Is Ashburton Australia’s next BIG goldfield?

72 holes. 50km of strike. Is Ashburton only getting started?

Andrew McDougall, CEO of Kalamazoo Resources (ASX:KZR), joins us at Mines in the Vines 2026 to unpack the latest drilling at the Ashburton Gold Project in Western Australia.

Key topics discussed:

Mt Olympus: Latest drilling feeds into the next resource update
Drilling: 16 holes topped 100 gram-metres
Grade: 61% of holes came in above the current resource average
Ashburton: Mt Olympus leads a wider pipeline including Zeus, Peake, and Waugh
Next: Mineral resource estimate targeted for next quarter, followed by the planned Prefeasibility Study early next year
Victoria: Mt Piper exploration work sets up another gold push in 2027

Could this become one of Australia’s standout new goldfields?

Watch the full conversation.

Written By Shae Russell

Shae has been an equities analyst with a focus on investment writing for 15 years; the last eight of which has centred on the domestic and international mining sector. She’s now bringing this expertise to enhance and strengthen Mining.com.au‘s role as Australia’s leading source of mining news.

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