Galileo Mining has palladium sampling underway at Norseman with 10,000 metres of drilling upcoming

Galileo Mining Ltd (ASX:GAL) has palladium and nickel soil sampling underway at its Norseman Project near Kambalda in Western Australia with more than 500 samples collected from an 1,800 metre sample program. The initial samples cover a highly prospective area at the Mission Sill prospect between two zones with maximum palladium in soil values of 0.31 g/t and 0.16 g/t palladium. This first batch of samples is now at the laboratory with assays pending. Remaining samples cover additional areas at the project with potential for nickel sulphide and other metals. Aircore follow-up A 10,000-metre aircore drilling program is planned to follow up existing palladium and nickel targets with the present sampling expected to generate further targets for testing in the same drill campaign. Reverse circulation (RC) and diamond drilling is expected to be undertaken after the completion of aircore drilling. This is set to test down dip and along strike of Galileo’s mineralised drill results including palladium intersections such as: 27 metres at 0.58 g/t palladium, 0.12 g/t platinum, 0.13 % copper & 0.18% nickel, including 3 metres at 1.1 g/t palladium, 0.19 g/t platinum, 0.23% copper and 0.26% nickel; and 24 metres at 0.51 g/t palladium, 0.08 g/t platinum, 0.10 % copper & 0.15% nickel . Continuing to build portfolio Speaking to the results, Galileo managing director Brad Underwood said: “While we wait for a diamond drill rig to become available to test our Delta Blues nickel prospect in the Fraser Range, we continue to build our portfolio of prospects focused on the metals needed for a sustainable future. “At Norseman we have numerous palladium drill intersections that demonstrate the outstanding potential within the area. “The best one metre intercept from RC drilling assayed over 4 g/t palladium while thicker intercepts up to 27 metres width averaged 0.58 g/t palladium with associated platinum, copper, and nickel.” Further new targets anticipated Underwood said the current soil sampling program covered an area between and along strike of two palladium zones identified in sampling conducted in 2020. “We expect that the results will provide us with more new targets for our scheduled 10,000 metre aircore drilling program, as well as subsequent RC/diamond drilling. “Assay results from soil sampling are expected in late August with aircore drilling anticipated to begin in September/October.”