Great Pacific Gold Corp. reported new drilling results from the Kavasuki target at its Wild Dog project in Papua New Guinea, including an intercept of 38.4 metres at 2.23 grams per tonne gold equivalent.
The results, from drill hole KVH-03 at the Sinivit–Kavasuki trend within the Wild Dog Project, include higher-grade zones of 2.23 metres at 10.31 g/t AuEq and 2.20 metres at 16.24 g/t AuEq.
The company said the results confirm a revised west to west-northwest dipping structural model and demonstrate continuity of near-surface mineralisation approximately 1 kilometre north of the Sinivit deposit.
System continuity and scale
Great Pacific Gold said the results support a structurally controlled epithermal gold system characterised by quartz veining, silica flooding and hydrothermal brecciation, with sulphide mineralisation dominated by pyrite.
“The broad zone of mineralisation intersected, with higher-grade internal zones, is consistent with earlier drilling and confirms a coherent, structurally controlled system with strong continuity,” said Callum Spink., Vice President Exploration.
Follow-up drilling in hole KVH-04 intersected around 60 metres of similar alteration and mineralisation, although assay results are pending. The hole was drilled approximately 20 metres down-dip from KVH-03 to test vertical continuity.
Spink said the consistency between drill holes strengthens confidence in the scale of the system.
“The consistency and scale of mineralisation between holes provides additional confidence in the continuity of the system,” he said.
District-scale potential
Kavasuki lies along strike from the Sinivit deposit within a 15-kilometre structural corridor that hosts multiple epithermal gold targets and porphyry copper-gold potential.
Spink said geological similarities between Kavasuki and Sinivit suggest both may form part of a broader district-scale system.
“We are increasingly seeing strong geological similarities between the two areas, supporting the interpretation that they represent different expressions of the same mineralised system,” he said.
Drilling is continuing with hole KVH-05, with the focus shifting towards identifying controls on grade distribution and targeting higher-grade zones within the system.
The Wild Dog project forms part of Great Pacific Gold’s broader exploration portfolio in Papua New Guinea.
