Nelson Resources Limited (ASX:NES)

Nelson Resources Limited announced it has lodged a Notice of Intent to collect an initial bulk metallurgical sample of up to 1,000 short tons, or about 910 tonnes, of remnant mineralised material from the historic Orleans Mine at its Gold Point Gold-Silver Project in Nevada, with the program designed solely to generate bulk-scale metallurgical data rather than to support a mining start-up or commercial production decision. The proposed sampling will target remnant and collapse material mainly from the 300-foot and 400-foot levels and associated stockpiles, with material to be stockpiled and, where practicable, separated into higher-grade and lower-grade lots for third-party mill processing so the company can assess process response, optimise a flowsheet, quantify gold and silver recoveries, and evaluate variability across grade profiles. The work is intended to complement laboratory metallurgical testwork already underway at Kappes, Cassiday & Associates in Reno on Orleans composite samples, with bulk-scale processing aimed at testing whether laboratory results hold under commercial-mill conditions. Nelson stated that extraction cannot begin until the NOI is approved and bonding is in place, processing cannot start until a third-party mill and campaign window are confirmed, and any sample above the 1,000-ton notice threshold would require a Plan of Operations, which is being prepared. The announcement also referenced previously reported Orleans remnant sample results to illustrate the grade range of material being targeted and noted that, once commenced, sampling through final processing is expected to take about four months, subject to permitting, contractor mobilisation and mill scheduling.