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Augustus Minerals Restarts Drilling at Music Well Gold Project in WA’s Eastern Goldfields
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Core Event
On October 27, 2026, Augustus Minerals announced that its drill rig has resumed reverse-circulation (RC) drilling at the 1,242-square-kilometre Music Well gold project, located 35 km north of Leonora in Western Australia’s historic Leonora-Laverton district. After a pause caused by unusually heavy rains, the company completed a final RC hole at the Clifton East prospect and is now shifting the rig to the high-priority St Patrick’s Well target, where surface rock-chip samples previously returned grades of 30.4 g/t, 21.7 g/t and 20.4 g/t gold.
Background & Context
Music Well sits within a prolific gold-bearing belt that includes Northern Star’s Darlot and Thunderbox mines and Genesis Minerals’ Leonora gold camp. The St Patrick’s Well prospect lies adjacent to a major shear zone that also hosts the nearby Clifton East mineralisation and the historic Celtic gold mine, suggesting a structurally favourable setting for further discoveries. The State Government’s latest exploration incentive scheme is allocating more than $6.16 million to support 40 projects in the district, underscoring a broader resurgence of exploration activity.
Official Statements & Responses
He noted that assay results from five holes already completed in the current program are pending, which should clarify the continuity of the gold-bearing structures.
What’s Next
The rig will drill five maiden RC holes at St Patrick’s Well to test whether the impressive surface grades extend at depth. Assay results from the five previously completed holes are expected soon, and the company anticipates that these data will inform the next phase of drilling and potential market updates.
Verbatim Quotes
- “The sun is now out, and the ground has dried up. Getting the rig drilling again is great news and putting the first effective holes into the highly prospective St Patrick’s Well prospect is particularly exciting.” — Andrew Ford, minerals general manager