Extensive Tungsten and Gold Drilling Begins Soon
Resolution Minerals Ltd (ASX: RML) has secured two MP1500 diamond core drill rigs for a new drilling programme targeting tungsten and gold mineralisation at Golden Gate, Idaho, USA. The first rig is expected to arrive within days, followed by the second one by mid-May.
The drilling will commence next week, covering up to 13,700 metres across 45 holes in the Phase 2 campaign. This follows the successful 2025 Phase 1 campaign, which revealed promising gold mineralisation results, including 253.0m at 1.50g/t gold and 197.5m at 1.26g/t gold.
Craig Lindsay, CEO of Resolution’s US Operations, stated, “Resolution is now underway on an exciting and extensive 2026 drill programme at Golden Gate for gold and tungsten. Camp and drill crew setup is ongoing as we mobilise drill rigs onto site with water and fuel support together with our experienced technical team.”
Plans for Tungsten and Gold Exploration
The programme aims to define the scale of gold mineralisation at Golden Gate North and South, supporting progression toward a maiden Mineral Resource Estimate targeted for the first quarter of 2027. Exploration will identify the extent of tungsten mineralisation around historical mine workings and anomalies at Golden Gate South.
In 2025, significant gold intercepts were recorded at Golden Gate North, including 253.0m at 1.50g/t gold and 197.5m at 1.26g/t gold. Upcoming drilling will expand on these findings and explore new areas with better precision.
Re-established access to the site includes camp facilities and a state-of-the-art water filtration system. The technical support team is already on-site, preparing for the arrival of the drill crew.
Golden Gate is located within Resolution’s Horse Heaven Antimony-Tungsten-Gold-Silver Project, adjacent to Perpetua Resources’ Stibnite Gold Project, with a market value of C$4.8 billion. This strategic location offers significant potential for mineral exploration and development.
Resolution’s drilling initiative will target both infill and step-out drilling at Golden Gate North to expand known gold mineralisation and test extensions of the system. Past positive results, such as hole HH-GG25-001C, which returned 189.2m at 1.30 g/t Au from 34.1m to 223.4m, will guide new exploration.
Following the initial payments, the planned drilling is set to start late next week as part of the 2026 Phase 2 Golden Gate Drill programme. This programme aims to explore and define mineral deposits that remain open at depth, along strike, and laterally.
Last updated: 29 June 2026, 12:16 pm
