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Star Minerals (SMS) launches a stage two definition drilling program at its Tumblegum South gold project in Western Australia

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Star Minerals Ltd (ASX:SMS) has started Stage 2 resource definition drilling at its Tumblegum South Gold Project 40 kilometres south of Meekatharra, WA.

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Star Minerals Ltd (ASX:SMS)’s Greg Almond discusses the company's ASX-listing and first drilling program completed at the Tumblegum South, which already holds an inferred maiden mineral resource of 600,000 tonnes at 2.2g/t gold. The company says there is also notable copper potential on the lease, and additional drilling will work toward an updated mineral resource.

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• Star has two projects in Western Australia - Tumblegum South and the West Bryah Project.
• Star’s current focus is on gold at Tumblegum South, but there is also significant copper potential on the lease.
• Initial assay results from the first phase of drilling at Tumblegum South shows continuation of geology and grade from earlier drilling.
• The company is also continuing with the early-stage planning work for the West Bryah Project.

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Star Minerals Ltd (ASX:SMS)'s CEO Greg Almond provides an update on the company's flagship Tumblegum South gold-copper property, where it's just wrapped up the first phase of a drilling program. He says the initial campaign started out strong, with the coming assays to inform the next stage of exploration at the mine-ready project.

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On the IPO front, scheduled to list today is Star Minerals (ASX:SMS), a mineral explorer that has raised $4m at 20c.

Star Minerals already has an inferred resource of 600,000t grading 2.2 grams per tonne (g/t) gold for 42,500oz of contained gold at Tumblegum South.

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The Australian Stock Exchange welcomed WA's latest gold debutant Star Minerals to its boards this morning following a $5 million IPO.

Midwest Times [subscription]

Bryah Resources’ gold and copper spin-off Star Minerals has enjoyed a solid start to life as a publicly listed company.

Star was trading at 21.5¢ at 11am, up 7.5 per cent on its 20¢ issue price after raising $5 million in an oversubscribed initial public offering.

Star houses the Tumblegum South project, which hosts an inferred resource of 42,500oz upon a granted mining licence near Meekatharra.

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• Star Minerals shares closed 7.5% higher on ASX debut.
• The gold explorer raised AU$5 million in its oversubscribed IPO.
• The company issued 25 million shares at an offer price of 20 cents.