Resource Expansion Drilling to Recommence
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ASX RELEASE
18 August 2025
Gum Creek Gold Project
Resource Expansion Drilling to Recommence and Feasibility
Study Advancing Well
HIGHLIGHTS
Gum Creek Feasibility Study is advancing well and remains on schedule for completion early in
2026.
4,400m of resource expansion drilling between the Swan-Swift and Kingfisher deposits is due to
commence before the end of August.
Deep diamond drilling aimed at testing high priority targets down plunge of previous high-grade
intercepts including 15m @ 28.5g/t Au 1 at the Kingfisher prospect and 30m @ 21.1g/t Au 2 at the
Omega prospect is expected to commence mid-September.
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Horizon Gold Limited (ASX : HRN) (Horizon or Company) is pleased to announce an exploration
update for its 100% owned Gum Creek Gold Project (Gum Creek or the Project) located in the MidWest Region of Western Australia.
Feasibility Study Progress
The Gum Creek Feasibility Study (Study or FS) is advancing well and remains on schedule for
completion in early 2026. Resource block modelling has been completed on all FS deposits including
Swan-Swift, Wedge, Eagle, Kingfisher, Hawk, Hyperno-Reliance, and Howards prospects.
Geotechnical reporting has been completed and pit optimisation work using a gold price of A$4,500/oz
has commenced in preparation for pit design work. Wireframing and resource modelling is well
advanced in preparation for an updated Gum Creek Mineral Resource Estimate on schedule for Q4
CY 2025.
Metallurgical test work is almost complete with only carbon adsorption and tailings test work
outstanding. Waste rock characterisation work has been completed without any issues being identified,
and tailings characterisation samples have been submitted with results pending.
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Refer to Horizon Gold Limited ASX announcements titled “Diamond drilling returns 15m @ 28.5g/t Au from Kingfisher" dated 12
December 2022
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Refer to Horizon Gold Limited ASX announcement titled “Gum Creek Geological Review” dated 15 February 2021.
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
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A site infrastructure layout has been developed, and process design and engineering work is
advancing well. LiDAR data over the entire FS area has been received with 3D modelling of the process
plant and surface waterflow management planning now underway.
Detailed flora and fauna surveys have been completed across all FS areas without any priority
ecological communities (flora or fauna) observed, however written reports are pending. Short range
endemic and sub-terranean fauna surveys will commence next month along with independent Cultural
Heritage surveys.
Water bore drilling and water bore pump tests are on schedule for completion before the end of August
in advance of producing a site-wide water balance model. The water bore RC drill rig will remain on
site to recommence exploration drilling.
The Company believes the Gum Creek Gold Project can be a robust, viable stand‐alone mining
operation with the recent high gold prices only bolstering the March 2024 Scoping Study result and
providing high level of optimism for the current Feasibility Study outcome.
Resource Expansion Drilling
Resource expansion RC drilling at the Goldfinch, Toucan, Robin and Thornbill West prospects, located
between the Swan-Swift and Kingfisher deposits, has been planned for a total of approximately
4,400m. Aimed at converting shallow supergene gold mineralisation identified in previous aircore and
RAB drilling into open pittable mineral resources within 2km of the proposed processing facility, this
drilling will commence as soon as the RC rig completes the FS water bore drilling.
The Company also plans to complete deep diamond drilling aimed at testing high priority targets down
plunge of existing high-grade mineralisation at the Kingfisher and Omega prospects. The drilling will
test beneath impressive previous drill intercepts including 15m @ 28.5g/t Au from 346m and 10m @
8.9g/t Au from 190m (Kingfisher) 3, and 30m @ 21.1g/t Au from 57m and 13m @ 10.8g/t Au from
122m (Omega) 4 . Planning is well advanced, and diamond drilling is expected to commence midSeptember.
The Company expects the proposed RC and diamond drilling will confirm the potential to extend the
mine life well beyond the ten years envisaged in the 2024 Scoping Study and further advance the
significant economic potential of the Project in relation to underground mining options.
3 Refer to Horizon Gold Limited ASX announcements titled “Diamond drilling returns 15m @ 28.5g/t Au from Kingfisher" dated 12
December 2022 and titled “Outstanding gold intercepts returned from Gum Creek Diamond Drilling” dated 15 March 2022.
4 Refer to Horizon Gold Limited ASX announcement titled “Gum Creek Geological Review” dated 15 February 2021.
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Figure 1: Gum Creek Gold Project existing Mineral Resources, Potential Mineral
Resources and Exploration Targets over simplified geology 5.
About the Company
Horizon Gold Limited (ASX:HRN) is an exploration company focused on its 100% owned Gum Creek
Project in Western Australia (Figure 2). 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 6 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.
5 Refer to Horizon Gold Limited ASX announcement titled “Investor Presentation” dated 13 May 2025.
6 Refer to Horizon Gold Limited ASX announcement titled “19% Increase in Gold Resources at Gum Creek Project” dated 15 May 2023.
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Figure 2: Gum Creek Gold Project and surrounding gold resources and operating gold processing facilities.
This ASX announcement was authorised for release by the Horizon Board.
For further information contact:
Leigh Ryan
Managing Director
+61 8 9336 3388
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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 presentation 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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