Barton Gold Hits 24 Metres At 4.51 G/t Gold In Tunkillia Starter Pit Drilling

By Mining Hub News Desk
31 August 2026, 9:32 a.m. EDT 2 min read
Tunkillia Gold & Silver – Barton Gold Holdings Limited
Source: Barton Gold Holdings Limited

Barton Gold Holdings Limited has returned broad, high-grade assays from shallow areas of the starter pits at its Tunkillia Gold Project in South Australia, highlighted by drill hole TKB0703 intersecting 24 metres at 4.51 g/t gold from 47 metres depth, including 2 metres at 16.7 g/t gold from 53 metres.

The results form part of an ongoing 39,000-metre Phase 2 resource upgrade drilling program at Tunkillia. Additional shallow intercepts include hole TKB0678 returning 11 metres at 5.51 g/t gold from 14 metres depth, including 2 metres at 24.7 g/t gold from 16 metres, and hole TKB0660 intersecting 20 metres at 2.14 g/t gold from 63 metres, including 6 metres at 5.13 g/t gold from 63 metres. Other results comprise hole TKB0639 with 6 metres at 6.61 g/t gold from 70 metres; hole TKB0642 yielding 6 metres at 2.95 g/t gold from 63 metres; hole TKB0651 returning 11 metres at 2.87 g/t gold from 79 metres; hole TKB0656 intersecting 5 metres at 2.85 g/t gold from 54 metres; and hole TKB0681 returning 7 metres at 4.10 g/t gold from 65 metres.

“Tunkillia's 'Phase 2' drilling was expanded after early analysis of infill assays identified a potential new domain of high-grade mineralisation within its ‘Starter Pit' outlines. These ‘S1' and 'S2' pits drive Tunkillia's robust economics, and are modelled to yield a A$1.8bn operating profit during the first 2.5 years alone at current gold and silver prices.”

— Alexander Scanlon, Managing Director

In August 2026, Barton commenced infrastructure sterilisation drilling to test proposed sites for waste dumps, tailings storage, and the processing plant ahead of the Pre-Feasibility Study.

A final batch of Phase 2 resource upgrade drilling assays is expected shortly. Following receipt of all remaining assay results, the company will prepare comprehensive cross-sections and updated JORC Mineral Resource estimates for both gold and silver, with the Pre-Feasibility Study targeted for completion in the first quarter of calendar year 2027 and a Mining Lease application to follow.

Read the full announcement: Tunkillia Infill Drilling Confirms New High-grade Mineralisation Within Shallow Zone of Existing High-value 'Starter Pit' Outlines