Resolution Minerals secures drill rigs for 45-hole Golden Gate program

By AI, Created 10:06 AM UTC, May 20, 2026, /AGP/ – Resolution Minerals will start a Phase 2 diamond drill program next week at its Golden Gate project in Idaho, targeting tungsten and gold across up to 45 holes and 13,700 metres. The campaign follows strong 2025 gold hits and aims to expand known mineralization while advancing toward a maiden resource estimate targeted for Q1 2027, subject to results.

Why it matters: - Resolution Minerals is moving into a much larger follow-up program at Golden Gate after 2025 drilling returned gold in every hole and left the system open in multiple directions. - The Phase 2 campaign is designed to define the scale of gold and tungsten mineralization and support a future maiden Mineral Resource Estimate targeted for Q1 2027, subject to successful outcomes. - Golden Gate sits inside Resolution’s Horse Heaven Antimony-Tungsten-Gold-Silver Project in Idaho, next to Perpetua Resources’ Stibnite Gold Project.

What happened: - Two MP1500 diamond core drill rigs are arriving on site, with the first due in the coming days and the second expected in mid-May. - Resolution Minerals plans to start the 2026 Phase 2 Golden Gate drill program late next week. - The program will include up to 13,700 metres of diamond drilling across as many as 45 holes. - Initial payments have been made to allow drilling to begin. - Craig Lindsay, Resolution’s CEO of US Operations, said the company is underway on an extensive 2026 drill program and is mobilizing rigs, camp support and technical staff.

The details: - Drilling will focus on Golden Gate North and Golden Gate South. - Golden Gate North will include infill and step-out drilling to expand known gold mineralization and test extensions of the system. - Golden Gate South will follow up a new discovery zone and test a broad target west of hole HH-GG25-013R. - The tungsten work will target extensions around the historical Golden Gate Tungsten mine and previous workings. - The program will also test a broad tungsten anomaly in soil samples at Golden Gate South. - The historical Golden Gate Tungsten mine last operated in 1980. - Composite samples from stockpiles at the Johnson Creek Millsite assayed 1.85% WO3. - Drilling will also follow up hole HHGG25-012R, which intersected 21 metres at 0.06% W, including 8 metres at 0.14% W. - A coincident gold and tungsten soil anomaly at Golden Gate South covers about 500 metres by 600 metres. - Access to the site has been reopened. - Support infrastructure has been re-established, including camp facilities and drilling supplies. - Water support is in place, along with water filtration equipment. - The technical support team has arrived, and the drill crew will follow. - Johnson Creek Road, the main access road to the site, is undergoing roadwork. - Perpetua Resources is supporting road work because the route also serves heavy loads for its Stibnite Gold Project.

Between the lines: - Resolution is leaning on the 2025 Phase 1 results to justify a bigger and more systematic drill campaign. - The combination of gold and tungsten targets suggests the company is trying to build a broader deposit story rather than chase a single commodity. - The proximity to a large permitted project and shared access infrastructure may help with logistics, but the company still depends on field readiness and drilling success to convert targets into resources. - The announcement also comes after Antimony Ridge was selected for FAST-41 Transparency Coverage by the US Permitting Council on April 8, 2026.

What’s next: - Drill rigs will continue to arrive and the drill crew will mobilize onto site. - Phase 2 drilling is expected to ramp through Golden Gate North and South over the coming weeks and months. - Results from the program will help determine whether Resolution can advance toward a maiden Mineral Resource Estimate in Q1 2027. - The company will also use the drill program to test whether tungsten mineralization extends beyond historical workings and soil anomalies.

The bottom line: - Resolution Minerals is turning strong early gold results into a larger Idaho drill campaign aimed at proving scale, adding tungsten upside and moving Golden Gate toward a resource case.