Haranga Resources (ASX:HAR) has returned 32m @ 10.41 grams per tonne gold (Au) from 143m in the first hole of its phase two program at the Lincoln Gold Project in the Mother Lode Gold Belt in California, US.
Hole DDH0294 contains 13 1m samples grading above 10g/t Au, peaking at 1m @ 51.4g/t Au. The company reports the interval as an uphole length rather than a true width, which remains to be determined.
The 16-hole, 1,500m program targets the southern Lincoln resource and an under-drilled area between the Lincoln and Comet zones.
Drilling began on 17 September, after dewatering of the underground workings was completed earlier that month. More than half the planned metres are drilled, with the program expected to finish in early November.
Lincoln hosts a mineral resource estimate of 2.46 million tonnes (Mt) at 5.10g/t Au for 402,000 ounces, with 77% of contained gold classified as inferred.
The program aims to lift confidence sufficiently to reclassify inferred resources to indicated, ahead of a planned Prefeasibility Study that would support ore reserves.
Managing Director Patrick Mutz says the result is a “strong start”.
“The phase-two drilling program is off to a strong start with the first hole returning a substantial high-grade intersection in the southern part of the Lincoln Resource,” Mutz says.
The company is assessing whether the South Spring Hill exploration target of 1.16–1.64Mt @ 5.4–5.8g/t Au for 202,000–308,000 ounces can convert to an inferred mineral resource without further drilling.
Historical core and pulps are now with ALS in Reno, with results expected in late 2026.
Replicate Chrysos PhotonAssay results for phase one ‘high-grade’ samples are due shortly. Haranga is also investigating additional exploration targets at Old Lincoln, Wildman-Mahoney, and Keystone Deeps.
Haranga Resources is an Australian gold and uranium explorer advancing projects across California and Senegal.
Write to JC Villarba at Mining.com.au
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