Duketon Mining Limited has commenced a 1,100-sample soil geochemical program at the Barlee Gold Project in Western Australia to generate additional drill targets across the Marda-Diemals Greenstone Belt.

The Barlee Project spans a land footprint of over 700 square kilometres within the Marda-Diemals Greenstone Belt. The ongoing soil sampling program will complete UltraFine+ coverage across tenement E77/3160 and extend along the western contact of E77/2717.

To test extensions of gold mineralisation identified in earlier work, a drill contractor has been secured and scheduled to start a reverse circulation program in early September 2026. The upcoming campaign will consist of approximately 2,500 metres across eighteen holes targeting the Astro, Gromit, and Odie prospects.

“The Barlee Gold Project continues to demonstrate why it is such a compelling exploration opportunity. Despite limited to no historical exploration, and underdone geochemical coverage across the Project, our early-stage drilling has returned exceptionally encouraging results at multiple prospects, highlighting the significant potential of this emerging gold system.”

— Stuart Fogarty, Managing Director

Alongside the upcoming drilling, Duketon has submitted approximately 250 resplit samples from anomalous composite intervals collected during previous aircore and reverse circulation drilling for laboratory analysis.

Assay results from these approximately 250 resplit samples at the Barlee Gold Project are anticipated within four to six weeks from August 2026. These laboratory returns are expected to improve resolution and interpretation across anomalous intervals previously identified by the technical team, directly assisting with geological interpretation and refining targeting parameters for subsequent exploration phases across the granted tenements.

Read the full announcement: Barlee Exploration Update