Over 3,500 metres of infill drilling is planned initially, and this drilling will further define gold zones within the proposed mine area, potentially increasing the resource.
The drilling will also provide geotechnical information for mine design purposes together with ore material for metallurgical test work, the company said.
The commencement of this drilling follows the scoping study completed by Wardrop Engineering, which yielded positive results on both technical and financial grounds and its recommendation that infill drilling should proceed.
The area of the scoping study comprises 20% of the Clontibret target and the remaining 80% remains open, and two other larger targets, Clay Lake and Glenish, lie in close (7km) proximity.
Conroy is engaged in the exploration and development of gold and other natural resource projects in Ireland.
