Auris Finds Gold Extensions at Morck Well as One-Metre Assays Take Centre Stage
Auris Minerals has identified potential strike extensions to gold mineralisation at Jacques East and returned further anomalous results at Frenchys South from 22 air core holes. The more decisive test now shifts to more than 100 one-metre samples intended to reveal whether the composite grades conceal higher-grade, nuggety zones.
- Potential strike extensions at Jacques East
- 15m at 0.54g/t gold from 25m
- 10m at 0.50g/t gold at Frenchys South
- 1,861m of air core drilling completed
- More than 100 one-metre assays pending
Jacques East Drilling Extends Gold Signal
Auris Minerals Limited (ASX:AUR) has found what it describes as potential strike extensions to previously reported high-grade supergene gold at Jacques East, within its Morck Well Project in Western Australia. The latest campaign produced a best result of 15 metres at 0.54g/t gold from 25 metres in hole JEAC0030, alongside 10 metres at 0.51g/t from 45 metres in JEAC0034 and 5 metres at 0.658g/t from 65 metres in JEAC0029.
The result is encouraging in an exploration sense, but its limitations matter. The reported intersections come primarily from five-metre composite samples, and the company says the relationship between down-hole widths and true widths remains unknown. The drilling is therefore pointing to mineralisation, rather than establishing a resource or a mineable geometry.
Frenchys South Confirms Mineralised Trend
At Frenchys South, six air core holes covering 588 metres were drilled on closer spacing along a 1.4-kilometre gold-anomalous trend. Hole FRAC0014 returned three separate significant intersections, including 10 metres at 0.50g/t gold from 35 metres, 5 metres at 0.478g/t from 55 metres and 5 metres at 0.289g/t from 70 metres. FRAC0012 added 5 metres at 0.41g/t from 50 metres.
Taken together, the results add evidence of gold mineralisation across both prospects, while the grades remain variable and relatively shallow in the reported holes. Auris holds an 80% interest in the Morck Well tenements, with CuFe retaining a 20% interest that is free carried until a decision to mine.
One-Metre Sampling Becomes the Key Test
Auris plans to collect more than 100 one-metre samples from the significant five-metre composite intersections. Those samples will weigh about 2kg to 3kg per metre, compared with the 0.5kg to 0.8kg samples used for the initial composites, and are intended to provide a more representative view of grade distribution.
That next assay batch could materially sharpen the picture at Jacques East and Frenchys South, particularly if it identifies narrow high-grade zones within the broader composites. Until then, the announcement supports further exploration but does not yet demonstrate continuity, true thickness or a basis for mineral resource estimation. Auris says infill and extensional air core drilling is also planned to further assess the identified gold trends.
Bottom Line?
The drilling has extended the exploration story, but the pending one-metre assays will determine whether the headline composites reflect consistent mineralisation or isolated grade effects.
Questions in the middle?
- Do the one-metre assays reveal higher-grade nuggety zones within the reported composites?
- Can Auris demonstrate consistent mineralisation along strike and at depth at Jacques East?
- Will follow-up drilling establish widths and continuity sufficient to support a future resource study?
