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Just five kilometres west of Coogee, Javelin has lit up three powerful magnetic and gravity targets at its Coogee West prospect - stretching up to three kilometres long and perched on the edge of what appears to be a buried intrusive body. The company says the set-up is a doppelganger for the multi-million-ounce Junction and Mt Charlotte gold deposits just down the road. Shallow drilling in the past hit up to 1.38g/t gold at the bottom of holes, however, the deeper source has never been drilled. Up at Coogee North, just beyond the main deposit, the re-crunched data has uncovered five new bullseye targets lying right beneath a zone that’s already delivered some barnstorming gold and copper hits. Historic drilling at site hit a thick 5-metre section of high-grade dirt running at 14.22g/t gold and a 3m slice going 2.31 per cent copper. Other standout strikes include a 7m hit grading 6.42g/t gold and 2.54 per cent copper. Notably, the rocks show signs of magnetite, epidote and sulphide minerals, which is a classic skarn-style signature often linked to mineral-rich intrusive orebodies. The company says despite the solid intercepts, modelling of the ground structure shows the true heart of the magnetic source has yet to be drilled, adding serious weight to the prospectivity of the area.
