Hamelin Gold (ASX:HMG) is preparing to begin drilling at the Day Dawn Project in Western Australia after securing an exploration licence.
The company has lodged environmental and heritage approvals for the Paterson Province project, with approvals expected this month.
Hamelin will conduct an initial 3,000m of reverse circulation drilling in June, with assays to be rolled out in July and August 2026.
The program will follow up on historical results at the Aurora lode, with intercepts including 4m @ 4.3 grams per tonne from 0m; 7m @ 17.1g/t gold from 16m; and 6m @ 19.6g/t gold from 31m.
Day Dawn is located 10km northwest of Greatland Resources’ (ASX:GGP) 20-million-ounce Telfer gold-copper mine.
Cashed up at Day Dawn
Hamelin has also obtained a $180,000 grant from the Western Australian Government’s Exploration Incentive Scheme (EIS) to co-fund diamond drilling activities at the asset.
Managing Director Peter Bewick says the granting of this exploration licence is a “significant milestone” for Hamelin.
“Preparations for the first drilling program at the project are well advanced with the confirmation and extension of near-surface, high-grade gold mineralisation at the Aurora Lode to be the primary focus of this drilling,” Bewick says.
“The company is extremely appreciative of a co-funded drilling grant from the WA Government EIS program for a diamond drilling program to test a series of deeper conceptual gold targets at the project.
“The geological and mineralisation model for Day Dawn infers the bulk of the most prospective host units remain untested, and it is these areas that will be the target of the deeper diamond drilling program.
“The potential for the discovery of multiple, high-grade, near-surface gold lodes and for the discovery of a deeper Telfer-style gold system makes this project a compelling opportunity for Hamelin.”
Hamelin Gold is a gold explorer based in Perth, Western Australia, focused on discoveries in the Tanami Province and Yilgarn District.
Write to Maddison Elliott at Mining.com.au
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