DARWIN, Australia: Daly Resources has started systematic soil sampling at its Hot Spring zinc target within the 100%-owned Batten Project in Australia’s Northern Territory.
The ASX-listed explorer said the programme will help refine drill targets before planned maiden diamond drilling. Officials have already secured environmental approval for drilling at Hot Spring, while other approvals remain in progress.
Hot Spring lies on the western continuation of the Bald Hills Fault structural corridor. The same regional structure hosts the HYC and Teena zinc deposits, which Daly uses only as geological benchmarks.
The company has no ownership interest in either deposit, and it says historical estimates and geochemical data from those projects have not been independently verified by Daly.
The soil programme uses samples collected at 100-metre intervals along lines spaced 400 meters apart. Daly will test for coherent signals involving metals and pathfinder elements that could indicate mineralisation beneath the surface.
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Executive Chairman Mike Edwards said a clear geochemical response would strengthen the company’s interpretation of the concealed sub-basin and improve drill-hole targeting.
Daly plans to combine the sampling results with a regional prospect review before finalising drill targets. Officials expect maiden diamond drilling to follow once they complete target-definition work and secure the remaining approvals.
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The Batten Project covers 1,124 square kilometres. Daly also holds the Huckitta and Broughton projects, taking its granted Northern Territory tenure to more than 6,500 square kilometres.
