• Barton Gold began infrastructure sterilization drilling at its Tunkillia Gold Project in South Australia as it advances development planning.
• Program tests proposed sites for major infrastructure to avoid placing facilities over potentially economic mineralization.
• Pre-feasibility study targets publication in Q1 2027 to support a mining lease application and financing.
• May 2025 scoping study outlined about 120,000 ozpa gold production, pre-tax NPV7.5% of A$ 1.4 billion, IRR of 73.2%.
• Resource upgrades pending following 57,653 meters of recent drilling aimed at lifting open-pit material into higher-confidence JORC categories.

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