Highlights
- Catalina has commenced fieldwork at the Evanstone and Yerilgee prospects in WA’s Central Yilgarn.
- The field program targets gold-in-soil anomalies defined in 2023 air core drilling and refined through 2024 follow-up drilling.
- The targeted field program is expected to sharpen drill targets ahead of planned RC drilling.
- RC drilling is scheduled to begin following the receipt of heritage approvals.
Catalina Resources Limited (ASX:CTN) is gearing up for a high-impact reverse circulation (RC) drilling campaign with the launch of a new field program at its Evanstone and Yerilgee prospects in Western Australia’s Central Yilgarn region.
The company acquired the Yerilgee and Evanstone greenstone belt tenements from Dreadnought Resources (ASX:DRE) in January 2025, establishing a consolidated exploration footprint across several anomalous zones within the Central Yilgarn region.
The current field program is focused on investigating gold-in-soil anomalies first identified during Catalina’s 2023 air-core drilling campaign and subsequently refined through follow-up drilling in 2024.
Key elements of the program include:
- The program aims to carry out comprehensive soil sampling and geological mapping over areas highlighted by the 2023 anomalies and 2024 drilling activity.
- The work is designed to refine and confirm high-priority, drill-ready targets for the RC drill campaign slated to commence once heritage approvals are secured.
Reflecting on the development, Catalina’s Executive Director, Ross Cotton, commented: “Building on the strong 2023 soil anomalies and the 2024 drilling results from DRE, this targeted field program at Evanstone and Yerilgee will significantly improve our drill-target definition and set the stage for a high-impact RC campaign.”
The company stated that an additional update will be provided upon completion of the fieldwork and finalisation of RC drill targets.
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Shares of CTN were trading at AUD 0.005, up over 11%, at the time of writing on 23 July 2025.