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Greatland Gold PLC
19 August 2020
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19 August 2020
Dissemination of a Regulatory Announcement that contains inside
information according to REGULATION (EU) No 596/2014 (MAR)
Greatland Gold plc
( " Greatland " or "the Company " )
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Greatland commences drilling at Scallywag prospect
Exploration campaign in the Paterson region will initially focus
on drill testing high-priority targets within the Scallywag
prospect area including Kraken, Blackbeard and London
Further to the announcement of 30 June 2020, Greatland Gold plc
(AIM:GGP), the precious and base metals exploration and development
company, is pleased to provide an update on its exploration
activities in the Paterson region (excluding the Havieron Farm-in
area).
Highlights of Exploration Activities in the Paterson (excluding
the Havieron Farm-in)
Drilling
-- Drilling has commenced at the Scallywag prospect area (100%
beneficially owned by Greatland) in the Paterson region following
receipt of relevant cultural heritage approvals.
-- The drilling campaign will initially focus on high-priority
targets within the Scallywag prospect area including Kraken,
Blackbeard and London.
-- Once the initial phase of drilling is complete at Scallywag,
the Company expects to drill additional high-priority targets on
its Paterson Range East and Black Hills licences including Goliath,
Los Diablos and Parlay.
AEM Survey
-- Airborne Electromagnetic ("AEM") survey has commenced,
covering 1,033 line kilometres across the western portion of
Greatland's Paterson project.
-- The survey aims to identify conductive responses related to
massive sulphide mineralisation across western parts of the
Havieron and Paterson Range East licences, and the whole of the
Black Hills licence.
Gervaise Heddle, Chief Executive Officer of Greatland Gold plc,
commented: "We are very excited to be moving forward with
systematic drill testing of high-priority targets in the Paterson
region. These targets were identified by previous geophysical and
geochemical surveys across our Paterson licences, and many of these
targets display similar geophysical characteristics to our nearby
Havieron gold-copper deposit, where ongoing drilling under a
Farm-in with Newcrest has returned a series of outstanding results.
"
Background to the Paterson Project
The Company's Paterson project comprises three granted licences
(Havieron, Paterson Range East, and Black Hills) and one licence
application (Rudall), located in the Paterson region of northern
Western Australia. The four licences collectively cover more than
450 square kilometres and are prospective for Telfer and Havieron
style gold-copper deposits.
Drilling will initially focus on high-priority targets within
the Scallywag prospect area including Kraken, Blackbeard and
London. Once the initial phase of drilling is complete at
Scallywag, the Company expects to continue with drilling of
additional high-priority targets on its Paterson Range East licence
including Goliath and Los Diablos, and Parlay on its Black Hills
licence.
In addition to the drill programme, a high-resolution helicopter
borne electromagnetic survey utilising NRG's Xcite(TM) Airborne
Electromagnetic ("AEM") system has commenced. The AEM survey
comprises 1,033 line kilometres covering the western parts of the
Havieron and Paterson Range East licences and complete coverage of
the Black Hills licence. Flight line spacing will be 200m, closing
to 100m spacing where increased resolution is required. The AEM
survey aims to identify conductive responses related to the
accumulation of massive sulphide mineralisation as observed at the
Company's Havieron gold-copper deposit.
The Paterson region is currently one of the most active
exploration areas in Australia. Recent discoveries by Greatland
(Havieron) and Rio Tinto (Winu) demonstrate the potential of the
region and highlight the lack of historical exploration,
particularly over the extensive areas under cover. As well as
hosting several large gold and copper deposits such as Telfer and
Nifty, more recent exploration has outlined several other deposits
including Magnum (Au), Calibre (Au), O'Callaghans (W, Cu) and
Maroochydore (Cu). The region is remote, however, infrastructure is
good with several operating mines, roads, formed tracks and rail
networks nearby which branch out from the regional industrial hub
of Port Hedland 500km to the west.
In March 2019, Greatland entered into a Farm-in Agreement with
Newcrest Operations Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Newcrest
Mining Limited (ASX:NCM), to explore and develop Greatland's
Havieron gold-copper discovery in the Paterson region of Western
Australia. Newcrest has the right to earn up to a 70% interest in a
12-block area within E45/4701 that covers the Havieron target by
spending up to US$65m. Newcrest may acquire an additional 5%
interest at the end of the Farm-in period at fair market value. To
date, Newcrest has completed Stage 2 and progressed to Stage 3 of
the Farm-in Agreement, and holds a 40% Farm-in interest in the
12-block area.
During the Farm-In period, Newcrest will have a right of first
refusal over three of Greatland's Paterson licences (Black Hills,
Paterson Range East and the remainder of the Havieron licence). The
right of first refusal does not extend to the Rudall licence
(E45/5533).
Additional information on the Paterson project, including maps
showing regional targets, can be found at:
www.greatlandgold.com/paterson
Enquiries:
Greatland Gold PLC
Gervaise Heddle/Callum Baxter
Tel: +44 (0)20 3709 4900
Email: info@greatlandgold.com
www.greatlandgold.com
SPARK Advisory Partners Limited (Nominated Adviser)
Andrew Emmott/James Keeshan
Tel: +44 (0)20 3368 3550
Berenberg (Joint Corporate Broker and Financial Adviser)
Matthew Armitt/Jennifer Wyllie/Detlir Elezi
Tel: +44 (0)20 3207 7800
Hannam & Partners (Joint Corporate Broker and Financial
Adviser)
Andrew Chubb/Matt Hasson/Jay Ashfield
Tel: +44 (0)20 7907 8500
SI Capital Limited (Joint Corporate Broker)
Nick Emerson/Alan Gunn
Tel: +44 (0)14 8341 3500
Luther Pendragon (Media and Investor Relations)
Harry Chathli/Alexis Gore/Joe Quinlan
Tel: +44 (0)20 7618 9100
Notes for Editors:
Greatland Gold plc is a London Stock Exchange AIM-listed
(AIM:GGP) natural resource exploration and development company with
a current focus on precious and base metals. The Company has six
main projects; four situated in Western Australia and two in
Tasmania.
In March 2019, Greatland signed a Farm-in Agreement with
Newcrest Operations Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Newcrest
Mining Limited (ASX:NCM), to explore and develop Greatland's
Havieron gold-copper deposit in the Paterson region of Western
Australia. Newcrest has the right to earn up to a 70% interest in a
12-block area within E45/4701 that covers the Havieron target by
spending up to US$65 million.
Greatland is seeking to identify large mineral deposits in areas
that have not been subject to extensive exploration previously. It
is widely recognised that the next generation of large deposits
will come from such under-explored areas and Greatland is applying
advanced exploration techniques to investigate a number of
carefully selected targets within its focused licence
portfolio.
The Company is also actively investigating a range of new
opportunities in precious and strategic metals and will update the
market on new opportunities as and when appropriate.
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