Here, Indiana Resources (ASX:IDA) engaged structural geology consultants Model Earth to review historical drilling and map the structural controls on known mineralisation.

This work helped identify a consistent association between gold, pyrite, and white mica alteration.

Subsequent interpretation of Model Earth’s structural analysis by geophysical solutions specialist Southern Geoscience lit up the priority gold targets.

Notably, the new targets lie within a stone’s throw of two previously defined prospects known as Ariadne and Company Well.

Past drilling at Ariadne returned a string of significant hits including 11m at 2.44g/t gold from 40m, 10m at 2.24g/t gold from 9m, and 9m at 2.61g/t gold from 131m.

Company Well, on the other hand, represents a mineralised splay off the main Lake Labyrinth Shear Zone.

Previous drilling at this prospect returned 18m at 1.2g/t gold from 10m, 1m at 2.2 g/t gold from 18m, and 2m at 11.3g/t gold from 26m.

More broadly, Indiana has defined significant gold anomalism over a 2km area in the Ariadne-Company Well region.

The first of the newly identified gold target areas is located near Ariadne.

It hosts a feature interpreted to show an orientation akin to the mineralised structure at Company Well.

The second target is characterised by a demagnetised zone wrapping around the contact of a late-stage intrusion.

The third target area represents a sheared zone also associated with a late-stage intrusion.

According to Indiana, a recent geological review at Company Well has confirmed a strong link between gold mineralisation and pyrite-rich quartz veins with white mica alteration.

Here, the consistent presence of pyrite and white mica associated with gold mineralisation in historical and recent drill holes provides a geological signature that can now be targeted.

In other words, this gold association boosts Indiana’s target definition activities by creating an exploration vector for future drilling.

Indiana believes that initial high-grade gold results at Minos point to the potential for a large mineralised system lurking beneath the ground.

It is now expanding its exploration focus with an emphasis on the Lake Labyrinth Shear Zone.

The company is currently conducting target definition works ahead of follow-up drilling at Ariadne and Company Well which are planned for March.

Extensional and infill drilling at the nearby Minos prospect is also on the cards.

Here, previous drilling along a 650m strike returned consistent high-grade results.

Stand-out hits included 38m at 6.54g/t gold from 29m, 21m at 8.43g/t gold from 176m, and 20m at 7.31g/t gold from 186m.

Results from initial metallurgical testing at Minos are also due next month.