Lefroy Exploration Limited has expanded the scope of its ongoing scoping study for the Mt Martin Gold Project in Western Australia to incorporate the high-grade portions of the nearby Burns gold deposit.

The earlier scoping study announced on 30 June 2026 focused exclusively on the Mt Martin Gold Project, which hosts a mineral resource estimate of 9.1 million tonnes at 1.6 grams per tonne gold for 460,000 ounces. The current announcement widens the evaluation to integrate the high-grade zones of the Burns gold system to maximise regional processing synergies.

Delivery of the expanded scoping study is now scheduled for early in the December quarter of 2026, aligning with an internal resource review of the Burns deposit. That review evaluates parameters against a previously reported resource of 4.22 million tonnes at 1.18 grams per tonne gold for 159,285 contained ounces.

“Evaluating the integration of the high-grade portion of Burns into an expanded Scoping Study scope alongside Mt Martin is a logical adjustment to the Study. Aligning both the reviewed resource model and the scoping study delivery for early December quarter 2026 will provide our shareholders with a clear, comprehensive development framework.” 

— Graeme Gribbin, Managing Director

Alongside the study expansion, Lefroy has secured Miscellaneous Licence L25/71 for the Lucky Strike Gold Mine following the execution of a heritage agreement with traditional owners. A heritage survey is set for mid-October 2026 to clear a second dewatering corridor on the tenement.

Environmental approvals, discharge licence amendments, and mining development proposal revisions are actively advancing to support the 50:50 profit-sharing mining agreement established with private contractor BML Ventures. Dewatering and full mining operations at Lucky Strike are scheduled to recommence in early 2027.

Read the full announcement: Mt Martin Scoping Study Expansion Considers Including Burns