Kalgoorlie Gold Mining (ASX: KAL) has reported significant growth at its Lighthorse prospect following a successful drilling program at the Pinjin project in Western Australia. Kalgoorlie Gold Mining is focused on discovering and developing gold resources in the Eastern Goldfields region of Western Australia. The company aims to create shareholder value through strategic exploration and project development.
The recent aircore (AC) drilling program at Lighthorse has more than doubled the prospect’s strike length to 1,450 metres. The company views this AC drilling success as an ideal precursor to its upcoming reverse circulation (RC) drilling program, the most extensive RC work undertaken to date at Pinjin. This program will target gold anomalies identified to the north and south of the initial Lighthorse discovery drill sections.
Kalgoorlie Gold plans to conduct further infill and extensional drilling in and around Lighthorse concurrently. Additionally, the company intends to follow up on previously defined anomalies at Kirgella West, located immediately west of Lighthorse. Managing director Matt Painter stated that the AC drill program has successfully validated the company’s geological model, identifying a substantial strike length of strongly anomalous gold mineralisation.
Mr. Painter added that the size, distribution, and intensity of gold mineralisation at Lighthorse suggests the potential for significant gold mineralisation at depth. The company plans to integrate the RC program timeline with planned diamond drilling to test a conceptual structural intersection target between the Kirgella Gift and Providence deposit, a program co-funded by the WA Government through its Exploration Incentive Scheme grant program.
