First Development Resources has sold two non-core projects in Western Australia, and will focus on its Northern Territory assets.
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First Development to drop non-core Wallal licences
First Development Resources plc has applied to surrender two of its three exploration licences, located within the Wallal gold-copper project in the Paterson Province of Western Australia. ANOMALIES The decision to relinquish E45/5853 and E45/5880 followed a technical review which identified the licences as non-core to the company’s exploration strategy. First Development will focus its cash and resources on the Selta […]
First Development drill tests Lander West gold targets
First Development Resources plc has started drill testing “multiple high-priority” gold targets at Lander West within the Selta project in the Northern Territory, Australia. PROSPECTIVITY The 3,000 metres, phase I reverse circulation programme follows geological mapping, geochemistry, airborne magnetics, gradient array induced polarisation geophysics and target generation. The company said that staged drilling would allow […]
First Development appoints exploration manager
First Development Resources plc has appointed geologist David Rawlings as exploration manager. Dr Rawlings has more than 30 years’ geological and exploration experience in roles across government, major mining companies, junior explorers. He additionally has 15 years of consulting Australian-listed resource companies. Dr Rawlings holds significant experience across Australia, particularly in the Northern Territory, where First Development owns the Selta […]
First Development receives grant for Lander West drilling
First Development Resources plc has received a AU$100,000 (£52,600) grant to support drilling the Lander West gold target on the Selta project in the Northern Territory, Australia. PRIORITY The company’s subsidiary URE Metals Pty Ltd received the grant under Round 19 of the Northern Territory Government’s geophysics and drilling collaborations (“GDC”) programme. The fully funded, […]
First Development to drill Lander West
First Development Resources plc has been granted an environmental (mining) licence, which allows drilling on the Selta project in the Northern Territory, Australia. COMPELLING The company will focus on the high priority Lander West gold target, located within the Stafford gold trend. Operations will include targeted reverse circulation drilling for 40 reverse circulation drill holes, […]