Hamelin Gold (ASX:HMG) has commenced a 3,000m reverse circulation drilling program at its Day Dawn Gold Project in Western Australia’s Paterson Province.
The phase two program targets down-plunge extensions of the Aurora Lode and potential parallel lode repetitions following initial drilling completed in June 2026.
The 28-hole phase one program confirmed continuity of ‘high-grade’ gold (Au) mineralisation from surface, with results including 3m @ 93.4 grams per tonne Au from 9m and 4m @ 21g/t Au from 27m.
Additional intercepts included 5m @ 9.1g/t Au from 18m, 3m @ 17.1g/t Au from 17m, 3m @ 18.3g/t Au from 35m, and 2m @ 12.4g/t Au from 149m.
Managing Director Peter Bewick says the phase one results have enhanced Hamelin’s understanding of the gold system and reinforced the project’s potential to host a mineral system.
“This next phase of drilling will focus on extending the Aurora Lode and reef mineralisation as well as testing several compelling targets that may represent structural repetitions of Aurora,” Bewick says.
“These targets provide an opportunity to rapidly expand the known extent of mineralisation and assist in the evaluation of the broader-scale potential of the Day Dawn gold system.”
The Day Dawn Project covers approximately 20km² and is located 10km northwest of the 20-million-ounce Telfer gold-copper mine.
Phase one drilling tested the shallow extent and geological controls of the Aurora Lode, confirming a northeast-trending subvertical gold lode extending from surface that remains open along strike and at depth.
The company also reported gold mineralisation at the Altus prospect, located 50m southwest of Aurora.
The phase two program aims to test the interpreted southwest plunging Aurora Lode along strike and at depth, evaluate potential parallel lode positions and structural repetitions, and improve geological understanding of mineralisation controls.
Hamelin is aiming to wrap up phase two drilling in three to four weeks, with results expected in six to eight weeks.
Meanwhile, an Exploration Incentive Scheme (EIS) co-funded diamond drilling program is planned to commence in late September 2026, to test the deeper intrusive-related gold model at the interpreted intersection between the mineralised feeder system and Telfer Formation stratigraphy.
The company has also commenced downhole televiewer logging to assist in structural interpretation of the lodes at Day Dawn.
Given all the progress at the project, Bewick says Hamelin is entering “an exciting phase of exploration”.
Hamelin Gold is a Perth-based explorer with landholdings in the Tanami, Paterson, and Yilgarn gold provinces of WA.
Write to Paula Fabe at Mining.com.au
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