--- title: "Greatland Gold PLC (AIM:GGP) Scallywag Exploration Results" publisher: "Share Talk" author: "sharetalk" published: "2023-03-08T08:48:41+00:00" modified: "2023-03-08T08:48:41+00:00" date: 2023-03-08 canonical: "https://www.share-talk.com/greatland-gold-plc-aimggp-scallywag-exploration-results/" category: "Mining" categories: ["Mining"] tags: ["Artemis Resources", "Australia", "AVR", "Bromus", "Cobalt", "COPPER", "electromagnetic", "Ernest", "ERNESTGILES", "Exploration", "Firetower", "GGP", "Gold", "Greatland Gold", "GUN", "Gunsynd", "Havieron", "Mining", "Newcrest", "Nickel", "Panorama", "Paterson", "Pilbara", "Scallywag", "Share Talk", "Shaun Day", "URANIUM", "Warrentinna"] image: "https://i0.wp.com/www.share-talk.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Stencil-Google-Chrome-2023-04-19-at-2.47.43-PM.jpeg?fit=1231%2C615&quality=89&ssl=1" format: "news" language: "en-GB" --- # Greatland Gold PLC (AIM:GGP) Scallywag Exploration Results **Published:** March 8, 2023 **Author:** sharetalk **Categories:** Mining **Tags:** Artemis Resources, Australia, AVR, Bromus, Cobalt, COPPER, electromagnetic, Ernest, ERNESTGILES, Exploration, Firetower, GGP, Gold, Greatland Gold, GUN, Gunsynd, Havieron, Mining, Newcrest, Nickel, Panorama, Paterson, Pilbara, Scallywag, Share Talk, Shaun Day, URANIUM, Warrentinna **Featured image:** ![](https://i0.wp.com/www.share-talk.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Stencil-Google-Chrome-2023-04-19-at-2.47.43-PM.jpeg?fit=1231%2C615&quality=89&ssl=1) --- **Prospectivity of targets confirmed** **Significant gold and multi-element geochemical anomalism detected** **High-grade silver and copper mineralisation intersected** **Greatland Gold plc** (AIM:GGP; Greatland or Company) is pleased to announce the results of its 2022 exploration programme at its 100%-owned Scallywag project in the Paterson region of Western Australia.  Scallywag is located adjacent to Greatland’s flagship Havieron gold-copper project which the Company discovered in 2018. **Highlights** § Hole A35RD001 targeting the A35 Prospect conductor intersected 2m @ 2.04g/t Au from 70m, within a mineralised gold halo of 12m @ 0.48g/t Au from 69m noting that the interval contains wet samples and immediately precedes a missing sample.  Significantly, anomalous bismuth and other pathfinder geochemistry is associated with the intersection § Anomalous gold, strong silver and copper plus pathfinders identified while testing a conductor at the Pearl prospect (PPDD003) include: –  1m @ 1,364g/t Ag and 0.35% Cu from 76m (remains open at depth) –  1m @ 0.76g/t Au and 109ppm Bi from 251m –  1m @ 0.1% Cu and 22.6ppm Bi from 418m –  1m @ 50.9ppm Bi from 65m § These results came as a result of a ground electromagnetic (EM) survey (follow up on the 2021 programme) which confirmed and refined several EM conductor targets, testing of which commenced with reverse circulation (RC) pre-collar and diamond core drilling **Greatland Managing Director, Shaun Day, commented:** “Our recent exploration campaign at Scallywag has delivered the most encouraging results to date.” “At the A35 Prospect, pre-collar drilling was completed with gold mineralisation intercepted plus important pathfinder geochemistry encountered, including bismuth which is associated with the Havieron and Telfer gold-copper deposits.  The high-grade silver and copper mineralisation intercepted at the Pearl Prospect, confirms the possibility of a new style of deposit being identified. The underlying deeper geophysical targets at both prospects are yet to be tested but have now been prioritised for diamond drilling in 2023.” “These results, together with the continual improvement in understanding of the buried geology, stratigraphy and structure, increase our confidence in the prospectivity of the ground, and our ability to vector towards intrusion related and other styles of mineralised systems at Scallywag.”  Overview of the 2022 Scallywag Programme. Exploration work in 2022 focused on drill testing prospects and anomalies defined from previous ground EM and drilling programmes (see RNS Announcement titled “Results from the 2021 Exploration Programme at Scallywag” dated 5 April 2022).  