Black Dragon Gold Corporation confirmed soil sampling is commencing at its recently acquired Padbury Gold Project. The initiative is the first step in Stage One of a new exploration program and will target approximately 520 samples across a 15km trend of gold occurrences identified in prospecting and historic stream sediment sampling. Samples will be collected along watershed ridge lines between 400m and 1.2km apart, with sample spacing between 100m and 600m apart.

Collection work is expected to commence early September 2022, followed by assaying at a Perth laboratory with results expected within six to eight weeks. BDG's Marlee Gold acquisition included the Padbury Gold Project located approximately 90km north-northwest of Meekatharra in Western Australia on the Yilgarn Craton margin. Previous exploration consists principally of prospecting, with minimal exploration using contemporary techniques.

Historical prospecting data has been compiled and identified multiple extensive gold occurrences hosted in granite, generally in flakes and nuggets with some still attached to vein quartz, indicating a proximal source.