08:06 AM EDT, 06/14/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Central Iron Ore (CIO.V) said on Friday that it commenced drilling at the British King project in Western Australia.

The company said it plans to complete 39 reverse circulation drillholes for 3,538 meters and four diamond drillholes for 200 meters.

Central Iron Ore said the drill campaign aims to increase the drill hole density across the British King primary lode and its multiple associated ancillary lodes to support further resource evaluation work. These targets confirmed gold mineralization that are laterally extensive and remain currently open at depth, according to the company.