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Discovery Time: Galileo drilling at their Fraser Range Nickel Project - Rooster Talk Episode 21





Galileo Mining is a resources company listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) under the code GAL and is exploring for base metals in south-east Western Australia. The company has a 100% ownership of its Norseman Project and has Joint Ventures with the Creasy Group over highly prospective tenements in the Fraser Range.


The Norseman Project is located adjacent to the regional town of Norseman in an infrastructure-rich area of Western Australia. A bitumen highway runs parallel to the project area and is less than 10km from the Company’s current JORC cobalt-nickel resources. The Norseman Project includes numerous areas with potential for further cobalt discoveries as well as additional nickel and copper prospects.


The Fraser Range Project covers two zones of the extensive Fraser Range geological belt. The Fraser Range is known for the world-class Nova nickel-copper-cobalt mine discovered by Sirius Resources in 2012. Galileo’s northern Fraser Range tenement is 80km from the operating Nova mine while the southern tenements are just 30km from the mine.


Galileo is targeting Nova style nickel-copper-cobalt mineralisation in the Fraser Range and has a deep level of experience in the region.

The company was originally privately owned by renowned prospector Mr Mark Creasy, and Galileo Managing Director Mr Brad Underwood spent eight years as General Manager of the Creasy Group’s exploration at the Fraser Range and at Norseman.


Galileo Mining listed on the ASX in May 2018, raising $15 million in IPO funding.

Mr Creasy continues to be the largest shareholder, controlling approximately 31 percent of the company. ASX-listed miner Independence Group (ASX: IGO) and Mineral Resources’ founder Chris Ellison are included within the Company’s top five largest shareholders.


Galileo Key Milestones:


2003 – Registered as a private company wholly-owned by Mark Creasy

2004 – Acquired the Norseman project

2006 – Initial drilling conducted at Norseman

2017 – Maiden JORC Resource completed at Norseman

2018 – Acquired interest in the Fraser Range project

2018 – Launched on the ASX as a public company


Since our first Coffee with Samso in May, Galileo has been very active in preparing for this moment of drilling targets. We speak of the "Truth Machine" being what all projects need or fear. In this case, I do believe that this will bring exciting times for shareholders.


Brad Underwood has been preparing these projects with desktop surveys, geochemistry and geophysics. The obvious next step is to drill the targets identified. Brad tells us that there will be coming news for the next 6 months. Brad tells us about how the geophysics is clean, meaning that the country rocks are not compromising the results.


Since preparing for the first Coffee with Samso with Brad, I have come to appreciate how unique this area is compared to your normal nickel project. When Brad talked about the unique metal composition, more copper, I think there are more discoveries left in the Fraser Range.


I hope you find it an interesting object lesson in nickel exploration and its investment potential.


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About Brad Underwood


Brad Underwood is the Chairman and Managing Director of Galileo Mining. Mr Underwood is a geologist with over 18 years’ experience in exploration, prospecting and mining. He has been involved in copper, gold, nickel and cobalt discoveries and the development of numerous prospects over a variety of commodities.

 

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