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Gorilla Gold reports high-grade results at Sovereign and Happy Jack
Gorilla Gold reported new gold intercepts at its Sovereign and Happy Jack prospects in Western Australia.
Sovereign is part of the company’s wholly owned Comet Vale project, about 100km north of Kalgoorlie.
A drill hole at Sovereign hit 9 metres grading 7.9 grams of gold per tonne, while a hole at nearby Sovereign North found 1.4 metres grading 21.6 grams per tonne.
At Happy Jack, 12 of 17 holes found gold from the surface, and other drilling identified deeper gold in bedrock.
The results add to existing gold resources at the company’s North Kalgoorlie Hub, which includes Comet Vale and Mulwarrie.
Gorilla Gold plans resource updates in 2026 for Comet Vale, Mulwarrie and its Vivien project, while drilling continues and more assay results are pending.
Gorilla Gold reported high-grade gold intercepts at the Sovereign deposit and surface gold at the Happy Jack prospect in Western Australia.
A diamond hole at Sovereign returned 9 metres at 7.9 grams per tonne of gold from 242.9 metres.
At Sovereign North, a hole returned 1.4 metres at 21.6 grams per tonne from 39.2 metres.
At Happy Jack, 12 of 17 reverse circulation holes intersected gold from surface, with deeper bedrock mineralisation also identified.
The company is working towards 2026 resource updates for Comet Vale, Mulwarrie and Vivien.
- Who
- Gorilla Gold reported the results. Chief executive Charles Hughes commented on the drilling.
- What
- Drilling found high-grade gold at Sovereign and Sovereign North, and shallow and deeper gold at Happy Jack.
- When
- Published on 9 November 2026.
- Where
- The Comet Vale project in Western Australia, about 100 kilometres north of Kalgoorlie.
- Why
- The company is building its gold inventory ahead of resource updates for Comet Vale, Mulwarrie and Vivien.
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Stockhead published results from drilling at Sovereign, Sovereign North and Happy Jack.
Gorilla Gold is working on resource updates for Comet Vale, Mulwarrie and Vivien.
- Sovereign intercept
- 9m at 7.9g/t gold from 242.9m
- Sovereign North intercept
- 1.4m at 21.6g/t gold from 39.2m
- Happy Jack drilling
- 17 reverse circulation holes; 12 intersected gold from surface
- Happy Jack bedrock intercept
- 2m at 11g/t gold from 93m
- Sovereign resource
- 410,000oz at 4.2g/t gold
What people are saying
With Sovereign now permitted for underground activities, we are increasingly focused on building the resource base and advancing this important deposit towards future development
This shallow lateritic gold zone adds another interesting dimension to the project, particularly given its potential relevance to any future open-pit development scenarios