Forrestania Resources has initiated a diamond drilling programme at its Forrestania Hub in Western Australia (WA), specifically targeting the Lady Lila Project.
This development follows the successful verification of historical gold drilling results and the demonstration of consistent mineralisation both at depth and along strike in previous phases.
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The Forrestania Hub lies in the southern part of the north–north-west-trending Southern Cross–Forrestania Greenstone Belt, situated in the south‑western corner of the Archaean Yilgarn Craton.
The current drilling campaign aims to further explore the extent of mineralisation along the north-south strike and at depth.
The rigs for the drilling operation are being provided by Terra Drilling based in Kalgoorlie-Boulder. The initiative involves 1,300m of diamond core tail drilling.
This marks the first programme since the grant of mining lease M77/1325, where the project is situated.
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By GlobalDataThe drilling will also provide samples for metallurgical test work.
Forrestania Resources chairman David Geraghty said: “This diamond drill programme will allow the necessary metallurgical and geotechnical understanding of the geology and the orebody on the newly granted mining lease.
“As a qualified metallurgist, I appreciate the need to fully understand orebodies as projects transition from exploration to development and mining operations. The results will be used by MBS Environmental for the statutory submissions for the development of Lady Lila, which we aim to submit in late 2026.”
In September 2025, Forrestania Resources announced an upgrade to the mineral resource estimate (MRE) for the Lady Lila deposit, which now stands at 1.2 million tonnes at 1.03 grams per tonne (g/t) of gold, totalling 40,513oz at a 0.5g/t cut-off.
Forrestania Resources is said to be actively expanding its gold exploration and development activities across WA’s prominent mining districts.
The company is focused on building a multi-asset gold production business, with ongoing projects including drilling at Ada Ann and Lady Lila.
Additionally, in a strategic move to enhance its operations, Forrestania Resources has entered into a binding heads of agreement to acquire Mantis Resources.
This acquisition involves a consideration of A$235,000 ($157,599.2) in Forrestania Resources shares.
Mantis Resources holds two exploration licences and one application exploration licence in the Lake Johnston Operations area, known as the Forrestania Gold Hub.
Additionally, Forrestania Resources has applied for further exploration licences, aiming to expand its footprint in the region.
Last November, Forrestania Resources extended its option agreement with Hyden Resources, giving the company more time to move ahead with the acquisition of 100% of Hyden Project Holdings.