A specialised RC rig was used to drill pre-collars ahead of completing the holes with a diamond rig with the aim of improving result turnarounds.  A total of eight RC pre-collar holes for 1,238m and one diamond hole with a total depth of 488.6m, for a total of 1,726.6m, were completed (see Table 1 and Figure 1 below). Table 1. 2022 Scallywag Prospects – Drill Hole Collar Data | | | | | | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Hole ID | Prospect | Hole Type | EOH (m) | GRID ID | Easting | Northing | RL | Dip | Azi | | SWRD004 | Swan | RC pre-collar | 204 | MGA94_51 | 445483 | 7607552 | 246 | -63 | 107 | | SWRD005 | Swan | RC pre-collar | 200 | MGA94_51 | 446414 | 7607335 | 243 | -65 | 85 | | A34RD001 | A34 | RC pre-collar | 180 | MGA94_51 | 447805 | 7606511 | 243 | -65 | 105 | | PRD001 | Pearl | RC pre-collar | 120 | MGA94_51 | 445132 | 7606981 | 246 | -62 | 105 | | PRD002 | Pearl | RC pre-collar | 102 | MGA94_51 | 445192 | 7606708 | 250 | -65 | 85 | | A35RD001 | A35 | RC pre-collar | 114 | MGA94_51 | 448749 | 7606497 | 249 | -60 | 275 | | A35RD002 | A35 | RC pre-collar | 114 | MGA94_51 | 449021 | 7606487 | 249 | -60 | 290 | | A35RD003 | A35 | RC pre-collar | 204 | MGA94_51 | 449388 | 7606476 | 247 | -65 | 305 | | PDD003 | Pearl | DD | 488.6 | MGA94_51 | 445529 | 7607016 | 246 | -60 | 90 | | 9 Holes |   | | 1,726.6 |   | | | | | |  Figure 1. Ground EM, Drilling and targets   ![](https://dw6uz0omxro53.cloudfront.net/2709381/27d88400-3efb-44d7-9866-716f5b77b30f.png) The approach to drilling was influenced by unexpectedly high water inflows in some areas, limiting the achievable depth of the pre-collars.  The diamond rig became available late in the field season after completing other priorities, resulting in only one hole (PDD003) completed at Scallywag.  Completion of the remainder of the RC pre-collars with diamond tails is planned for 2023 as is follow up drilling based on the latest results. **Pearl Prospect** Following ground EM geophysical surveys, refined EM conductor targets were generated at the Pearl prospect during the start of the field season.  In addition to drilling two RC pre-collars to test the plate targets defined during 2021, an additional hole was diamond drilled from surface (being PDD003) targeting a newly identified high priority EM conductor. Drilling intersected fine-grained, silty sandstone sediments with zones of variably intense calcareous sandstones.  A zone of high water inflow and extremely broken ground, thought to be a major fault or shear structure, was intersected.  No sample was able to be collected between 77m and 151m downhole, as a mud-rotary method was required to advance the hole due to challenging ground conditions. Several small metallic chips with native copper and chalcopyrite were collected from the rubbly core at around 76 – 77m, immediately before the area of maximum broken ground and no sample returned.  Initial portable X-ray fluorescence (PXRF) analysis showed readings up to 17% copper, with highly anomalous silver and tungsten. Any interpretation as to the origin and nature of these metallic fragments would be highly speculative given the nature of the sampling. Subsequent laboratory assays revealed multiple instances of anomalous precious and base metals (see Table 2 and Figure 2) including: § 1m @ 1,364g/t Ag and 0.36% Cu from 76m § 1m @ 0.76g/t Au with a 109ppm Bi from 251m § 1m @ 0.11% Cu from 418m § 1m @ 50.9ppm Bi from 65m Figure 2. Drill Section (Orientation 7607000N) of PDD003 showing anomalous intervals and associated core ![](https://dw6uz0omxro53.cloudfront.net/2709381/edfc1ff2-71c5-4ae9-800a-b01bdfcfac0e.png)   | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Hole | EOH (m) | East | Nth | RL (m) | Dip (o) | Azi (o) | From (m) | To (m) | Interval (m) | Au (ppm) | Bi (ppm) | Cu (ppm) | Ag (ppm) | Te (ppm) | | PDD003 | 488.7 | 445525 | 7607015 | 247 | -60 | 90 | 65 | 66 | 1 | --- **Original URL:** https://www.share-talk.com/greatland-gold-plc-aimggp-scallywag-exploration-results/ *Created by [WP Markdown Endpoint](https://wpmarkdownendpoint.com/)*