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- Initial 35 hole, 3,000 metre RC drill program.
- Testing for extension of the high-grade Aurora Lode.
- Day Dawn located 10 km from Telfer gold-copper mine.
Hamelin Gold (ASX:HMG) has commenced reverse circulation (RC) drilling at the Day Dawn gold project in the Paterson Province of Western Australia.
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The initial 35-hole, 3,000-metre program is focused on the newly defined Aurora Lode. The sub-vertical lode trends in a northeast orientation, starts from surface and contains multiple high-grade gold intersections, including: Four metres t 4.31 grams per tonne (g/t) from surface, seven metres at 17.13 g/t from 16m, six metres at 19.58 g/t from 31m, and three metres at 51.12 g/t from 35m.
MD, Peter Bewick, said the program represents an important first step in advancing the company’s understanding of the project’s gold potential, with the initial drilling focused on the high-grade Aurora Lode.
“Importantly, planning is already underway for a second phase of RC drilling designed to test additional parallel lodes, which could significantly expand the known mineralised footprint at the project. This will be followed by EIS co-funded diamond drilling to evaluate the potential for a Telfer- style gold system at depth.”
Mr Bewick said Paterson Province remains one of Australia’s premier mineral exploration regions, and the upcoming programs at Day Dawn will be a major focus for Hamelin throughout CY26. “We look forward to keeping shareholders informed as results are received and interpreted.”
Day Dawn covers an area of 20 sq. km, 10 kilometres northwest of the 20 million ounce Telfer gold-copper mine in the Paterson Province.
Exploration in Day Dawn dates to the 1980s, with multiple companies identifying high-grade gold across several prospects. Despite the encouraging results, definition of consistent, continuous zones of mineralisation proved challenging for explorers.
Hamelin has completed a comprehensive review and reinterpretation of historical drilling data at Day Dawn and identified coherent, near-surface zones of high-grade gold mineralisation. Hamelin believes these high-grade lodes may mark the surface expression of a larger, previously untested mineral system.
The detailed drilling of the Aurora lode is designed to confirm the geological reinterpretation of the historical data, provide contemporary analytical results and sufficient sample material for initial metallurgical test work.
Once results from the phase one RC drill program have been received and interpreted, a second phase of RC drilling is planned. This program will target extensions to the Aurora Lode and test a series of potential parallel repeats.
If successful, this CY26 program would greatly increase the footprint of the Day Dawn mineral system and provide key information to be used in the design of an EIS co-funded diamond drilling program.
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