Walkabout Resources Ltd (ASX:WKT) has hit grades of up to 30% zinc, 9.1% lead, 7.4% copper and 36.1 g/t silver in rock samples from spoil heaps at the Blackcraig Lead-Zinc-Silver Project in Scotland.
As part of a farm-in to earn 75% of three exploration licences in the region, the company has been progressing numerous targets over 746 square kilometres on highly prospective ground for precious and base metals.
Walkabouts exploration team in the UK has conducted detailed mapping, sampling and a ground geophysical survey over the Blackcraig historical mining area and mineralisation trend.
The company's principal focus is on obtaining funding for the flagship development-stage Lindi Jumbo Graphite Project in Tanzania, while it has also been able to maintain exploration progress in Scotland.
Scotland-based consultancy[hhmc]
Since finalisation of the farm-in agreement in late 2018, the company has been actively engaging with local communities, landowners and relevant councils providing updates on activities and intended programs in the area.
Walkabout has engaged the services of a Scotland-based social and community risk specialist consultancy to assist in this process, including the appointing of a community liaison officer.
“Unlocking untouched potential”[hhmc]
Chairman Trevor Benson said: “The historic East Blackcraig and West Blackcraig mines provide a distinguished legacy of lead-zinc mining in southwest Scotland.
“Modern exploration techniques are already unlocking the previously untouched potential of the associated mineralisation both in a regional and a brownfields context.
“The Blackcraig project is very exciting geologically with our early-stage exploration work potentially unlocking a new generation of high-grade base metal discoveries.”
Recent exploration[hhmc]
Recent exploration includes reconnaissance mapping and sampling, and a close-spaced ground magnetics geophysical program that was completed the week before the COVID-19 lockdown in the UK was announced.
The recently completed close-spaced ground magnetics survey highlighted several NW-SE features parallel to the historical mining areas.
This survey, together with the dataset compiled from the historical mining records and observations during the fieldwork campaigns have been used to plan the first phase of drilling.
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