Star’s exceptional shallow gold results

Star Minerals (ASX: SMS) has received positive results from its first round of assay results for drilling at its Tumblegum South gold project in WA.

The drilling program included 38 holes for a total of 2032m, 22 of which have been returned, interpreted and announced.

Star Minerals managing director Ashley Jones says the company is pleased to see the quality of these first results from the project.

“With the standout intercept so far being 5m at [about 1oz/t gold], Tumblegum South is proving to be an even stronger project, with a quality gold deposit,” he said.

“We are completing all the necessary steps to bring the project into production and look forward to receiving and reporting on the remainder of the drilling results.”

The company is expecting a mineral resource update later this year and to commence production in early 2026.