Saturn Metals Ltd. said March 20 that it kicked off a maiden reverse circulation drilling program at its Apollo Hill gold project in Western Australia.

The 3,000-meter program will target a number of historic significant intersections, with drilling to take three to four weeks to complete. The company plans to undertake a follow-up diamond drilling in May.

The drill program aims to identify further mineralization and gather information to prepare a resource estimate for the project, which is expected to be released by the middle of or late this year. The program is also targeting to extend mineralization along strike to the north and south with material step outs of up to 600 meters.

Saturn completed its A$7 million IPO on the ASX in mid-February.