West Wits Mining Limited announced final exploration results from the maiden drilling campaign conducted by Farm-In partner, Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Limited at the Mt Cecelia Project in the Paterson Province, Western Australia. The first pass drilling program at the Mt Cecelia Project targeted a moderately-strong EM conductivity anomaly identified from airborne and ground EM surveys previously undertaken by West Wits2. The anomalies were interpreted as potential bedrock conductors that may represent base metal sulphide mineralisation.

RTX successfully completed 1,036m of RC drilling on target SGC_1 in four holes in late 2022 with samples sent to ALS for assaying. Holes WEWI0003 and WEWI0005 were located approximately 200m northwest of the initial holes (WEWI0001 & WEWI0004) and were designed to test the northwest boundary of the modelled EM plate. Assay results received for holes WEWI0001 and WEWI0004 reported 17th January 2023, highlighted significant intervals of gold mineralisation, with both holes ending in gold mineralisation.

Hole WEWI0004 contains 24m @ 0.95 g/t Au within a broader mineralised interval of 82m @ 0.51g/t Au. Hole WEWI0001 contains 20m @ 0.93 g/t Au within a broader mineralised interval of 56m @ 0.55g/t Au. The assays received for holes WEWI0001, WEWI0004 and WEWI0005 contained relatively low levels of base metal anomalism (the initial target), but elevated gold results.

New assay results from hole WEWI0003 did not contain any significant anomalism. The geology, including gold mineralisation, intersected in the initial RC drill program is considered unlikely to be the primary source of the EM conductivity anomaly at SGC_1 target. The observed presence of alteration zones indicates fluid movement and possible structural dislocation within the stratigraphic package.

This could be related to a range of different styles of mineralisation systems. Diamond drilling will recover solid core which will assist in a better understanding of the prevailing geology and mineralisation, as well as provide better information on possible geological structures present.