Hamelin Gold has commenced on-ground exploration at its Venus gold project in the Murchison gold district of Western Australia (WA) following the award of a second exploration licence.
With 300km² of granted tenure, the Venus gold project exploration positions Hamelin Gold among the largest tenement holders in the Cue region.
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The project is located approximately 15km south-east of Cue and 10km east of Caprice Resources’ Island Gold discovery.
It lies south-west of the Comet and Tuckabianna gold corridors, each of which hosts deposits exceeding one million ounces (moz) of gold.
The majority of the tenements are concealed beneath lake sediments and have experienced limited historical exploration.
Hamelin Gold managing director Peter Bewick said: “It is an exciting time with the commencement of on-ground exploration activities and the grant of our second exploration licence at our Venus gold project. The project now consists of 300km² of granted tenure, making Hamelin one of the largest tenement holders in the Cue region.
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By GlobalData“Tenure covers the southern extensions of the Tuckabianna and Comet gold corridors and significant areas of unexplored greenstone stratigraphy. Hamelin’s Venus gold project sits in the heart of the +15moz Murchison goldfield. Our initial exploration programme involved surface soil sampling across the western and southern extensions of the +1moz Comet gold deposit.”
A surface soil sampling programme, which was recently completed at the project, targeted the interpreted western margin and southern extension of the Comet mine sequence.
On 3 December 2025, exploration licence E58/644 was granted, covering the interpreted southern extension of the Tuckabianna shear zone.
The company said it is finalising plans for a heritage survey across multiple targets within the project area to prepare for its inaugural drilling programme at Venus.
The heritage survey is scheduled for completion in February 2026, with drilling expected to commence shortly thereafter.
Bewick added: “A detailed aeromagnetic survey over the recently granted southern tenement is planned for January 2026. We are also preparing for a heritage survey in early 2026 with drilling of lake targets to commence shortly thereafter. The Venus gold project is an exciting new addition to Hamelin Gold’s exploration portfolio and the commencement of exploration activities at the project is an important milestone for the company.”
Hamelin Gold has a compelling opportunity to explore for gold beneath Lake Austin, where strong conceptual structural geology is present and the area lacks previous exploration.
