Commencement Drilling to Expand Gum Creek 2.14Moz Resource
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ASX RELEASE
9 September 2025
Gum Creek Gold Project
Commencement of Drilling to Expand Gum Creek 2.14Moz
Resource Base
HIGHLIGHTS
Reverse circulation drilling aimed at expanding the current 2.14Moz gold resource has commenced
at the Gum Creek Gold Project. Approximately 4,400m of resource drilling is planned at 4 prospects
all within 3km of the old Gidgee Mill.
Deep diamond drilling aimed at testing high-grade underground targets at Kingfisher and Omega
is due to commence early in October.
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Horizon Gold Limited (ASX:HRN) (Horizon or the Company) is pleased to announce the
commencement of a 4,400m Reverse Circulation (RC) drilling program within its 100% owned Gum
Creek Gold Project (Gum Creek or the Project) centred 90 kilometres north of Sandstone in the
Murchison Region of Western Australia.
The resource expansion RC drilling will be completed at four prospects including Goldfinch, Robin,
Thornbill West and Toucan. All four prospects are located within 3 kilometres of the old Gidgee Mill
(Figure 1). The program aims to produce open pittable free milling maiden gold resources (JORC
guideline compliant), at all four prospects and add to the Gum Creek Gold Project’s 2.14 million ounce
resource. The RC program is expected to further extend the potential mine life of the Project and should
be completed early in October 2025.
A diamond drill program designed to test high-grade underground targets at the Kingfisher and Omega
deposits has also been planned and is due to commence early next month. The diamond program will
help define and grow the underground resource at Kingfisher and produce a maiden gold resource at
the Omega deposit. Following the program, the Company plans to assess mining options and
opportunities for the high-grade underground resources at Gum Creek.
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Horizon Gold Limited ACN: 614 175 923
Suite 8, Level 3, 47 Havelock Street, West Perth WA 6005 | PO Box 39, West Perth WA 6872
Telephone: +61 8 6331 6092 | Email: info@horizongold.com.au | Website: www.horizongold.com.au
Figure 1: 3D view of the Gidgee Mine Area showing Goldfinch, Robin, Thornbill West and Toucan prospects gold
mineralisation (wireframes) over see-through satellite image.
Figure 2: RC drilling at the Thornbill West Prospect
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About the Company
Horizon Gold Limited (ASX:HRN) is an exploration company focused on its 100% owned Gum Creek
Project in Western Australia (Figure 3). The Gum Creek Gold Project represents an exciting gold
exploration and potential development opportunity that currently contains a Mineral Resource Estimate
of 44.45Mt @ 1.50g/t Au for 2.14 million ounces of gold 1 including Indicated and Inferred resource
classifications in accordance with the Australasian Code for Reporting of Identified Mineral Resources
and Ore Reserves (JORC Code 2012 edition). The indicated portion of the MRE is 28.19Mt @ 1.48g/t
Au for 1.35Moz, representing 63% of the total resource ounces.
The Company believes the Gum Creek Gold Project can be a robust, viable stand‐alone mining
operation and is continuing work on the Gum Creek Feasibility Study. The Project has significant
upside including excellent potential to extend the 10-year Gum Creek Scoping Study mine life through
resource expansion drilling and underground mining. Underground mining options and economic
evaluation work on the Swan/Swift, Kingfisher, Omega and Wilsons deposits is yet to be completed,
and additional drilling at the 12 open pittable resource areas not included in the Scoping or Feasibility
Studies will likely increase the resource size of these deposits and elevate them to an economically
viable status, further enhancing the positive financial outcomes of the Gum Creek Gold Project.
Figure 3: Gum Creek Gold Project and surrounding gold resources and operating gold processing facilities.
1 Refer to Horizon Gold Limited ASX announcement titled “19% Increase in Gold Resources at Gum Creek Project” dated 15 May 2023 to
which the Company confirms there has been no changes.
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This ASX announcement was authorised for release by the Horizon Board.
For further information contact:
Leigh Ryan
Managing Director
+61 8 9336 3388
Competent Persons Statement
The information in this announcement that relates to exploration activities, exploration results and Mineral Resources is based
on information compiled by Mr Leigh Ryan, who is a member of The Australasian Institute of Geoscientists. Mr Ryan is the
Managing Director of Horizon Gold Limited and holds shares and options in the Company, Mr Ryan has sufficient experience,
which is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity which he is
undertaking to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 2012 Edition of the "Australasian Code for Reporting of
Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves”. Mr Ryan consents to the inclusion in the announcement of the
matters based on information provided in the form and context in which it appears.
No New Information or Data:
This announcement contains references to Mineral Resource estimates, all of which have been cross referenced to previous
market announcements. The Company confirms that it is not aware of any additional information or data that materially affects
the information included in the relevant market announcements and, in the case of estimates of Mineral Resources, that all
material assumptions and technical parameters underpinning the estimates in the relevant market announcement continue
to apply and have not materially changed.
Forward Looking Statements
This announcement may include forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on Horizon's
expectations and beliefs concerning future events, such as the conduct, size and outcome of the Offer and Horizon's intent,
plans, strategies and objectives in relation to its Project. Forward-looking statements are necessarily subject to risks,
uncertainties and other factors, such as, but not limited to, risks relating to Horizon's contracting counterparties, funding
requirements and legislative and regulatory changes. Many of these factors are outside the control of Horizon, which could
cause actual results to differ materially from such statements. Horizon makes no undertaking to subsequently update or
revise the forward-looking statements made in this announcement, to reflect the circumstances or events after the date of
this announcement.
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