Dexter Gold Project
One of Australia's largest coherent low-level gold-in-soil anomalies — 66 km of strike, the vast majority untested at depth.
In the heart of elephant country
Dexter is Suncrest Gold's flagship project — 887 km² of strategic tenure in the East Laverton gold district of Western Australia, approximately 137 km south-east of Laverton and 83 km west of AngloGold Ashanti's Tropicana Gold Mine. The project is surrounded by tier-one operating mines including Tropicana, Gruyere, Sunrise Dam and the Duketon belt, with multiple operating processing facilities within 100 km. District gold endowment exceeds 40 Moz.
A Heritage Agreement has been signed with the Barra Parrapi Aboriginal Corporation (BPAC).
A 66 km gold-in-soil anomaly — district-scale by any measure
Previous owner Breaker Resources (2011) defined a 66 km coherent gold-in-soil anomaly at >5 ppb Au from 27,929 validated samples across the Dexter tenement package — one of the largest such anomalies in Western Australia, and approximately 3.4× longer than the soil anomaly that led to AngloGold's >12.89 Moz Tropicana discovery (Tropicana measured 19.2 km at >3 ppb Au at discovery).
Several zones within the Dexter footprint return >20 ppb Au in soils, with a peak auger result of 0.298 g/t Au — highly anomalous for the region.
Modern terrain modelling repositions the search
Suncrest brings a level of detail to Dexter targeting that was not available to previous explorers. High-resolution digital terrain modelling, modern regolith interpretation and pathfinder geochemistry (As, Sb, Hg, Mo, Te, W) have repositioned the search away from dispersed soil highs in drainage channels and onto the local topographic highs interpreted as the primary bedrock sources.
Pathfinder elements define two coherent clusters — north and south — consistent with two potential gold systems on the one tenement package.
Two gold-bearing shear zones — 90 km of combined strike
The Dexter Shear Zone (72 km on Suncrest ground) hosts the strongest historical intercepts, including 4 m @ 5.27 g/t Au from 124 m at Three Bears (BDRC0057) in strongly sheared, pyritic amphibolite. The Yamarna Shear Zone (18 km) hosts >1.42 Moz Au of defined resources immediately north along strike at Gold Fields' Golden Highway, Gilmour and Smokebush deposits.
Breaker Resources drilled 668 historical holes (482 aircore, 186 RC); 36 holes returned ≥0.25 g/t Au, including 3 m @ 7.5 g/t Au from 56 m in transported cover (BAC0299). The highest grades cluster at the southern, up-drainage end of the drilled areas, and the majority of the Dexter Shear remains effectively untested.
Benchmarked against one of Australia's great gold discoveries
Dexter's soil footprint is around 3.4× longer than the entire discovery-stage anomaly at Tropicana.
Source: Geological Survey of WA; AngloGold Ashanti (2007) Report-154/2002; Breaker Resources WAMEX A122517.
In the heart of elephant country
Surrounded by world-class gold deposits with multiple operating mills within haulage distance. District endowment >40 Moz Au (production plus resources).
| Deposit | Owner | Production (Moz) | Resource (Moz) | Endowment (Moz) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tropicana | AngloGold Ashanti | 5.0 | 7.89 | 12.89 |
| Sunrise Dam | AngloGold Ashanti | 8.0 | 5.13 | 13.13 |
| Gruyere | Gold Fields | 1.5 | 6.51 | 8.01 |
| Duketon | Regis Resources | 2.0 | 2.48 | 4.48 |
| Golden Highway Trend | Gold Fields | — | 1.42 | 1.42 |
| Fish | Brightstar Resources | — | 0.29 | 0.29 |
| Total district endowment | >40 Moz Au | |||
Source: company Mineral Resource and Ore Reserve statements — AngloGold Ashanti, Gold Fields, Gold Road Resources, Regis Resources, Brightstar.
Tenement schedule
Five exploration licences — three granted, two pending grant.
| Tenement | Area | Blocks | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| E38/3952 | ~210 km² | 70 blocks | Granted |
| E38/3953 | ~210 km² | 70 blocks | Granted |
| E39/2561 | ~210 km² | 70 blocks | Granted |
| E38/4064 | ~117 km² | 39 blocks | Pending |
| E39/2591 | ~140 km² | 47 blocks | Pending |
Dexter targets
Dexter South
Highest priorityInterpreted source of gold and pathfinder anomalism in soils; major flexure within the Dexter Shear Zone with an interpreted structural triple-point junction.
Three Bears
Highest priorityBest RC intercept to date (4 m @ 5.27 g/t Au from 124 m), large alteration footprint and strong sulphide content. Previous RC may have tested down-dip rather than across structure.
Central Dexter
ModerateMultiple structural triple junctions along the Dexter Shear with minor soil anomalism; structural complexity warrants targeted testing.
Yamarna Shear
ModerateMineralised Yamarna trend associated with structural doming; major flexure within the shear zone. Aircore bedrock intercept of 1 m @ 0.566 g/t Au.
North Dexter
ModerateMajor structural flexure within the Dexter Shear Zone; shallow cover with auger anomalism along trend.
Next steps
Stage 1 work focuses on heritage surveys with BPAC, target validation through orientation and infill soil sampling and rock chips, and drill preparation on the highest-ranked targets — ahead of RC and diamond drilling campaigns following listing.
