Stardust Metal Corp. (TSXV: ZIGY) outlined its exploration plan through December 2027, saying it is fully funded after its October 2026 financing for a 40,000-metre drilling program across McGarry, Omega and Kirkland West. At McGarry, 20,000 metres will test the link between Barber-Larder and McGarry along the Cadillac Break and follow up gold mineralization along the Armistice Fault, with drilling expected to begin in November 2026. Omega will receive an updated mineral resource estimate in December 2026, followed by 12,000 metres of infill and depth-extension drilling. Kirkland West will get 8,000 metres targeting shallow and deeper extensions around the historic Baldwin Mine, which the company considers its strongest new discovery potential in the district. Engineering studies on the McGarry shaft and tailings facility have also begun.
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