- Great Pacific Gold (TSXV:GPAC) hit a highlight of 8.4 metres grading 49.9 grams per ton (g/t) of gold equivalent, including bonanza grades of more than 300 g/t gold, from recently expanded phase-1 drilling at its Wild Dog project in Papua New Guinea
- The junior miner is focused on growing into the leading gold-copper development company in Papua New Guinea
- Great Pacific Gold stock closed with a gain of 18.29 per cent
Great Pacific Gold (TSXV:GPAC) hit a highlight of 8.4 metres grading 49.9 grams per ton (g/t) of gold equivalent, including bonanza grades of more than 300 g/t gold, from recently expanded phase-1 drilling at its Wild Dog project in Papua New Guinea.
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The intercept, from drillhole WDG-08, yielded 46.5 g/t gold, 1.7 per cent copper and 66.3 g/t silver from 154 metres depth, including 3.8 metres at 105 g/t gold equivalent (93.3 g/t gold, 6.6 per cent copper and 142 g/t silver).
Great Pacific has completed 9 of 28 drillholes at the Sinivit target, representing 1,214 out of a planned 5,000 metres, with assays pending for WDG-09, 60 metres north of WDG-08, and drilling for WDG-10 currently underway 100 metres to the north of WDG-09.
To date, Sinivit represents a 1.5 km strike length within the 15 km x 1 km Wild Dog epithermal vein structural corridor, whose high grades have been confirmed in multiple intercepts, including 7 m at 11.2 g/t gold equivalent (WDG-02), and whose potential for a major porphyry copper-gold system – up to 1,000 m in diameter and more than 2,000 m deep – is highlighted by the recent processing of MobileMT geophysical data revealing a setting analogous to the robustly mineralized Wafi-Golpu deposit.
See the full set of exploration results in Tuesday’s news release. Phase-1 drilling at Sinivit will run into early 2026.
Leadership insights
“Hole WDG-08 has delivered one of the best exploration hits in Papua New Guinea in recent years, including a bonanza zone grading over 300 g/t gold,” Callum Spink, Great Pacific Gold’s vice president of exploration, said in a statement. “These results highlight the exceptional tenor of this epithermal system. The combination of multi-ounce gold with significant copper and silver credits confirms the presence of a robust polymetallic vein structure. Importantly, the semi-massive sulphide textures and associated copper mineralization in this interval demonstrate that we are drilling directly into the heart of the system. With mineralization open along strike and at depth, we see clear potential for continuity of these high-grade zones and for scale across the broader 15-km structural corridor.”
“The Sinivit target continues to generate high-grade near-surface mineralized intercepts,” added Greg McCunn, Great Pacific Gold’s chief executive officer. “With the drilling program at Sinivit expanded to 5,000 metres, we are looking forward to continued drilling success for the balance of 2025 from phase 1. Mineralization is open at depth, and north-south along strike over the 15-km corridor. With both high grade and district scale, the Wild Dog epithermal target has the potential to host a major gold-copper deposit. In parallel to our continued drilling, we are starting to increase our field activity on the adjacent Magiabe porphyry in preparation for a potential maiden drilling program in 2026.”
About Great Pacific Gold
Great Pacific Gold is focused on growing into the leading gold-copper development company in Papua New Guinea. Standout projects in the company’s portfolio include:
- The Wild Dog project in the East New Britain province of Papua New Guinea, which features a large-scale epithermal target spanning 15 kilometres in strike length and potentially over 1,000 metres deep.
- The Kesar project in the Eastern Highlands province of Papua New Guinea, whose numerous high-potential targets, adjacent to mine tenements owned by K92 Mining (TSX:KNT), have been proven to be high-grade in outcrop and soil samples, coincident with aeromagnetic highs. Phase-1 diamond drilling finalized in Q1 2025, with phase-2 in development for Q1 2026.
- The Arau project, also in the Eastern Highlands and contiguous to K92, houses the Mt. Victor target, where significant potential exists for a high-sulphidation epithermal gold-base metal deposit. Phase-I drilling in August 2024 added conviction to the property.
Great Pacific Gold stock (TSXV:GPAC) closed with a gain of 18.29 per cent. The stock has given back 14.91 per cent year-over-year.
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