Estrella Resources has approved maiden Laleno Dome drilling campaign
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Estrella Resources Limited (ASX: ESR) announced on 16 October 2026 that it had received government approval for its first drilling campaign at the Laleno Dome in Timor-Leste which is a major step to assess the prospect's copper-gold potential. The approval has come from the Autoridade Nacional dos Minerais Timor-Leste I.P. and covers exploration work within Concession Area MEL2023-CA-ZA001.
Preparations for drill sites and access tracks will start immediately according to Estrella while drilling is expected to begin early next week.
The campaign will examine targets with potential for porphyry-style copper-gold mineralisation which were identified through a Mobile MTd geophysical survey and copper sampling results.
Drilling will focus in particular on high-conductivity "plumes" that rise from depth along the flank of the Dome. Petrographic results have backed Estrella's view that the area may host a porphyry-style copper system and the company has found copper at nine sites around the Dome.
The initial program will also assess shallow conductivity targets and a shallow-dipping conductive anomaly which is interpreted as a possible manganese-bearing horizon and a near-surface porphyry outcrop.
The large Laleno Dome structure had never been tested before and that the planned drilling marked an important step towards understanding its mineralisation potential.
Estrella is focused on exploration across its portfolio of tenements in Timor-Leste and also has exploration projects and mineral rights in Western Australia while it has previously identified manganese mineralisation at several locations.
(Source: Company Announcements)
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