Laverton Project
The Laverton district is recognised as one of Australia’s most productive gold regions, with a long and well-documented history of discovery and development. Catalina’s Laverton Projects are located within a highly endowed geological setting, surrounded by several established gold operations, including Granny Smith, Sunrise Dam (operated by AngloGold Ashanti), Wallaby (operated by Gold Fields), as well as nearby deposits such as Mon Ami and Ida H. These operations collectively demonstrate the scale and quality of gold mineralisation hosted within the Laverton Tectonic Zone.
Discovery and Mineralisation
Catalina has undertaken multiple drilling campaigns across its Laverton Projects to systematically test priority targets within a highly prospective gold district. Drilling to date has focused on confirming geological interpretations, testing structurally controlled targets and building an understanding of mineralisation styles across the project area.
Programs have included a combination of aircore (AC) and reverse circulation (RC) drilling, designed to efficiently screen large areas, refine targets and follow up zones of interest. These campaigns have successfully intersected gold mineralisation associated with favourable lithologies and structures consistent with the broader Laverton Tectonic Zone, providing confidence in the underlying geological model.
Next Steps
Results from drilling have been integrated with geological mapping, geochemical sampling and geophysical interpretation to progressively refine targets and prioritise areas for further work. This staged and disciplined approach has allowed Catalina Resources to advance exploration while maintaining flexibility in program design as new data becomes available.
Overall, Catalina’s drilling campaigns have established a solid technical foundation across the Laverton Projects and continue to inform the next phases of exploration aimed at defining scale, continuity and potential economic significance of gold mineralisation within the portfolio.