Ballymore Resources is gearing up to launch a 2000m Stage 5 diamond drilling campaign next month at the Dittmer mine area near Proserpine.

Previous drilling in this area has been highly successful with 42 out of 42 holes to date intersecting gold mineralisation, some delivering bonanza gold intersections.

“Ballymore Resources had a transformational year in 2024 with ongoing success around our Dittmer project,” Ballymore managing director David A-Izzeddin said.

“Preparations are well advanced to resume drilling at Dittmer, to expand on the exciting drill results reported around the mine last year.

“In addition, we are excited to test the major porphyry, magnetic target beneath the historic mine. Drilling is scheduled to commence in February targeting the next major copper-gold system in Queensland.”

Drill results in the past have included:

• 4.3m at 29.02 g/t gold from 118.4m including 0.5m at 171.83 g/t gold from 120.15m
• 3.85m at 26.03 g/t gold from 212m including 1.15m at 68.73 g/t gold from 213.85m
• 3.0m at 19.50 g/t gold from 88m including 0.55m at 104.33 g/t gold from 88.8m
• 8.0m at 8.36 g/t gold from 191.3m including 0.3m at 193.45 g/t gold from 197.5m

The company said the Stage 5 underground drill program should allow for the completion of an initial mineral resource estimation for the Dittmer area.

This area had never been drill-tested prior to Ballymore commencing exploration.

In addition, Ballymore has held discussions with drilling contractors to complete a deep hole targeting a 1200m x 800m pipe-like magnetic body located 400m beneath the historic Dittmer mine, which is interpreted to be a porphyry intrusion.

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Meanwhile, recent drilling over 10 holes for 801m at the Cedar Ridge prospect about 20km south of the old Dittmer mine has encountered several flat-lying quartz veins associated with dykes at shallow depths.

Assay results have reported up to 2m at 0.911 g/t gold and 1.55 g/t silver, including 1m at 1.601 g/t gold and 2.18 g/t silver from 12m.

The target is interpreted to represent a deeper part of the same mineralised system that hosts the higher-level Dittmer bonanza quartz lodes.

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