Great Pacific Gold Corp. has reported initial drilling results from the Kavasuki prospect at its Wild Dog Project in Papua New Guinea, alongside an updated diamond drilling program for 2026.
The company said drilling at Kavasuki began in February 2026, with five diamond drill holes completed to date totalling 688 metres. Results from holes KVH-01, KVH-03 and KVH-04 had been previously released, while results from hole KVH-05 have now been received, with a sixth hole currently underway.
Among reported intercepts, KVH-01 returned 58.9 metres at 2.50 grams per tonne gold equivalent (g/t AuEq) from 38.6 metres, including 4.6 metres at 8.56 g/t AuEq. KVH-03 returned 38.4 metres at 2.23 g/t AuEq, including higher-grade intervals of 10.31 g/t and 16.24 g/t AuEq, while KVH-04 intersected 59.9 metres at 1.43 g/t AuEq. KVH-05 returned 29.5 metres at 0.45 g/t AuEq.
The company said results from KVH-05 confirm the continuation of quartz–carbonate veining, silicification, hydrothermal brecciation and gold mineralisation, although grades were lower than those returned in earlier holes.
According to the company, the results support the interpretation of a broad, structurally controlled hydrothermal system, with higher-grade mineralisation likely concentrated within discrete structural positions.
Drilling is continuing with hole KVH-06, which has reached approximately 90 metres downhole and is aimed at refining the geological and structural interpretation of the system, including assessing lateral continuity and grade variability.
The company said drilling progress has recently been affected by adverse weather conditions associated with Tropical Cyclone Maila, which brought elevated rainfall and reduced drilling efficiency in parts of Papua New Guinea during April.
Great Pacific Gold plans to drill an additional six holes totalling about 900 metres to test approximately 500 metres of strike length at Kavasuki, with drilling expected to be completed by the end of June 2026.
The Kavasuki prospect is located within the company’s Wild Dog Project in East New Britain, which hosts a 15-kilometre structurally controlled mineral corridor containing multiple epithermal gold targets and porphyry copper-gold potential identified through geophysical surveys.
Great Pacific Gold said the 2026 exploration program is focused on systematically testing targets along the Sinivit–Kavasuki system and the broader Wild Dog structural corridor.
