Hamelin Gold begins on-ground exploration at Venus gold project in WA

Hamelin Gold has commenced on-ground exploration astatine its Venus golden task successful the Murchison golden territory of Western Australia (WA) pursuing the grant of a 2nd exploration licence.

With 300km² of granted tenure, the Venus golden task exploration positions Hamelin Gold among the largest tenement holders successful the Cue region.

The task is located astir 15km south-east of Cue and 10km eastbound of Caprice Resources’ Island Gold discovery.

It lies south-west of the Comet and Tuckabianna golden corridors, each of which hosts deposits exceeding 1 cardinal ounces (moz) of gold.

The bulk of the tenements are concealed beneath water sediments and person experienced constricted humanities exploration.

Hamelin Gold managing manager Peter Bewick said: “It is an breathtaking clip with the commencement of on-ground exploration activities and the assistance of our 2nd exploration licence astatine our Venus golden project. The task present consists of 300km² of granted tenure, making Hamelin 1 of the largest tenement holders successful the Cue region.

“Tenure covers the confederate extensions of the Tuckabianna and Comet golden corridors and important areas of unexplored greenstone stratigraphy. Hamelin’s Venus golden task sits successful the bosom of the +15moz Murchison goldfield. Our archetypal exploration programme progressive aboveground ungraded sampling crossed the occidental and confederate extensions of the +1moz Comet golden deposit.”

A aboveground ungraded sampling programme, which was precocious completed astatine the project, targeted the interpreted occidental borderline and confederate hold of the Comet excavation sequence.

On 3 December 2025, exploration licence E58/644 was granted, covering the interpreted confederate hold of the Tuckabianna shear zone.

The institution said it is finalising plans for a practice survey crossed aggregate targets wrong the task country to hole for its inaugural drilling programme astatine Venus.

The practice survey is scheduled for completion successful February 2026, with drilling expected to commence soon thereafter.

Bewick added: “A elaborate aeromagnetic survey implicit the precocious granted confederate tenement is planned for January 2026. We are besides preparing for a practice survey successful aboriginal 2026 with drilling of water targets to commence soon thereafter. The Venus golden task is an breathtaking caller summation to Hamelin Gold’s exploration portfolio and the commencement of exploration activities astatine the task is an important milestone for the company.”

Hamelin Gold has a compelling accidental to research for golden beneath Lake Austin, wherever beardown conceptual structural geology is contiguous and the country lacks erstwhile exploration.