Duketon Mining (ASX:DKM) identifies multiple gold anomalies at Barlee Project

Duketon Mining (ASX:DKM) has unveiled a suite of large-scale gold anomalies at its Barlee Project in Western Australia, with recent soil sampling reinforcing the project’s credentials as an emerging exploration front.

The company has identified six priority prospects across the tenement, ranging from high amplitude anomalies to historic drill-supported mineralisation, and is now preparing for drill testing before the end of the quarter.

Highlights

• 1,500 soil samples collected using the Ultrafine (UFF) method across Barlee.

• Six standout anomalies: Astro, Scooby, Tiger, Gromit, Odie and Lost Bolt.

• Peak results up to 235 parts per billion gold at Gromit.

• Historic drilling at Odie intersected 16m at 0.274g/t gold from surface.

• Lost Bolt anomaly extends 1.7km by 1km, with past intercepts including 4m at 1.89g/t gold.

• Drill testing of targets is scheduled for later this quarter.

Building momentum at Barlee

The soil program, which totalled 1,500 samples, was analysed using the Ultrafine (UFF) method, a technique designed to detect fine particles often associated with concealed mineralisation.

Results from the program have confirmed strong and consistent anomalies across both northern and southern parts of the project, boosting confidence in the tenement package.

In the northern area, the Astro anomaly measures 1,800 metres by 800 metres, with peak values of 204ppb. Adjacent to Astro, the Scooby anomaly extends 900 metres by 450 metres, returning up to 57ppb.

The gap between the two anomalies remains unsampled and is earmarked for future work.

Further south, the Tiger and Gromit prospects delivered some of the most striking results of the program, returning peak values of 230ppb and 235ppb respectively.

The Gromit anomaly, which delivered the highest gold value of the campaign, along with the Tiger anomaly, is hosted in outcropping Diemals Formation sediments, an interpreted late Archaean basin that has seen little to no drilling to date.

The Odie anomaly, a more modest 350 metres by 250 metres, lies at the structural intersection of basin sediments and a Banded Iron Formation.

Historic drilling at Odie intersected anomalous gold over multiple shallow intervals, including 16 metres at 0.274g/t from surface.

At Lost Bolt, Duketon has delineated a 1.7 kilometre by 1 kilometre anomaly peaking at 211ppb. Historic drilling has already confirmed the presence of broad mineralised zones, with highlights including 4 metres at 1.89g/t gold and 12 metres at 0.4g/t.

The new anomalies extend beyond the areas previously tested, suggesting additional potential outside historic drill coverage.

Duketon’s Managing Director, Stuart Fogarty, emphasised the scale and potential of the discovery pipeline at Barlee, noting:

“This project is evolving into a potentially significant play for DKM that is providing multiple pathways to discovery. It is a large tenement package with multiple, significant anomalies.”

With sampling now complete, Duketon Mining is moving into the targeting phase.

Heritage surveys and anomaly definition drilling are scheduled, with first-pass drill testing of priority prospects expected late this quarter.

Additional tenure south of the current project area is under application and, once granted, will further consolidate the company’s gold portfolio.

The results underscore the growing profile of the Barlee Project within Duketon’s broader strategy, providing a pipeline of targets in a region that has historically supported numerous discoveries across Archaean greenstone belts.

As the company advances from soil anomalies to drill testing, the next phase of work will be critical in determining whether these extensive geochemical footprints translate into economic mineralisation.

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