Evergold Minerals (ASX:EG1) has commenced an 8,000m reverse circulation (RC) drilling campaign at the Mt Monger Gold Project in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia.
The campaign is targeting a maiden mineral resource estimate at the Duchess of York prospect, which the company expects to deliver in early 2027.
Drilling will also include exploratory drilling at Vanguard, which Evergold has identified as a ‘significant’ gold-arsenic anomaly.
Vanguard returned its best initial aircore result of 19m @ 0.86 grams per tonne gold (Au) from 28m in September 2026.
Evergold will also conduct extensional drilling at Kiaki Soaks. Historical results identified gold mineralisation over 350m of strike, with a ‘standout’ result of 40m @ 2.49g/t Au from 32m.
Bottom-of-hole multi-element geochemistry at Vanguard has outlined a gold-arsenic anomaly to extend around 900m by 650m. The anomaly lies largely in a low-density body.
Evergold has submitted samples from Mt Monger to the laboratory and expects the first metallurgical test work results from the Duchess of York prospect in the coming weeks.
The company expects the combined work at Duchess of York to support first production at the Mt Monger Project by the end of 2027.
Evergold Director Glenn Grayson says the campaign is testing several distinct geological targets simultaneously.
“Resource definition drilling at Duchess of York is now underway and is designed to test our view that the system can support a maiden mineral resource estimate early in 2027,” Grayson says.
He adds that follow-up drilling at Vanguard will test a gold-arsenic footprint extending beyond the existing aircore intercepts.
Meanwhile, the first holes at Kiaki Soaks will test whether historical results there “reflect a broader mineralised position”.
RC drilling began at the Duchess of York yesterday (11 November). Red Rock Drilling will complete the program, with Saltbush Contracting having prepared the site.
Evergold Minerals is focused on building a multi-asset gold explorer in Western Australia’s Goldfields.
Write to Maddison Elliott at Mining.com.au
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