Dacian Gold Limited announced drilling results from its initial drilling program along strike from the Mt Marven open pit at its 100%-owned Mt Morgans Gold Operation (MMGO), located near Laverton in Western Australia. The Mt Marven open pit is situated in the Mt Margaret dome area and is currently in production. As part of a first-pass assessment into the prospectivity of the Mt Marven Shear Zone (MMSZ) south of the active Mt Marven open pit, a total of 44 Reverse Circulation (RC) holes were completed on an approximately 80m x 120m drill spacing. This program was aimed at testing future open pit potential in the vicinity of an existing Ore Reserve. The drilling highlights a strong mineralised trend coincident with the strike of the MMSZ and linking with the active open pit. This newly defined continuation of high-grade mineralisation is currently delineated over a length of approximately 800m beyond the limit of the current open pit design for Mt Marven. The mineralisation is associated with increased sulphidation in sheared mafic rocks both in the weathered and fresh profile. The tenor of grade is increased near the contacts of intrusive units and remains open at depth and along strike. The orientation of the anomalism has been interpreted to correlate with the ore lodes seen in the Mt Marven open pit. The high grade intersections lie within a moderate to steeply dipping lode structure with a south-south-east strike. Also coincident with the anomaly is a line of historic workings south of Mt Marven. Dacian plans to immediately commence drilling this target extension south of Mt Marven to: Infill to 40m x 40m of the existing broad spaced lines to assess the continuity of the high-grade mineralisation along strike of the new anomaly and down-dip to an initial depth of 120m; Investigate the presence of any potential parallel lodes to the existing Mt Marven open pit; and Commence work towards an updated Mineral Resource estimate.