Savannah Goldfields Limited Boosts Georgetown Project with New Big Reef Gold Target: 190K–420K Tonnes at 2.0–3.5 g/t Au Potential
Tuesday, June 3, 2025
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Savannah Goldfields Limited unveils a promising new gold target at its Big Reef deposit, estimated between 190,000 and 420,000 tonnes at 2.0–3.5 g/t. This boost supports its strategy to extend oxide production and feeds into the Georgetown Processing Plant, paving the way for future growth.
Savannah Goldfields Limited has revealed a new development at its wholly owned Georgetown Project with the identification of an additional gold exploration target known as Big Reef. The new target comprises two distinct zones—Big Reef Main and Big Reef Extended—which together are estimated to range between 190,000 tonnes and 420,000 tonnes with gold grades between 2.0 g/t and 3.5 g/t. This follows historical mining operations in the area, where open pit mining in 2013 extracted 22,700 tonnes of ore at an average grade of approximately 2.5 g/t, and it builds on an existing Inferred Mineral Resource of 107,000 tonnes at 3.0 g/t within the same zones.
The technical details provided indicate that the Big Reef Exploration Target sits within mining leases and adjacent exploration permit areas near the Georgetown Processing Plant, roughly 50 km from Forsayth. Geological interpretations, historical drilling data, trenching, and assay results have supported the conceptual estimation of the target, which is understood to extend down dip and along strike from previously mined areas and estimated resources. Although the potential quantities and grades remain conceptual, further work involving infill and extensional drilling, updated geological modelling, and metallurgical test work is planned to support future resource estimation and potentially resume mining operations at Big Reef.
The announcement fits into Savannah Goldfields Limited’s broader “Hub and Spoke” strategy aimed at diversifying feed sources into the Georgetown Processing Plant. With additional exploration targets already identified at Red Dam and Electric Light, this latest development is seen as a significant step in underpinning longer-term gold production. While the company is working towards the recommencement of mining activities, there remains a degree of uncertainty as the exploration target has not yet been converted into a Mineral Resource, and further exploration is needed to define its full potential.
Market sentiment around the news could be viewed from two perspectives. On the bullish side, investors may see the initiative as a positive signal of the company’s proactive approach to expand its resource base and extend the life of its processing plant. The potential for multiple, well-supported exploration targets to enhance operating efficiency and feed supply into the plant adds to a constructive outlook. Conversely, from a bearish viewpoint, the exploratory nature of the Big Reef target and the need for additional drilling and assays introduce risks regarding the eventual conversion of these targets into economically viable resources. Uncertainty around further exploration results and the conceptual nature of the estimates could temper investor enthusiasm until more concrete data is delivered.