Barton Gold Holdings Limited announced that a major reverse circulation (RC) drilling program targeting approximately 9,000m drilling has commenced at the Tunkillia Gold Project (Tunkillia) to provide the basis for an updated Mineral Resources Estimate (MRE). Tunkillia's mineralised footprint has grown considerably since completion of Barton's June 2021 Initial Public Offering (IPO), with July 2021 drilling discovering two new gold zones at the 223 North and Area 191 prospects, and also confirming a higher-grade gold zone central to the 965,000oz Au 223 Deposit. The Company's May 2022 drilling program has also recently identified a new ~500m long Area 51 gold zone.

The current drilling program will target depth extensions of the existing 223 Deposit, with a focus on the central and southern zones which exhibit higher grade mineralisation.