
Great Pacific Gold Corp. (TSX-V: GPAC) (OTCQX: FSXLF) (FSE: V3H) is providing results from the latest three exploration holes (WDG-05, 06 and 07) at the Wild Dog Project, located on the island of New Britain, in the province of East New Britain, Papua New Guinea.
The current Phase 1 drill program is designed to test high-priority targets over a 3km strike length within the mineralized corridor with a planned 2,500 metres of diamond drilling across 16 holes. Prior to the start of drilling, the Wild Dog corridor was flown with MobileMT geophysics, which identified a strong conductivity trend extending over 15km in strike and to depths exceeding 1,000 metres (see news release dated May 7, 2025).
Key Highlights from Current Drilling:
“The first results from our Phase 1 drill program at Wild Dog, hole WDG-02, highlighted the high-grade gold-copper potential of the Project with WDG-04 extending the mineralization 200m south. Now, WDG-07 has extended the mineralized system 250m to the north, and the continuity of the system in the Northern Sulphide area is being demonstrated with WDG-08 intersecting the targeted structure ~30 meters south,” stated Greg McCunn, CEO. “The executive team has just returned from a site visit to Wild Dog and based on the success to-date, we expect to announce an expansion to the Phase 1 program soon.”
A map of the Phase 1 drill program is shown in Figure 1.
Results
To-date, the Company has completed seven drill holes at Wild Dog, with the eighth underway. Details of the drilling are shown in Table 1 with key assay results shown in Table 2.
Table 1: Wild Dog Drill Hole Details (PNG94 UTM coordinates)
Hole ID | Easting | Northing | RL | Dip | Azi | Max Depth (m) |
Status |
WDG-01 | 394358.3 | 9488853.5 | 945 | -50 | 115 | 40.1 | Abandoned |
WDG-02 | 394426.0 | 9489024.2 | 900 | -53 | 050 | 124.6 | Completed |
WDG-03 | 394384.9 | 9488926.5 | 924 | -50 | 053 | 127.6 | Completed |
WDG-04 | 394384.8 | 9488926.5 | 924 | -50 | 075 | 120.6 | Completed |
WDG-05 | 394384.8 | 9488926.5 | 924 | -50 | 116 | 105.9 | Completed |
WDG-06 | 394428.6 | 9488923.1 | 911 | -50 | 352 | 69.0 | Completed |
WDG-07 | 394445.5 | 9489377.0 | 993 | -61 | 114 | 201.3 | Completed |
WDG-08 | 394445.5 | 9489377.0 | 993 | -57 | 127 | tbd | In Progress |
Table 2: Wild Dog Drill Hole Key Assay Results
Hole ID | From (m) |
To (m) |
Interval1 (m) |
Gold (g/t) |
Silver (g/t) |
Copper (%) |
Gold Eq.2 (g/t) |
WDG-02 (previously announced) | 65.0 | 72.0 | 7.0 | 5.5 | 68.8 | 3.1 | 11.2 |
including | 65.0 | 67.0 | 2.0 | 10.7 | 114.6 | 2.3 | 15.6 |
WDG-03 (previously announced) | 102.0 | 104.3 | 2.3 | 1.68 | pending | 0.07 | 1.79 |
including | 103.55 | 104.3 | 0.75 | 4.05 | pending | 0.10 | 4.2 |
WDG-04 (previously announced) | 62.0 | 68.0 | 6.0 | 8.31 | pending | 0.21 | 8.64 |
including | 64.0 | 68.0 | 4.0 | 12.25 | pending | 0.23 | 12.6 |
including | 64.0 | 66.4 | 2.4 | 19.76 | pending | 0.27 | 20.2 |
WDG-05 | 72.0 | 77.0 | 5.0 | 1.32 | pending | 0.25 | 1.71 |
including | 72.0 | 75.0 | 3.0 | 1.97 | pending | 0.31 | 2.44 |
WDG-06 | 12.0 | 15.5 | 3.5 | 4.89 | 49.1 | 4.87 | 13.1 |
including | 13.7 | 14.3 | 0.6 | 7.24 | 89.0 | 10.84 | 25.25 |
WDG-07 | 153.0 | 163.0 | 10.0 | 3.38 | 12.1 | 0.31 | 4.0 |
including | 153 | 158.1 | 5.1 | 5.53 | 14.8 | 0.53 | 6.5 |
WDG-07 | 172.0 | 173.2 | 1.2 | 7.3 | 105.1 | 1.28 | 10.5 |
including | 172.5 | 173.2 | 0.7 | 12.0 | 178.0 | 2.18 | 17.5 |
Notes:
WDG-02, WDG-04, WDG-05 and WDG-06 were all drilled in the South-Central Oxide Zone and all intercepted what is considered to be the main Wild Dog vein structure, while WDG-03 drilled in the same area did not intercept the main vein which appears to have been cut off by a late-stage fault, likely displacing the main mineralized vein structure.
