Brightstar Resources (ASX:BTR) Reports Significant Results from Sandstone Hub Drilling
Brightstar Resources Limited (ASX:BTR) has announced further significant results from its extensive drilling program at the Sandstone Hub in the East Murchison region of Western Australia. The ongoing exploration efforts aim to enhance the company’s current Mineral Resource Estimate of 1.5Moz at 1.5g/t Au.
Exploration Results
The maiden Reverse Circulation (RC) drill program at the Bull Oak deposit has been successfully completed, encompassing five extensional RC drill holes. Notable assay results include BORC25005, which returned 178m @ 0.70g/t Au from 16m, including higher-grade intercepts such as 1m @ 20.4g/t Au from 165m. These findings reaffirm the potential for significant mineral resource growth within the Sandstone project.
Additionally, results from the Sandstone North Prospect have demonstrated promising early-stage exploration outcomes. Significant intercepts include 2m @ 7.54g/t Au from 27m and 6m @ 2.26g/t Au from 88m, indicating substantial mineralisation beneath historical workings.
Assay Highlights
The Bull Oak deposit, part of the larger Bull Oak Camp, showcases high-tonnage gold deposits suitable for large-scale open pit mining operations. Significant deeper drill holes have consistently returned intercepts exceeding 150m, such as 212m @ 1.20g/t Au from 28m in SRC1027.
Historical shallow gold intercepts remain noteworthy, with results like 7m @ 38.9g/t Au from 64m (MSGC1292) and 9m @ 31.4g/t Au from 49m (MSGC508), further supporting the exploration targets.
Executive Comments
Managing Director Alex Rovira stated, “We’re pleased to report new exploration results from Brightstar’s Sandstone Hub. The Bull Oak deposit has real potential to provide a large, bulk-tonnage feed for a substantial mining operation at Sandstone. These wide zones of gold mineralisation, hosted in granodiorite, demonstrate classic Bull Oak type mineralisation and we are excited to follow-up with larger RC and diamond drilling programs in the coming months.”
Future Exploration
Brightstar plans to continue its exploration across three operating hubs, with RC drilling already underway at the Fish Deposit (Laverton Hub). Upcoming phases will include both surface and underground diamond drilling at the Yunndaga deposit in the Menzies Hub. The company aims to fast-track its next stage of drilling, targeting further Mineral Resource growth and advancing towards a Pre-Feasibility Study (PFS) in 1H CY26.
Brightstar will provide updates on these drilling programs as they progress.
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