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Highlights
Great Divide Mining completes second LiDAR interpretation at Devils Mountain
Over four hundred historical mine workings identified across Kilkivan area
Modern geological tools aligned with company’s historical exploration strategy
Great Divide Mining Ltd (ASX:GDM), listed on the ASX 200 under the materials index, continues advancing its exploration footprint within Queensland's mineral-rich terrains. Operating in the gold and base metals segment, the company has reported a major technical development at its Devils Mountain Gold Project. A second light detection and ranging (LiDAR) analysis has revealed hundreds of previously undocumented historical mine features.
The project, situated within the Palaeozoic Gympie and Wandilla provinces, is positioned over geologically diverse ground that hosts occurrences of gold, copper, lead, zinc, silver, tungsten, and mercury. These recent findings, achieved through the use of advanced geospatial technologies, reinforce Great Divide Mining’s exploration model that combines legacy mining data with contemporary survey techniques.
LiDAR Technology Reveals Extensive Historical Workings
The latest round of LiDAR interpretation, conducted by specialists GeoCloud Analytics, has identified close to five hundred mine workings scattered throughout the Devils Mountain area. These include shafts, adits, and other signs of historical mineral extraction activities. Most of these features had not been documented in previous datasets, adding significant value to Great Divide’s growing geological database.
The findings concentrate around the Kilkivan prospect area, a zone already recognised for its mineral diversity. The new data is enabling refined geological mapping and will guide detailed site inspections, sample collection, and geophysical investigations.
Advancing Exploration Strategy With Historical Mining Footprint
The company’s approach focuses on re-evaluating historically mined regions using updated technology. This strategy aims to validate old workings and assess their relevance to new exploration models. The rationale is that the existence of historical shafts and tunnels implies intensive past mining activity, which could indicate mineral richness in surrounding zones.
Field activities planned by Great Divide Mining include close-range mapping of the newly found features, soil and rock chip sampling, and geophysical surveys. These efforts are designed to support the definition of drilling areas.
Project Positioned Across Diverse Mineral Provinces
The Devils Mountain Gold Project is located across two well-known geological provinces—Gympie and Wandilla—both known for their structural complexity and resource occurrences. This enhances the project’s standing as a multi-mineral prospect, supporting the company’s broader focus on diversifying its resource portfolio across key commodities.
As Great Divide Mining (ASX:GDM) integrates this new data, it underscores the importance of combining historical knowledge with innovation to build a robust understanding of the subsurface. The updated findings at Devils Mountain are expected to play a foundational role in the planning of future exploration campaigns across the project area.
