Brightstar Intersects 226m at 3.11 g/t Gold in Sandstone Infill Drilling

By Mining Hub News Desk
26 August 2026, 7:31 p.m. EDT 2 min read

Wide, high-grade intercepts from Two Mile Hill drilling – image 6
Visible gold in diamond drill core from the Two Mile Hill-Shillington deposit. Source: Brightstar Resources Limited

Brightstar Resources Limited has intersected 225.7 metres at 3.11 g/t gold from 284 metres, including 19 metres at 24.3 g/t gold with a 1-metre section at 449 g/t gold, from infill drilling at the Two Mile Hill-Shillington deposit within the Sandstone Gold Project in Western Australia.

Additional assay results from reverse circulation and diamond core drilling include drill hole TMHRCD26004, which returned an unconstrained intercept of 194 metres at 2.10 g/t gold from 286 metres. That interval included 13 metres at 4.35 g/t gold from 322 metres, featuring 0.8 metres at 53.6 g/t gold, alongside 13.3 metres at 2.27 g/t gold from 392 metres and 6 metres at 5.54 g/t gold from 450 metres.

The infill program targeted shallow areas of the Two Mile Hill tonalite stock that are optimized for potential underground mining in ongoing pre-feasibility study workstreams. The drilling was designed to increase geological confidence and support an upgrade to the Indicated resource classification. The Two Mile Hill-Shillington deposit currently hosts a Mineral Resource Estimate of 14.6 million tonnes at 1.6 g/t gold for 731,000 ounces.

“The latest results continue to demonstrate the broad widths of the Two Mile Hill deposit and high-grade nature of the quartz veining within the host tonalite, with individual grades reaching 449g/t Au. These infill results are hugely encouraging for a potential future underground mining operation at Two Mile Hill, which is currently being assessed by Brightstar and Entech for inclusion in the upcoming pre-feasibility study.” — Alex Rovira, Managing Director

The ongoing drilling at the Sandstone Gold Project forms part of a multi-rig campaign designed to generate technical, geotechnical, and metallurgical data for an ongoing pre-feasibility study. The Sandstone Gold Project encompasses multiple advanced deposits, including Two Mile Hill, Bull Oak, and Indomitable, which are being evaluated for combined open pit and underground mining operations.

“These infill results validate that concept, illustrating both grade and scale. The infill drilling increases geological confidence, with the results to be incorporated into the next Mineral Resource Estimate update and pre-feasibility study, both targeted for release in November 2026.” — Alex Rovira, Managing Director

Activity across the wider district also continues to advance, including an intercept of 20 metres at 2.72 g/t gold from 186 metres reported by Venus Metals Corporation at the Sandstone Bellchambers gold project in August 2026.

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