Geopacific Resources Ltd. said ongoing drilling at its 1.67 million-ounce Woodlark Gold Project in Papua New Guinea continues to support potential resource growth, with high-grade gold intercepts confirmed at Little MacKenzie and encouraging geology identified at Kamwak.
The company said about 13,000 metres of drilling has been completed so far, as it focuses on near-mine resource extensions, emerging discovery targets and improving geological understanding to support mine planning.
Recent results at Little MacKenzie confirmed gold mineralisation beneath surface trenching, including intercepts of 7 metres at 5.50 grams per tonne gold from 112 metres and 10 metres at 1.39 grams per tonne gold from 86 metres. The results support an updated geological model for the prospect.
At Kamwak, located next to the 711,000-ounce Kulumadau gold deposit, recent diamond drilling intersected zones of strong sulphide mineralisation and breccia. Assay results are pending, but the company said the geology is consistent with gold mineralisation elsewhere at Woodlark.
Geopacific said RC pre-collars have also been completed at Wayai Creek ahead of planned diamond drilling in the first quarter of 2026. Planning is underway for additional drilling and trenching in 2026 at several prospects, including Great Northern, Kamwak, Ivanhoe East and Kulumadau South.
Of the 55 drill holes reported in the current update, 23 have been completed, with the remainder in progress or awaiting assay results. About 2,300 samples are still in laboratories, and further results are expected in early 2026.
Geopacific CEO James Fox said the program is building confidence across the project.
“This drilling program is continuing to build a strong picture of the Woodlark system. At Little MacKenzie we are confirming mineralisation beneath surface trenching, while at Kamwak the geology intersected to date is highly encouraging and consistent with mineralisation seen elsewhere on the Project,” Fox said.
“With around half of the drilling program now complete, we have established solid momentum and a clear pipeline of follow-up work into 2026, much of it focused close to existing resources and planned infrastructure," he added.
The company said remaining drilling at Little MacKenzie will be completed before rigs move to Wayai Creek, with further drilling planned across the Woodlark project area in 2026.
