Great Pacific Gold recently assembled a 2,500km² mineral exploration land package. Credit: ivabalk from Pixabay.

Great Pacific Gold has initiated drilling at its Arau Project in Papua New Guinea (PNG), targeting copper-gold porphyry mineralisation.

The company has completed preparatory work including road rehabilitation and drill pad construction, and is now proceeding with an RC drilling programme.

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The Arau Project comprises two exploration licences in the Kainantu region, including the Mt. Victor Prospect.

Previous exploration efforts at Mt. Victor identified a complex hosting copper and gold mineralisation.

The current drilling programme aims to confirm the presence of copper-gold porphyry mineralisation beneath the previously explored skarn mineralisation.

Approximately 2,000m of drilling are planned to further investigate the potential of the site.

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In the southern exploration licence, EL2715, an extensive soil sampling programme consisting of 377 samples has been completed.

Great Pacific Gold is also preparing for exploration at the Kesar Creek Project, which is adjacent to the K92 Mining tenements.

A phase II soil programme is nearing completion and will help define targets for an upcoming drilling programme.

Concurrently, road rehabilitation work is under way at the Wild Dog Project in East New Britain Province, setting the stage for future exploration activities.

Great Pacific Gold has also applied for additional prospective ground contiguous with the Arau Project through Exploration License Application 2834.

Recently, Great Pacific Gold assembled a 2500km² mineral exploration land package in PNG.

The land package comprises exploration licences and includes both early-stage and advanced-stage exploration targets with high-grade epithermal vein as well as porphyry-style mineralisation present.

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