The NSW Minerals Council’s Explorer of the Year award was announced today, with Alkane Resources taking out the top honour for the discovery of the Kaiser gold and copper deposit. The Kaiser Deposit is part of the company’s Northern Molong Porphyry Project (NMPP) in the Central West Region of NSW.
The Explorer of the Year award recognises excellence within our world-class mining industry and acknowledges the significant contribution of exploration to the sector.
Alkane Resources has had an interest in the Central West region since 2004, and has now discovered a new expansion of gold and copper porphyry mineralisation – the Kaiser Deposit – located 500 metres northwest of the Boda deposit within the Northern Molong Porphyry Project.
Following extensive geological mapping, geophysical surveys and lithogeochemical characterisation over several years, Alkane’s drilling program demonstrated an extensive mineralised system. Mineralisation is open to north, south and at depth, with the project having multi-billion dollar potential.