The Day's Play Edition 151: Gold breaks beyond 1km as Cangallo copper reaches 800m | GG8, AQD, SMI
THE TOP ORDER
Gorilla Gold (ASX:GG8)
High-Grade Footwall Discovery Surges Past 1km
New drilling and geological reinterpretation have expanded the high-grade Sovereign footwall system to over 1km of strike, outside the existing Mineral Resource. Results include 2.8m @ 31.0g/t Au, 0.6m @ 86.2g/t Au and 7.0m @ 10.2g/t Au, with drilling continuing across the North Kalgoorlie Hub.
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AusQuest (ASX:AQD)
Cangallo Copper System Pushes Beyond 800m
The first 2 diamond holes at Cangallo returned 355.8m @ 0.31% Cu and 348m @ 0.23% Cu, extending copper mineralisation to at least 800m depth. Higher-grade zones include 10m @ 0.73% Cu, with drilling continuing at depth.
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Santana Minerals (ASX:SMI)
High-Grade Drilling Expands RAS Core
2 infill holes at Rise and Shine South have expanded and increased the tenor of the HG1 high-grade core. MDD529 returned 20.7m @ 4.8g/t Au and 2.3m @ 19.7g/t Au, while MDD530 returned 11.0m @ 8.5g/t Au and 11.3m @ 7.3g/t Au.
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Corazon Mining (ASX:CZN)
Chalice Target Adds Up to 830koz
Corazon has defined a maiden Exploration Target of 9.7–12.3Mt @ 1.9–2.1g/t Au, representing approximately 600–830koz of contained gold. The conceptual target is inclusive of the existing 191,000oz Mineral Resource, with 7,500m of RC drilling planned to test continuity.
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THE ALLROUNDERS
Blaze Minerals (ASX:BLZ)
High-Grade Tungsten Deal Lands in Uganda
Blaze has entered a binding agreement to acquire up to a 90% interest in 2 Ugandan tungsten projects covering historical producing mines. Due diligence at Bahati returned channel samples of 1.0m @ 20.78% WO3 and 0.8m @ 20.22% WO3, alongside a 56.23% WO3 grab sample.
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Dundas Minerals (ASX:DUN)
Gold Belt Consolidation Unlocks September Drilling
Dundas has consolidated 9 prospecting licences along its Kalgoorlie gold belt, including Gemini, where historical drilling returned 2m @ 26.7g/t Au. Programmes of Work are approved across Capricorn, Rockland, the ground between them and Baden-Powell, with drilling scheduled for late September.
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Zinc of Ireland (ASX:ZMI)
ARGO Delivers Up to 99% Silver Recovery
First-phase ARGO testwork across zinc leach residue from 3 European smelters returned recoveries of up to 99% silver, 100% lead and 91% copper. Further testing is underway for germanium, gallium and indium, with a pilot plant targeted for early 2027.
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Noronex (ASX:NRX)
Sleitat Moves From History to Exploration
Noronex has commenced the first modern detailed exploration program at Sleitat in 20 years, combining 50m-line-spacing geophysics, field exploration and review of 1,400m of historical core. A maiden JORC Exploration Target is targeted for Q4 2026, subject to program results.
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THE ENGINE ROOM
Olympio Metals (ASX:OLY)
US Silver Campaign Moves Into Drilling
Exploration has commenced at the Jacknife and Raven silver projects, with drill-pad preparation underway at Jacknife and diamond rig mobilisation expected imminently. The maiden program will target the historical Conjecture Mine, the Conjecture Shear Zone and other exploration targets.
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Javelin Minerals (ASX:JAV)
Deep Coogee Drilling Gets Underway
Javelin has commenced a 5–6 week diamond program targeting 2 major gold-copper intrusive targets at Coogee North and Coogee West. Each hole is planned to reach 800–1,000m, with the program co-funded through the WA Government Exploration Incentive Scheme.
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Liberty Metals (ASX:LIB)
Visible Gold Emerges Ahead of Drilling
Maiden fieldwork at Oko North identified extensive artisanal gold workings, visible gold, quartz veining and basement shearing. A systematic soil program of approximately 5,000 samples is underway, with 55 rock-chip samples submitted for assay ahead of maiden drill-target definition.
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