Auravelle Metals (ASX:AUV) has achieved a pivotal operational milestone at its 100%-owned Crown Gold Project, announcing the completion of a second heritage survey.
Conducted in collaboration with the Kakarra Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC, the clearance encompasses all high-priority structural targets and historical drilling areas, effectively removing the final regulatory hurdle ahead of the company’s 2026 field season.
The approval paves the way for an aggressive multi-stage exploration campaign designed to follow up on a massive 2km-long gold anomaly identified during maiden aircore drilling in late 2025.
Managing Director Andrew Muir confirmed that the company will initiate a focused soil sampling program in the June quarter to test "virgin" ground with no prior exploration history.
The geochemical data will be integrated with existing structural models to refine targets for a secondary round of aircore drilling scheduled for later this year.
Located just 45km east of Kalgoorlie, the Crown Project sits within a premier mineral corridor, neighboring Black Cat Syndicate’s +500koz Majestic mining centre.
Geologists have noted that Crown shares similar structural characteristics with these nearby deposits, with recent results suggesting a supergene gold halo may sit above primary mineralisation.
Following the aircore phase, Auravelle intends to deploy reverse circulation drilling to test for high-grade gold at depth.
At the time of reporting, Auravelle Metals' share price was $0.018.