Great Pacific Gold Corp.is providing an update on its exploration activities at the Wild Dog Project (“Wild Dog” or the “Project”), located on the island of New Britain, in the province of East New Britain, Papua New Guinea (“PNG”), Figure 1.
Key Highlights:
- Dual purpose RC/Diamond drill arrived in late April and drilling has commenced.
- Phase I drilling program focused on a 3km length of the Wild Dog epithermal vein structure (Figure 2) now consists of up to 16 diamond drill holes, totaling approximately 2,500 meters of diamond drilling.
- A MobileMT survey geophysics helicopter-borne survey was flown by GPAC over 187km2 area (1,646 line-km) across the Wild Dog Project with 200-meter line spacing, infilled to 100-meter spacing in critical areas. The survey highlighted the Wild Dog epithermal vein structure over approximately 15km of strike length and a number of porphyry targets (Figure 3).
- Preliminary geophysics over planned Phase I drill program areas of Sinivit and Kavasuki shows known mineralized systems near surface extend to depths of >1,000m (Figure 4).
“We are extremely pleased to begin drilling at our flag-ship Wild Dog Project after months of preparation including road refurbishment, environmental base line studies, camp and infrastructure establishment, geophysical surveys and community consultations,” commented Greg McCunn, CEO. “The geophysics has confirmed the tremendous potential of the epithermal vein system over a 15km strike length with depth potential to over 1,000 meters. This marks the first modern, systematic drill campaign at Wild Dog in over a decade and provides a rare opportunity to unlock the deeper potential of a proven high-grade system in a Tier 1 geological belt.”
Wild Dog MobileMT Geophysics Survey
A MobileMT geophysics helicopter-borne survey was flown by GPAC over 187km2 area (1,646 line-km) across the Wild Dog Project with 200-meter line spacing, infilled to 100-meter spacing in critical areas. The completion of the air-borne geophysical MobileMT survey is a critical step in advancing the Company’s understanding of the structural and lithological architecture controlling high-grade gold and copper mineralisation throughout the Wild Dog structural corridor. Originally the corridor was thought to be approximately 11km in length as mapped on surface, but the apparent conductivity trend over the epithermal vein structure extends for ~15km (Figure 2).
Wild Dog is a hybrid high and low sulphidation epithermal gold-telluride system, with brecciated and vuggy silica veins hosted in Miocene andesitic volcaniclastics. The Project hosts several advanced high-sulphidation and low-sulphidation epithermal gold-copper targets, including the previously mined Sinivit deposit and the Kavasuki vein system.
In addition, porphyry Cu-Au targets at Magiabe and Mt Regess have now been confirmed as high priority targets through the MobileMT survey.
Phase I Drill Program
Zenex Drilling has been contracted to provide equipment and drilling services to Wild Dog. A dual purpose (RC-Diamond) rig was mobilized to site in late April and has begun drilling in the Sinivit target area with hole WDG-01. The drill pads for the first eight holes have been fully constructed and drill ready. The first few holes will be targeting the sulphide mineralization below the historic oxide mining pits, near surface with open-pit potential. Historic drilling indicates a mineralized structure 6-10 meters in width, 15-20 meters below surface.
The Phase I program, running from May through August, 2025, consists of 16 diamond drill holes for a total target of 2,500 meters. Samples from drilling will be transported to the Intertek Lab in Lae for processing. The Company expects to release ongoing drill results as they are received.
“Following years of under-exploration at Wild Dog, GPAC’s 2025 campaign is planned to be the first modern program to systematically test the full vertical and lateral extent of this system,” said Callum Spink, VP Exploration. “Wild Dog is a rare opportunity: a historic high-grade gold producer in a proven belt, now being tested with modern techniques and deep geophysics for the first time.”
