Significant Idaho Gold Discovery
Resolution Minerals Reports Significant Gold Discovery at Golden Gate South Project in Idaho
Key Points
Geology and data context for Golden Gate South: The three GG26 holes were aimed at the southern extension of the Golden Gate Shear Zone, located within sheared and faulted Cretaceous granodiorite of the Idaho Batholith, with exploration data integrated from the 2021 soil-geochemical survey and the 2022 CSAMT magnetotelluric survey.
Additional assay detail beyond the standout 305.7 m intercept: Hole HH-GG26-001C returned 49.5 m at 0.58 g/t from surface (including 24.64 m at 0.78 g/t from 17.86 m); Hole HH-GG26-002C returned 32.6 m at 0.49 g/t from surface and 87.87 m at 0.52 g/t from 48.97 m (including 37.42 m at 0.72 g/t).
Program scope and pace: Resolution has completed 33 diamond holes for about 9,700 metres at Golden Gate, with 28 additional holes in the lab and the overall program planned to reach up to 13,700 metres across as many as 45 holes.
Leadership perspective and discovery status: Resolution’s US Operations CEO Craig Lindsay described the results as giving discovery status to Golden Gate South and noted the potential for a large-scale system, stating, 'Our exploration team is extremely encouraged by these three discovery holes...,' with more assays expected as the lab pipeline continues.
Resolution Minerals has confirmed a major gold discovery at Golden Gate South in Idaho, extending the mineralized zone at least 2,000 metres south from the original Golden Gate North target. The standout result from the 2026 drill program is a 305.7-metre intercept grading 0.64 grams per tonne gold from surface in hole GG26-003C, according to Small Caps. The company has completed 33 diamond holes totaling 9,700 metres, with 28 more assays pending from the lab and the full program expected to reach up to 13,700 metres across as many as 45 holes.
The three discovery holes show continuous gold mineralization along the Golden Gate Fault Zone within the Horse Heaven project. Craig Lindsay, Resolution's US Operations CEO, said the results give discovery status to Golden Gate South and demonstrate potential for a large-scale system. The company plans to release assays progressively as lab results arrive, per Proactive Investors.
Three Holes Deliver Broad Gold Zones
Hole GG26-001C returned 49.5 metres at 0.58 g/t gold from surface, including a higher-grade interval of 24.64 metres at 0.78 g/t. Hole GG26-002C showed 32.6 metres at 0.49 g/t from surface, plus 87.87 metres at 0.52 g/t starting at 48.97 metres depth. Within that deeper zone lies 37.42 metres grading 0.72 g/t, per Small Caps. All three holes confirm gold runs continuously through the target area.
Extension Connects Golden Gate North and South
The new Golden Gate South mineralization sits within sheared and faulted Cretaceous granodiorite of the Idaho Batholith. The three GG26 holes were drilled to test the southern extension of the Golden Gate Shear Zone. The discovery proves the fault zone carries gold for at least 2,000 metres, linking the original Golden Gate North area to the newly discovered south sector, according to Mining Hub.
Resolution integrated data from a 2021 soil-geochemical survey and 2022 CSAMT magnetotelluric survey to guide drilling. These surveys highlighted the fault zone as a prime target. The drilling results now validate that geophysical and soil work, making future drill sites easier to pick.
Drilling Program Moves Into Second Phase
Resolution has drilled 33 diamond holes so far at Golden Gate for 9,700 metres of rock core. The assay lab is processing 28 additional holes. The full program is designed to reach up to 13,700 metres across as many as 45 holes total, per Trading View. This pace allows the company to test the fault zone systematically while results come back in waves.
Company leadership is upbeat about next steps. Craig Lindsay called the three discovery holes extremely encouraging and noted more assays will flow as the lab completes processing. Proactive Investors reports the results support the case for a large-scale gold system at Horse Heaven, which also hosts antimony and tungsten targets.
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