VRX Silica (ASX: VRX) has provided an update on progress at its 100%-owned Arrowsmith Central silica sand project, located approximately 270km north of Perth, Western Australia.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Test holes completed for shallow and deep aquifers
- Production bore drilling underway
- Pump testing to follow for abstraction licence application
VRX has completed the test holes for two production water bores, which will be the source of water supply for the proposed processing plant at Arrowsmith Central. The test holes are targeting two potential aquifers at 30-metres and 120-metres depth.
Neither aquifer is believed to be connected to the superficial water table, and geological and geophysical logging of the holes indicate good potential for high flows of good quality ground water.
VRX managing director, Bruce Maluish said,
“The supply of good quality processing water is a critical step in the development of the Arrowsmith Central silica sand project.
“Two potential aquifers are being tested and it is interpreted they are part of the plentiful Yarragadee North aquifer and therefore will not affect the superficial aquifer and any groundwater dependant ecosystems.”
