Kalgoorlie Gold Mining Completes Aircore Program at Pinjin

By Mining Hub News Desk
13 August 2026, 8:02 p.m. EDT 1 min read

Kalgoorlie Gold Mining Limited has completed its largest single aircore drill program to date at the Pinjin Gold Project in Western Australia, testing gold targets across the Laverton Tectonic Zone Flexure.

The campaign finished with 7,212 metres drilled across 225 aircore holes. Shallower than anticipated drilling depths averaging 32 metres reduced overall metreage, though the program achieved planned first-pass exploration coverage at roughly two-thirds of the expected cost.

“The KalGold team safely completed our largest single aircore drill program to date. I am encouraged by geological observations during the drill program, with numerous features identified in drill chips that are consistent with but not necessarily indicative of gold mineralisation. This will be resolved when assay results are returned from the laboratory over the next 6 weeks.”

— Dr Matt Painter, Managing Director and CEO

Laboratory assays for the aircore program are anticipated within six weeks. Meanwhile, a separate reverse circulation drill program focusing on the northern extent of the Lighthorse prospect is nearing completion and is scheduled to conclude next week.

Looking ahead, Kalgoorlie Gold Mining plans to launch its next aircore campaign in late September or early October 2026, targeting the Rebecca sequence north and northeast of the Flexure area.

Read the full announcement: AC drilling completed at LTZ Flexure, Pinjin Gold Project