URU advances drilling contractor selection for South African project
London-listed URU Metals has advanced the drilling contractor selection process for the drilling programme at its Zeb nickel project, in Limpopo, South Africa, and is now completing the final commercial stage ahead of appointment.
This follows completion of the 3D Leapfrog geological model and drill planning earlier this month, with the drilling programme designed directly from this model.
Final proposals have been requested from qualified diamond drilling contractors, with the preferred contractor to be selected following review of commercial terms, rig availability, mobilisation timing, technical capability and health and safety performance.
Initial drilling will focus on the higher-grade Zone 2 mineralisation, with the objective of building towards a maiden mineral resource estimate.
Target 1 will also be tested early in the programme as a priority target for semi-massive to massive nickel/copper/platinum group element sulphides.
Contractor evaluation is focused on technical capability, health and safety performance, commercial terms, rig availability and mobilisation timing.
The company says it intends to move to mobilisation as soon as practical following contractor appointment.
The programme will be phased and prioritised so that drilling with the greatest potential to advance the project is undertaken first.
“We have now converted the drill plan into a contractor-ready programme, and are in the final commercial stage of selecting the drilling team, with particular focus on capability, rig availability and mobilisation. We are excited to mobilise to site and start turning the geological model into new data,” says URU exploration manager Richard Montjoie.
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