en.Wedoany.com Reported - Canadian mining company Goliath Resources Limited (TSX-V: GOT) announced on July 15, 2026, significant progress in its 2026 drilling program at the Surebet high-grade gold discovery within the Golddigger property, located in British Columbia's Golden Triangle. Initial drilling has extended the Bonanza zone 750 meters to the southwest, and expanded the Golden Gate zone 400 meters to the south and 200 meters to the north.
Goliath Resources is a junior mining company focused on mineral exploration in British Columbia's Golden Triangle. Its flagship Surebet gold discovery is located within the 100%-owned Golddigger property. The expanded Bonanza zone now extends 1.8 kilometers along both the northwest-southeast and northeast-southwest trends. This zone previously delineated five mineralized veins, with individual vein thicknesses up to 19 meters and a combined mineralized width of up to 27 meters. Historical intercepts include hole GD-24-280, which returned 23.00 meters at 8.35 grams per tonne gold equivalent (8.31 g/t gold, 2.30 g/t silver).
The expanded Golden Gate zone now extends 1.6 kilometers east-west and 1.5 kilometers north-south. This zone previously identified 18 mineralized veins, with individual vein thicknesses up to 14 meters and a combined mineralized width of up to 49 meters. Historical intercepts include hole GD-24-260, which returned 39.00 meters at 34.52 grams per tonne gold equivalent (34.47 g/t gold, 3.96 g/t silver). Goliath Resources stated that both zones still have potential for further expansion.
The 2026 drilling program has completed 10 holes totaling 4,983 meters, all of which intersected quartz-sulfide mineralization associated with high-grade gold. Among the 10 completed holes, six contained visible gold, continuing the consistency and high-grade characteristics of the Surebet mineralized system. The latest hole, GD-26-418, intersected two quartz breccia intervals in the Surebet zone, measuring 11.11 meters and 3.30 meters respectively, both containing multiple occurrences of visible gold. Company founder and CEO Roger Rosmus stated that the 2026 drilling program has started strongly, with key objectives including systematic drilling at the intersection of the Surebet, Bonanza, and Golden Gate zones, as well as exploring new areas beyond known mineralization.
The 2026 exploration program is fully funded, with plans to complete approximately 50,000 meters of drilling using seven drill rigs. Drilling will focus on expanding mineralization laterally and at depth across the Bonanza, Golden Gate, and Surebet zones, while also testing potential source rocks of the broader mineralized system. Since the Surebet discovery, the company has completed over 156,000 meters of cumulative drilling, achieving a 100% mineralization hit rate, with 92% of holes containing visible gold. The discovery remains open in multiple directions. This simultaneous expansion of the two major zones further validates the potential of the Surebet system to become a significant gold discovery in the region.
