GEO Exploration (AIM:GEO) has begun a 2026 work program at the Gorge Project in Western Australia, as part of ongoing exploration activities.
Field-based geological activities have begun, with crews establishing access and currently camped at the project.
Geological reconnaissance activities will include validating historical geochemical results, confirming historical workings and drill locations, and detailed mapping to better understand controls on mineralisation.
Several airborne geophysical surveys are also planned, including magnetic, radiometric, light detection and ranging (LiDAR) and aerial photography surveys. These datasets will support detailed mapping of historical workings and deriving a litho-structural interpretation to assist target generation.
LiDAR surveying enables the identification of subtle topographical and geological features such as historical working locations, and are considered critical for exploration program planning and analysis. The LiDAR data will be used to refine priority target areas and advance towards a maiden drill program at Gorge.
Meanwhile, data from the magnetic and radiometric surveys will facilitate a litho-structural geological interpretation of the project area, as well as provide valuable input in guiding drill targeting and proposed geochemical survey design.
An orientation soil geochemical survey will also be completed over known areas of surface gold mineralisation. This work aims to refine analytical methods and survey design for the proposed program that will test the 5km strike of historical workings.
CEO Omar Ahmad says the company is focusing on further validating what is believed to represent a working mineralised system.
The Gorge Project, covering 81km2, is located in Western Australia, 110km west of Paraburdoo.
Limited historical exploration at the project has uncovered widespread gold mineralisation across the licence area. Some of the historical exploration results include rock chip samples returning values up to 134 grams per tonne gold and soil sample results returning values up to 233g/t gold.
GEO Exploration is an early stage mineral resources and hydrocarbon explorer focused on highly prospective projects in Australia, Africa, and the Mediterranean.
Write to Aaliyah Rogan at Mining.com.au
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