Highlights
- Koonenberry Gold shares jumped 14.7% to 3.9 cents after reporting visible gold in its inaugural diamond drilling program at the Enmore Gold Project in New South Wales.
- Drill hole 25ENDD001 intersected multiple gold-bearing zones, confirming significant mineralisation between 172.8m and 191.25m.
- Initial drill results from the Sunnyside Prospect expected by late March–early April 2025.
Shares of Koonenberry Gold Limited (ASX:KNB) surged 14.7% to 3.9 cents on 19 February 2025, following a breakthrough discovery of visible gold in its first drill hole at the Enmore Gold Project, located in northeastern New South Wales.
The discovery marks a major milestone in the company’s aggressive drilling campaign, aimed at expanding gold mineralisation at the Sunnyside Prospect.
Breakthrough Drilling Results
Koonenberry’s latest drilling results revealed visible gold across multiple zones in diamond drill hole 25ENDD001, with the most significant intersection occurring between 172.8m and 175.14m.
This drill hole is a twin of historical Reverse Circulation (RC) hole OSSRC006, which had previously returned 174m @ 1.83g/t Au, including a high-grade zone of 3m @ 8.86g/t Au from 172m to end of hole (EOH).
The company’s ongoing 8-10 hole, 3,000m diamond drilling program at Sunnyside is designed to extend known gold mineralisation and test a newly interpreted NNW-SSE structural trend, which has not been optimally drilled in previous exploration campaigns.
A High-Potential Gold Project Near Major Deposits
Koonenberry’s Enmore Gold Project is situated just 20km south of Larvotto Resources’ (ASX:LRV) 1.7Moz Hillgrove Gold-Antimony Mine, placing it in a geologically favorable district for large-scale gold discoveries.
The company's new exploration efforts build on prior drilling by GUE/Okapi Resources (2021-2022), which had returned significant intercepts, including:
- 174m @ 1.83g/t Au, including 100m @ 2.34g/t Au and 3m @ 8.86g/t Au from 172m (OSSRC006).
- 119m @ 0.99g/t Au, including 69m @ 1.38g/t Au from 184m (OKDD001).
- 100.5m @ 1.29g/t Au from 107m to EOH (OKDD002).
- 30.2m @ 1.95g/t Au from 189m to EOH (OKDD003).
What’s Next for Koonenberry Gold?
With initial assay results expected by late March–early April 2025, Koonenberry Gold is set to generate significant investor interest as it works toward confirming a large, high-grade gold deposit.