of internal schedules, while receipt of assay results has been slower than anticipated.
The resource definition drilling campaign will support the work being carried to convert a target of 1 Moz of the Inferred Mineral Resource to Indicated Mineral Resource. The results will be incorporated into an Updated Mineral Resource and Ore Reserve estimate at the end of FY24. Managing Director and CEO
Assay results have begun to be returned. Significant results from the first two resource definition holes include: SDH507: 37 m @ 1.9 g/t Au from 89 m including 3 m @ 10.3 g/t Au from 120 m; Assay results have been received for 10 of the 14 completed metallurgical sample diamond holes and include: SDH510: 36 m @ 2.1 g/t Au from 4 m; SDH511: 8 m @ 10.7 g/t Au from 33 m, 118m @ 1.8 g/t Au from 64 m, including 7 m @ 5.5 g/t Au from 115 m and 10 m @ 3.9 g/t Au from 131 m; SDH512: 113 m @ 1.7 g/t Au from 79 m, including 32m @ 2.9 g/t Au from 159 m; SDH513: 37 m @ 7.0 g/t Au from 114 m, including 3 m @ 61.6 g/t Au from 129 m; SDH515: 29 m @ 3.9 g/t Au from 43 m, including 9 m @ 8.8 g/t Au from 55 m, and 19 m @ 12.6 g/t Au from 105 m including 1 m @ 206 g/t Au from 115 m.
The first two resource definition diamond holes were seeking to infill Inferred Mineral Resource between the main Pigiput and Sorowar open pit. The significant intercept supports the interpreted mineralisation. The metallurgical sample diamond holes were targeted in well understood areas of the current pits to provide samples for testwork indicative of low, medium and high-grade sulphide ore ranges expected to be processed during the Sulphide phase of operations. Results thus far are consistent with those expectations. Metallurgical testwork will focus on grinding, gravity recoverable gold, flotation and leaching, rheology, concentrate analysis in addition to further mineralogical analysis and tailings geochemistry work. The testwork is designed, in particular, to test the potential for ultra-fine grinding to provide a second alternative processing option to the previously assumed production of a gold concentrate for sale to third parties. More detail will be provided in a future announcement on the work underway on the Concept Study due to be completed in Q4 FY24. St Barbara's annual Mineral Resource and Ore Reserve estimate scheduled for release on
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