WA Gold Unveils Multiple High-Grade Bullabulling Targets Ahead of June Drilling

Drilling Campaign Targets Structural Gold Extensions

WA Gold Limited (ASX:WAU) is gearing up to drill up to 10,000 metres at its Bullabulling Project, located just 30km west of Coolgardie in Western Australia’s prolific Eastern Goldfields. This move follows a comprehensive reinterpretation of historical geochemical and geophysical datasets by Perth-based consultants Resource Potentials, who have delineated multiple high-priority gold targets across Bullabulling’s North, West, and East tenement areas.

The Bullabulling Shear Zone (BBSZ), a structural corridor that hosts Minerals 260’s (ASX:Mi6) 4.5 million ounce Bullabulling Gold Mine, is interpreted to extend northward beneath thin sedimentary cover into WA Gold’s tenure. This structural continuity under cover has historically hindered exploration but now offers a compelling opportunity for WA Gold to test extensions of a known multi-million-ounce system.

Geophysical Surveys to Sharpen Targeting

To complement drilling, WA Gold has engaged GAP Geophysics to conduct a sub-audio magnetics (SAM) survey focused on mapping shear-hosted gold mineralisation and lithological trends beneath regolith cover. This technique aims to identify subtle structural features and lithological contacts critical for targeting gold mineralisation, especially in areas where alluvial cover has masked bedrock geology.

Resource Potentials’ review also highlights the potential interplay between the BBSZ and the Geko gold deposit to the north, owned by Beacon Minerals (ASX:BCN). The interpreted structural inflection zone coincides with areas of historical gold anomalism, including a notable 5m composite of 0.12 g/t Au at the end of hole BBRX1586 drilled by Resolute Resources in 1996, which remains untested further east.

Historical Drilling Confirms High-Grade Potential

WA Gold’s previous reconnaissance drilling at Bullabulling has already confirmed near-surface, high-grade gold mineralisation, with standout intercepts including 2m at 18.1 g/t Au from 34m and 4m at 10.12 g/t Au from 32m. These results underpin the company’s confidence in the prospectivity of its tenements, which cover extensions of the same north-south trending gold belt that hosts the adjacent Bullabulling Gold Mine.

WA Gold’s Bullabulling tenure remains the only significant independent landholding in the region following Minerals 260’s recent expansion of its project area from 130 sq km to 1,160 sq km. This strategic positioning offers WA Gold a unique foothold to explore underexplored structural corridors and geological contacts that may host stacked gold lodes similar to those mined by Mi6.

Exploration Strategy and Heritage Engagement

The upcoming drill campaign will employ a combination of air-core and reverse circulation rigs to test the newly defined targets. WA Gold plans a staged exploration approach, integrating drilling results with SAM survey data and geochemical infill sampling to refine its high-priority target pipeline. Additional Programs of Work have been submitted to maintain drilling momentum through 2026 and beyond.

WA Gold is also advancing a Heritage Agreement with the Marlinyu Ghoorlie Native Title Group, underscoring its commitment to responsible exploration practices and community engagement as it escalates activities at Bullabulling.

Meanwhile, assay results from the company’s Abercromby drilling program are anticipated in early June, potentially adding further momentum to WA Gold’s broader portfolio, which includes the Invincible and South Boddington projects.

Positioning Amid Regional Consolidation

With Minerals 260’s recent aggressive land acquisitions nearby, WA Gold’s status as the sole significant independent tenement holder in the Bullabulling region could attract attention if exploration success follows. The company’s focus on structural extensions of the BBSZ and associated lithological contacts aligns with proven orogenic gold models typical of the Eastern Goldfields, though historical exploration gaps due to cover and limited drilling density have left open the possibility of undiscovered mineralisation.

WA Gold’s CEO Ben Pollard highlighted the company’s strategy to build shareholder value through a diversified portfolio spanning early-stage to advanced projects, with Bullabulling offering a promising exploration opportunity to complement the progressing Abercromby deposit. As drilling commences this month, the market will be watching closely for assay results that could validate these high-priority targets.