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Highlights
- A second RC drilling rig has been deployed at the Evanston and Yerilgee Projects.
- The additional rig allows simultaneous drilling across multiple priority targets.
- Assay results are pending from ongoing drilling programs and will guide follow-up work.
- The expanded drilling capacity accelerates target refinement and overall exploration progress.
Catalina Resources Limited (ASX:CTN) has deployed a second reverse circulation (RC) drilling rig at its Evanston and Yerilgee Gold Projects in Western Australia, boosting its exploration capacity. The additional rig forms part of the company’s broader ~20,000m drilling campaign and is designed to accelerate exploration activities across multiple high-priority targets in both project areas.
Expanded Drilling Operations Underway
The second rig is part of the Phase 1 drilling campaign, targeting multiple geochemically and structurally defined prospects across both project corridors.
The drilling program comprises approximately 8,000m of reverse circulation and aircore drilling across multiple priority targets. At the Evanston Project, focus areasinclude Leghorn, Viper South and T1B. At Yerilgee, drilling is focused on the T8, Chicken Little and Snowflake prospects.
These targets have been defined through geological interpretation, field observations and target definition programs completed across the project areas.
Assay Results Pending
Ongoing drilling at both sites involves collecting meter-by-meter samples, which are being submitted to laboratories on a rolling basis.
Assay results from the ongoing drilling programs are currently pending. Once received, results will be integrated with geological modelling to refine targets and guide subsequent drilling activities as the exploration program progresses.
Management Commentary
Catalina’s Executive Director, Ross Cotton, commented:
“The commencement of a second RC rig materially increases our ability to progress priority targets across Evanston and Yerilgee in parallel. This additional capacity allows us to advance drilling efficiently while ensuring assay results are rapidly incorporated into geological models to inform follow-up drilling decisions.”
CTN Shares Rally
CTN shares were trading 7.53% higher at AUD 0.100 per share at the time of writing on 21 January 2026.
