Patronus Resources (ASX:PTN) received the government's approval for the amended mining management plan for its Fountain Head gold project in the Northern Territory, according to a Monday filing with the Australian bourse.
A 500-meter diamond drilling program is planned at Fountain Head shortly to test for high-grade extensions to the existing 234,000-ounce resource base, the filing stated.
Patronus Resources' shares were down more than 1% in recent trade.