Norwest Minerals testing new gold target at Marymia East

• Five-hole reverse circulation program targeting historical result of 6m at 4.3g/t gold
• Rig will then move to Bulgera for second-phase resource drilling
• Second drill rig already turning at Bulgera, collecting near-surface oxide and transitional gold for lab tests

Special Report: In a bid to test new targets at the Marymia East project and advance the Bulgera project, Norwest Minerals has put two drill rigs to work on its gold projects in Western Australia’s Pilbara region.

The first reverse circulation drilling rig has been mobilised at the Marymia East project, just 10km southeast of the Bulgera project, to follow up historical drilling results.

Norwest Minerals (ASX:NWM) unearthed a 1996 result of 6m at 4.3g/t gold after undertaking a comprehensive review of the project area, highlighting the Shiraz prospect as a potential point of interest.

The company is testing the new target with a five-hole RC program looking for a continuation of mineralisation up-dip and along strike.

Growing Bulgera’s gold bounty

Once the 5-hole program at Marymia East’s Shiraz prospect has wrapped up, Norwest intends to move the drill rig to the Bulgera gold project.

A second drill rig is already turning at Bulgera, collecting oxide and transitional gold samples to be used in metallurgical and laboratory test work.

Much of that test work will focus on determining if Bulgera’s gold is suitable for heap leach processing, based on gold’s current lofty pricing.

The company expects the metallurgical results to be available sometime this month.

Once the second rig arrives on-site, Norwest will put it to work in a second phase, 11-hole, 2555m program designed to grow Bulgera’s resource estimate.

Norwest Minerals CEO Charles Schaus said the company looked forward to delivering results across multiple fronts over the coming months.

“Norwest Minerals is executing a clear, multi-pronged strategy: pursuing high-impact exploration at Marymia East, driving resource growth at Bulgera, and accelerating the potential for near-term cash flow through the heap leach development,” he said.

NWM polished off another 11-hole program back in September. The results from both phases of drilling will be incorporated into an updated mineral resource estimate, scheduled for the end of January 2026.

This article was developed in collaboration with Norwest Minerals, a Stockhead advertiser at the time of publishing.

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