Hawk Resources (ASX:HWK) has commenced drilling at its Cactus Copper-Gold Project in Utah, USA, following the receipt of permits for all planned drill sites.
The program is testing a 600-meter extension of the geophysical anomaly at the historical Cactus mine, which produced 1.3 million tonnes of ore grading 2% copper, 0.3 g/t gold, and 7 g/t silver between 1905 and 1920.
The larger Wasp target, located 200m northeast of Cactus, will be drilled next, targeting a previously untested 675m x 410m x 310m resistivity anomaly.
Additional permits have been received for the remaining project targets—Copperopolis, CZ-1, New Years West, and N-1—covering nine drill holes totaling 2,650m.
Hawk's exploration model, based on historical data, geophysics, and geochemistry, has identified multiple Cactus-style targets with potential for significant copper-gold mineralisation.
Managing Director Scott Caithness said the start of drilling represents an important milestone, with portable XRF analyses and laboratory assays scheduled to confirm mineralisation zones through mid-2026.
The Cactus program is part of a broader strategy to test high-priority anomalies along known structural trends, aiming to expand the residual mineralisation and potentially discover new large-scale deposits.
At the time of reporting, Hawk Resources' share price was $0.043.