Horizon Gold Limited announced the commencement of an initial 2,000m of RC and diamond drilling at the Altair and Mensa prospects within its 100% owned Gum Creek Gold Project. Altair and Mensa exhibit the geological and geochemical hallmarks of a major polymetallic VMS /SEDEX system. The proposed drilling is focused on the most prospective zones within a conductive sedimentary sequence which forms a large open fold extending over five kilometres from Altair to the Mensa Prospect, and could potentially form part of a district-scale VMS camp similar to the Teutonic Bore group of deposits.

Three holes have been planned at Mensa to intersect the strongest electromagnetic conductor plates that coincide with elevated magnetics and anomalous geochemistry. At Altair, two RC and one RC pre- collared diamond hole will test the strong gravity and conductivity highs at depth beneath and down plunge of the currently defined Zn-Cu-Ag mineralisation. Downhole electromagnetic surveying is planned at the completion of the Altair and Mensa drilling to detect any late time off-hole conductive anomalies that may represent further base metal drill targets.

Immediately following the completion of the initial RC drill program at Altair and Mensa, infill and extension RC drilling will commence on high priority gold targets at the Hawk, Eagle and Kingfisher gold prospects.