WDG-07 was a significant step out, approximately 250m north in the Northern Sulphide Zone. The main Wild Dog vein structure was intercepted here as well, and WDG-08 was drilled from the same pad with the drill rotated to target the mineralized zone approximately 30m south of the WDG-07 intercept. WDG-08 also intercepted the main structure, showing continuity of the mineralization in this area. WDG-09 is planned to be drilled from the same pad, with a drill rotation to target the mineralized zone approximately 30m north of the WDG-07 intercept.
These holes were planned as part of the Phase 1 drill program. Following the success of the first seven holes, the Company is reevaluating the plan and now anticipates expanding the Phase 1 program.
Figure 1: Proposed Phase I drill program at Sinivit, Wild Dog structural corridor.
WDG-07 Geology
Diamond drill hole WDG-07 was collared in weathered and oxidized material which persisted to 19 meters – where there is a sharp contact with strong illite alteration of the volcanic conglomerate. The pervasive illite alteration persisted to 60 meters downhole where it transitioned into propylitic altered conglomerate. The illite cap zone has several structures with fragments of colloform quartz and possible dark sulphidic quartz. The propylitic altered volcanics has occasional quartz and hematite veins.
The main Wild Dog structure was intersected from 152.9m depth and continues to 187.4m. This is a 34.5m zone of intense quartz-sulphide veining and brecciation. While there are higher grade bands within this interval, the entire structure is mineralized with the 34.5m grading 1.77g/t AuEq (1.42 g/t Au, 7.9 g/t Ag and 0.16% Cu).
After the structure, the hole transitioned in propylitic altered volcanic conglomerate and was terminated at 201.3m
WDG-07
Photo of WDG-07 drill core from 159.4 m, showing strongly banded colloform and crustiform quartz with dark sulphides, including visible chalcopyrite and bornite. The outer margins of the vein exhibit grey-white chalcedonic silica with multiple generations of mineralisation overprinting inward from the vein margins.
WDG-08
Photo of WDG-08 drill core at 156 meters showing semi-massive sulphides with visible chalcopyrite and bornite. Assays are pending for this interval, and visual observations should not be considered a proxy for grade.
Qualified Person
The technical content of this news release has been reviewed, verified and approved by Callum Spink, the Company’s Vice President, Exploration, who is a member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists, MAIG, and a Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument NI 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects. Mr. Spink is responsible for the technical content of this news release. Mr. Spink is not independent of the Company.
Quality Assurance / Quality Control
The Company adheres to industry best practices for Quality Assurance and Quality Control. Drill core samples were submitted to Intertek Minerals Ltd. in Lae, Papua New Guinea, an ISO 9001-certified laboratory. Samples were securely sealed in poly-weave bags with single-use tie-locks to maintain chain of custody. Analytical testing was completed using fire assay with additional multi-element MS48 analysis underway.
Diamond drill holes WDG-05, WDG-06 and WDG-07 were drilled using PQ diameter core. Certified reference materials (standards) and blanks were inserted into the sample stream in accordance with industry-standard protocols. Blanks were routinely inserted after high-grade intervals, and certified standards were included at a frequency of at least 5%. All assay batches received to date have passed QAQC review and fall within acceptable tolerance limits. Core recoveries for all holes were within acceptable ranges, with sampling procedures carefully managed in intervals where ground conditions were variable or fragile. SPT (Split Tube) drilling was required in WDG-06 to assist recovery through broken ground zones. Additional lab check assays also passed.
About Great Pacific Gold
Great Pacific Gold has a portfolio of exploration-stage projects in Papua New Guinea. The Company is focused on developing gold-copper resources from its highly prospective land packages. Its core projects include:
The Company also holds the Tinga Valley Project in PNG.
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