en.Wedoany.com Reported - Pilbara Gold (ASX:PGL) plans to commence resource drilling at the Roe Hills gold project near Kalgoorlie in July and August, with a drilling program of up to 12,000 meters.

The company has completed Aboriginal heritage surveys for the Terra and Caliburn prospects, and the Ngadju Native Title Aboriginal Corporation has approved the drilling activities. Bedrock mineralization at the Terra prospect extends over 1,800 meters, while Caliburn extends over 900 meters, with both remaining open in all directions. Previous drilling results at Terra include 35 meters at 1.00 g/t gold from 116.5 meters, and 23 meters at 1.43 g/t gold from 104 meters.

Caliburn is located 4 kilometers southeast along strike from Terra. Historical drilling results include 22 meters at 1.55 g/t gold from 144 meters, and 54 meters at 0.74 g/t gold from 10 meters (including 16 meters at 1.02 g/t gold from 20 meters).

Managing Director Peter Turner stated that examination of historical core shows geological and alteration characteristics similar to the nearby large-scale St Ives gold mine, and he looks forward to advancing the project scale as drilling progresses. The phased drilling program comprises up to 57 holes totaling 12,200 meters, with 46 holes at Terra distributed across 18 drill lines and 11 holes at Caliburn across 3 drill lines. The drilling will test the continuity of mineralization over approximately 2 kilometers along strike at Terra and about 1 kilometer at Caliburn.

The program aims to extend mineralization north, south, and at depth beyond the known bedrock zones of both prospects. Earthmoving equipment for drill access tracks will be mobilized in the coming weeks. Pilbara Gold plans to deliver an initial mineral resource estimate for Roe Hills by late 2026 or early 2027, targeting completion of all drilling operations within two months, followed by wireframe modeling of geology and mineralization domains.

The Roe Hills gold project is located 100 kilometers east of Kalgoorlie and 50 kilometers east of Vault Minerals' (ASX:VAU) Mt Monger gold operations, including the Randalls processing plant.

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