Map shows Dome Gold Mines SPL Zone
Dome Gold Mines has started a new drilling programme at its Nasivi Delta iron sand project near Tavua.
The programme is to extend the onshore drill coverage to the Northwest where the iron sand was most developed in previous drilling.
Once the 20 hole programme totalling 600 metres across the Western Channel of the Nasivi River is completed, the company plans to test the offshore part of the delta, where Nasivi River sediment exists under shallow water.
The offshore part of the programme is expected to start early in 2014 and take several months to complete.
Dome expects early results from the programme to be available during February 2014.
Nasivi Delta is a mineral sand project containing abundant heavy metals including magnetite and gold.
The company is targeting production to begin within two years by using conventional dredging.
Its other projects in Fiji are:
l The Kadavu epithermal gold project, which bears similarities to the Emperor Gold Mine at Vatukoula
l The Nadrau porphyry copper-gold project, which may be like that at the nearby Namosi copper-gold porphyry deposit.
– Proactive Investors Australia