Major Drilling Push at White Dam Targets Hidden Gold-Copper System

September 15, 2026
Major Drilling Push at White Dam Targets Hidden Gold-Copper System
  • Icebreaker is a high-grade sulphide discovery at White Dam, where historical drilling shows multi-gram gold grades and copper, and a magnetic anomaly suggests deeper mineralisation that is open in all directions.

  • Broken Hill Gold Ltd focuses on the White Dam Gold Project in South Australia’s Curnamona Province, targeting both near-surface oxide resources and deeper sulphide targets.

  • MD Matthew Boyes notes potential for deeper sulphide gold-copper mineralisation beneath the weathered oxide zone, with Vertigo dipping about 15 degrees and remaining open down-dip, mirroring Icebreaker observations.

  • metallurgical testing is underway on fresh material, including carbon-in-leach trials and column tests, with Vertigo East and North samples to be tested in October and additional fresh material testing planned.

  • A major geophysics program—48 line-kilometres of induced polarization and 670 line-kilometres of high-resolution ground magnetics—is underway and expected to yield results by mid-October to define high-priority depth targets.

  • September oxide drilling at Vertigo North Extended and Hannaford is anticipated to support an updated resource estimate in Q4, followed by open-pit optimization and mine planning, with nearby oxide targets such as Rolling, Hannaford East and Icebreaker guiding near-term restart potential.

  • A 2025–26 RC drilling program comprising 279 holes over 13.5 km underpins a resource upgrade, converting inferred material to indicated and improving geological interpretation.

  • The program includes planned step-out drilling, surface geophysics, and metallurgical testing to improve recoveries and understand processing routes for fresh material.

  • Market context includes trading volume around 1.3 million shares, a Hold sentiment, and a market cap near A$80 million.

  • A dedicated diamond core rig will join RC drilling to test Icebreaker, Vertigo, and Hannaford, with metallurgical testwork on sulphide and oxide material planned.

  • Economic studies will underpin an oxide restart case, with a prefeasibility study after updating shallow resources, while testing more than 50 White Dam prospects over the next 18 months supported by a recent A$13 million placement.

  • Overall strategy combines advancing shallow oxide ounces toward restart with aggressive deeper sulphide exploration to enhance long-term value.

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Broken Hill Gold turns up heat on deeper SA gold-copper hunt

Broken Hill Gold turns up heat on deeper SA gold-copper hunt

The Sydney Morning Herald • Sep 15, 2026

Broken Hill Gold turns up heat on deeper SA gold-copper hunt

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