Galactic Gold (TSX-V:GGAU) plans a 2,000m drill program after surface sampling confirmed ‘high-grade’ gold mineralisation at its Hardrock West Project in Ontario, Canada.
Surface grab samples from the recently acquired Sturgeon Bridge area returned 13.4 grams per tonne gold (Au) and 72.6g/t silver (Ag) from an outcrop south of historical drill collar SB08-09. Additional samples from the same area yielded 8.16g/t Au and 69g/t Ag.
The company collected 299 surface grab samples during the 2026 field season, 229 from Sturgeon Bridge. Sampling from a rusty shear with malachite staining in banded iron formation returned preliminary results exceeding 10,000 parts per million (ppm) copper.
The 100%-owned project sits about 250km north-east of Thunder Bay and covers 28,586 hectares of the Beardmore-Geraldton greenstone belt.
CEO Ken Berry says the company is interpreting structural data collected over summer. The company will integrate the data with remaining assay results to better understand the structural controls on mineralisation.
The planned 2,000m diamond drill program will twin historic 2008 Kodiak Exploration drill holes and test down dip extensions of surface mineralised zones.
Historical drilling between 2007 and 2008 returned highlights of 66.7g/t Au over 0.3m and 2.53g/t Au over 1.6m.
Galactic Gold completed structural complexity and self-organising map analyses with Geotech to generate 12 exploration targets with strong orogenic gold signatures.
The company is finalising an exploration agreement with local First Nation groups and expects drill permit approvals shortly.
Results for the remaining 217 surface grab samples collected in August remain pending.
Galactic Gold is a Canadian gold explorer advancing a portfolio of assets in Ontario.
Write to JC Villarba at Mining.com.au
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