Hamelin Gold (ASX:HMG) has begun reverse circulation (RC) drilling at the Day Dawn Gold Project in the Paterson region of Western Australia.
The initial program will target 35 holes across 3,000m to confirm the interpretation of the newly defined Aurora Lode and test for extensions.
Historical drill results at the lode include 4m @ 4.3 grams per tonne gold from 0m; 7m @ 17.1g/t gold from 16m; 6m @ 19.6g/t gold from 31m; and 3m @ 51.1g/t gold from 35m.
Managing Director Peter Bewick says Hamelin is pleased to kick-start drilling at Day Dawn, representing an “important first step” in advancing the company’s understanding of the project’s gold potential.
“Planning is already underway for a second phase of RC drilling designed to test additional parallel lodes, which could significantly expand the known mineralised footprint at the project,” Bewick says.
“This will be followed by EIS (exploration incentive scheme) co-funded diamond drilling to evaluate the potential for a Telfer-style gold system at depth.”
Hamelin obtained a $180,000 grant from the Western Australian Government’s Exploration Incentive Scheme (EIS) in May 2026 to co-fund diamond drilling activities at the asset, as reported by Mining.com.au.
“The Paterson Province remains one of Australia’s premier mineral exploration regions, and the upcoming programs at Day Dawn will be a major focus for Hamelin throughout 2026.”
Hamelin has completed a comprehensive review and reinterpretation of historical drilling data sourced from the Day Dawn Project. Exploration in the area dates back to the 1980s and is known for several gold prospects.
The company has identified coherent, near-surface zones of ‘high-grade’ gold mineralisation across the project, which Hamelin says, “may mark the surface expression of a larger, previously untested mineral system”.
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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