Kali Metals Ltd (ASX:KM1) has completed its 2025 field season with a maiden reverse circulation (RC) drilling program at the Marble Bar Gold Project and an expanded soil sampling campaign at the Higginsville Lithium Project, both in Western Australia.
The Marble Bar program comprised 77 RC holes for 1,086 metres, with results expected in Q1 2026.
Marble Bar Gold Project – Three Prospects with rock chip locations and grade ranges.
Managing director Paul Adams said the drilling completion positions Marble Bar for a “strong start to 2026”, with upcoming assays expected to help clarify the scale and continuity of the mineralisation and guide the next phase of work.
“It is really pleasing to have completed the maiden drilling program at Marble Bar prior to the end of year and setting the project up for a strong start to 2026. With assay expected in Q1 2026, the results will provide greater clarity on the scale and continuity of the mineralisation and help to define the next phase of work," Adams said.
Marble Bar drilling targets Tiger, Churchill and Sherman prospects
Drilling was designed to test flat-lying surface gold mineralisation and down-dip potential across the Tiger, Churchill and Sherman targets, which it described as having a cumulative three kilometre strike length of mineralised outcrop.
The Marble Bar project is in the eastern Pilbara, about 10km east (20km by road) of Marble Bar and more than 10km north of the Klondyke Gold Project.
Kali also reported 2025 fieldwork identified 3km of surface gold mineralisation across the three prospects, with rock-chip sampling averaging 2.2 g/t across the strike length, including multiple high-grade results at Sherman.
13,326-soil-sample campaign completed at Higginsville lithium tenure
At Higginsville, Kali has completed a soil sampling program totalling 13,326 samples, following an expansion of the original campaign to cover additional priority areas for LCT pegmatite mineralisation.
Higginsville Lithium Project Soils Program locations.
The program was designed using an integrated targeting approach incorporating historical and recent geophysics, geochemistry and its in-house 3D geological modelling, with results expected in early Q1 2026 to help rank and refine drill targets.
“Completing the Higginsville soils program also marks an important milestone for the project at a time of increased investor sentiment in the lithium sector. We are looking forward to compiling and interpreting the full dataset over the coming weeks, with results expected to play a key role in refining drill targets across several highly prospective areas," Adams said.
About Kali
Kali holds a 4,029 km² exploration portfolio prospective for gold, lithium and critical minerals across Western Australia — including the Pilbara and Eastern Yilgarn — as well as the Southern Lachlan Fold Belt in New South Wales and Victoria.
The company’s asset base includes a range of gold, lithium and tin projects, supported by a technical team focused on advancing commercial resources and assessing opportunities to add new strategic assets. Kali Metals said its exploration and development strategy is aimed at generating long-term shareholder value from its existing tenure.