Platina Resources (ASX:PGM) has identified broad shallow gold mineralisation following a maiden 2,863m reverse circulation drilling program comprising 23 holes at its Sunrise Bore Gold Project near Laverton in Western Australia.
The program, representing the first modern drilling at the project in 28 years, defined a mineralised structure more than 80m wide.
The standout result was 29m @ 3.38 grams per tonne gold (Au) from 11m, including 11m @ 8.62g/t Au. Other results include 18m @ 1.12g/t Au from 51m, including 1m @ 4.75g/t Au, 2m @ 6.25g/t Au, and 1m @ 1.56g/t Au; and 37m @ 0.43g/t Au from 43m, including 2m @ 5.26g/t Au.
Managing Director Paul Polito says the results demonstrate why Sunrise Bore was an ‘attractive’ addition to Platina’s portfolio.
“Our first objective was to confirm the historical gold system with modern drilling and begin establishing the geological framework needed to determine its scale. We have achieved that,” Polito says.
“The standout result … is particularly encouraging, but equally important is the broader picture emerging from the drilling.
“We are seeing gold mineralisation within a structure more than 80m wide, extending along strike and down-dip beyond the area we have tested.”
The campaign tested approximately 200m of a broader 1.2km mineralised trend. Platina completed six drill lines at roughly 40m spacing to intersect the structure around historical shafts and workings.
The company acquired Sunrise Bore in June 2026. The project forms part of its 300km² Laverton portfolio alongside Mt McKenna and Mt Morgans South.
Platina intends to integrate the new assay and geological datasets to develop an updated geological interpretation, focus on defining higher-grade controls, and prioritise targets across the remaining 1.2km trend.
Platina Resources is focused on advancing early-stage metals projects through exploration, feasibility, and permitting towards development, holding a portfolio of gold projects in the Yilgarn region of WA.
Write to Paula Fabe at Mining.com.au
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