Western Australian minerals exploration company Hannans Reward Limited has commenced a combined RC and Diamond drilling program at its 3,000 square kilometer Jigalong project in the South East Pilbara region of Western Australia adjacent to FerrAus Limited’s iron ore project, 5 kilometers from Consolidated Minerals Limited’s Coobina chromite mine, 40km south of Minerals Resources Limiteds Nicholas Downs manganese mine and 150 kilometers south of Consolidated Minerals Limitedd’s Woodie Woodie manganese mine.

Drilling has commenced and is expected to be completed by late October or early November. This drilling program is designed to test the new manganese target zones at the Hill 616 and Dead Camel prospects. Hill 616 will be tested initially with a planned 163 RC holes for approximately 4,500 meters. A further 12 Diamond holes will be drilled at Hill 616 for approximately 400 meters with the resulting core to be used for metallurgical test work purposes.

The core activities carried out during the recent field visit identified the new high priority drill target at Dead Camel and significant extensions to manganese mineralization have also been mapped at the existing Hill 616 prospect. These zones will also be the subject of testing during the drilling program in the area.