Alkane's exploration activity has established a geological framework for the region which highlights strong similarities with the Cadia Valley district, 110km to the south. Although apparently structurally more complex than the Cadia Valley area, Alkane has been able to reconstruct the geology in the area and has shown that a stratigraphic sequence very similar to that at Cadia exists within the project area, and that mineralisation is hosted by very similarrock types atsimilarstratigraphic positions. The press release also states: As an initial follow up, a program of five diamond core drill holes totaling approximately 5,000 metres have been planned to test the mineralisation along strike to the north and south (see attached plan) targeting surface geophysical anomalies, and below KSDD003 to test for depth continuity and potential grade improvements (see attached section). The drill has been mobilised and is expected to be on site early next week.