澳大利亚初创矿业公司Moonlight Resources公布了其昆士兰州Clermont旗舰金矿项目的第二阶段钻探成果，确认矿化区域走向超过1公里[1]。该阶段钻探程序共完成37个钻孔，累计钻进6126米[1]。公司管理董事Greg Starr表示"金矿化结构在走向超过1公里范围内不受约束延伸"[1]。
本阶段钻探结果显示多个品质较高的矿化交集。其中一处24米品位1.22克/吨的金矿化内含高品位核心9米品位1.28克/吨，其中2米切片更是达到4.47克/吨[1]。另一处19米品位1.95克/吨的矿化段包含6米品位2.29克/吨的更优质区间[1]，还有一处19米品位1.36克/吨的矿化段内含1米高品位8.39克/吨[1]。第一阶段的钻探结果同样可观，从地表开始即有40米品位1.3克/吨的金矿化，并在深度6米处确认34米品位1.37克/吨的矿化体[1]。
Moonlight Resources去年12月以1000万美元融资在澳交所成功上市[1]。该公司的Clermont项目覆盖268平方公里，位于Drummond盆地，该盆地历史产量和资源超过650万盎司黄金[1]。公司还在推进Leo Grande、Goldfinger和Peak Downs等多个项目的勘探[1]。后续计划包括进行钻石钻探以确定矿化的结构控制，随后发布首份矿产资源估算[1]。
Australian junior mining company Moonlight Resources has announced significant drilling results from its flagship Clermont gold project in Queensland, with the Phase 2 reverse circulation drilling programme completing 37 boreholes totalling 6,126 metres [1]. The exploration work has confirmed a mineralized zone extending over 1 kilometre in strike length [1].
The Phase 2 drilling results include multiple high-grade intersections across the Leo Grande area of the project [1]. Notable findings comprise 24 metres grading 1.22 grams per tonne gold, with a 9-metre high-grade core grading 1.28 grams per tonne and a 2-metre sample grading 4.47 grams per tonne [1]. Additional significant results include 19 metres grading 1.95 grams per tonne, which includes 6 metres grading 2.29 grams per tonne, as well as another 19-metre interval grading 1.36 grams per tonne containing 1 metre grading 8.39 grams per tonne [1]. Phase 1 drilling had previously confirmed 40 metres grading 1.3 grams per tonne from surface and 34 metres grading 1.37 grams per tonne from 6 metres depth [1].
The Clermont project encompasses 268 square kilometres within the Drummond Basin, an area with historical production and resources exceeding 6.5 million ounces of gold [1]. Moonlight Resources listed on the ASX in December following a capital raise of 10 million dollars [1]. Managing Director Greg Starr stated that "the gold mineralization structure extends unconstrained over a strike length exceeding 1 kilometre" [1]. The company plans to conduct diamond drilling to determine the structural controls on mineralization before releasing its maiden mineral resource estimate [1].