Underground diamond drilling at the United North prospect has returned high-grade assays for Rox Resources, with hole UNN26_018 intersecting 10.30 metres at 12.46 grams per tonne gold from 184.70 metres, including 1.56 metres at 43.42 grams per tonne.

The underground diamond drilling campaign at the Youanmi Gold Mine in Western Australia completed 19 holes for 3,326 metres in August. Rox Resources holds a 100% ownership interest in the asset.

Additional significant intercepts from the infill program include hole UNN26_013, which returned 9.77 metres at 11.17 grams per tonne gold from 229.86 metres, featuring 5.07 metres at 19.17 grams per tonne. Hole UNN26_019 intersected 6.98 metres at 13.93 grams per tonne gold from 187.40 metres, alongside a separate interval of 2.80 metres at 13.20 grams per tonne from 175.00 metres. Hole UNN26_020 returned 5.04 metres at 4.11 grams per tonne gold from 119.50 metres. Host shear zones were observed across all completed drill holes.

Ore drive development on multiple levels has extended approximately 125 metres further along strike than originally designed in the mine plan, with results confirming that mineralisation stretches beyond previous technical models. These results were received after the data cut-off date for the company's recent resource and reserve update.

Site teams are preparing updated geology grade control models ahead of production stoping works, which are scheduled to begin in the coming weeks. Development progress has also driven growth in the surface ore stockpile ahead of schedule.

“Underground infill drilling at United North continues to deliver significant high-grade results, confirming, and in some areas growing, the resource while also further derisking delivery from the high-grade Youanmi ore system.”

Rox holds a broader operational aspiration for Youanmi to achieve a production rate of 150,000 ounces per annum in future years, supported by Managing Director and CEO Phill Wilding.

Read the full announcement: High-grade drilling and ore drive extensions