Yerilgee Rock Chips Return Up to 84 g/t Gold, Validating Prospectivity

Exploration Breakthrough at Yerilgee

Catalina Resources Limited (ASX, CTN) has announced promising early-stage exploration results from its Yerilgee Project, located in the Central Yilgarn region of Western Australia. The company’s recent reconnaissance mapping and rock chip sampling at the Snowflake Prospect have revealed gold assays reaching an impressive 84 grams per tonne (g/t), confirming the presence of significant gold mineralisation in this underexplored area.

The Snowflake Prospect is characterised by a substantial gold and bismuth soil anomaly spanning approximately 800 by 200 metres, associated with felsic intrusions and secondary north-south structural features. Catalina’s sampling efforts focused on quartz-veined structures, yielding five samples above 0.5 g/t gold, which bolsters confidence in the continuity of mineralisation and provides a solid foundation for refining drill targets.

Building on Historical Data

This recent work complements earlier aircore drilling conducted by Dreadnought Resources in 2023, which returned notable intercepts such as 19 metres at 1.9 g/t gold, including a high-grade 4-metre section at 8.5 g/t. Despite these encouraging results, no follow-up drilling was undertaken by the previous owners, leaving the prospect largely untested until Catalina’s current initiative.

The company has now initiated the heritage clearance process with the relevant Traditional Owner group, a critical step before advancing to more extensive drilling programs. Catalina’s commitment to statutory compliance and community consultation underscores its responsible approach to exploration in culturally sensitive areas.

Strategic Next Steps

While the immediate operational focus remains on follow-up drilling at the Laverton Project, Catalina plans to commence drilling at Yerilgee once heritage clearances are secured. The recent rock chip results not only validate the prospectivity of the Snowflake Prospect but also provide valuable geological context to guide future exploration efforts.

Investors should note that these results are preliminary and based on surface sampling; true widths and the extent of mineralisation remain to be determined through drilling. Nonetheless, the combination of high-grade assays and historical drilling data positions Yerilgee as a compelling target within the Central Yilgarn’s prolific gold province.