The Wild Dog Project area is located along PNG’s circum-Pacific “Rim of Fire” arc, an environment known for world-class porphyry Cu-Au and epithermal gold deposits. Located on the island of New Britain in the East New Britain province, Wild Dog is a district-scale land package which spans over 1,400km² and features the large scale, high-grade low-sulphidation and high-sulphidation epithermal gold-copper Wild Dog structure, and an adjacent high-priority copper-gold porphyry target called Magiabe.
High Grade
A focused diamond drill program was initiated in May 2025 along a 1.5km section of the Wild Dog structure at the Sinivit Target. The 2025 program was expanded in August and is expected to consist of 28 holes for over 5,000 metres of diamond drilling.
The mineralization remains open along strike and at depth with the deeper sulphide mineralization below the oxide zone largely unexplored.
Large Scale
A MobileMT airborne geophysical survey completed in April 2025 over 187km2 defined a 1,000m deep structure of high-conductivity that runs over 15km, highlighting the main epithermal gold-copper target area.
Magiabe Porphyry Target
At Magiabe, field mapping has identified a multiphase quartz diorite–monzonite porphyry intrusion exposed in the Magiabe Creek valley. This intrusion exhibits strong potassic alteration (e.g. secondary K-feldspar, magnetite) and is associated with an intensely phyllic-altered pebble breccia (approximately 250m in diameter) at surface. Importantly, the Magiabe porphyry intrusive is interpreted to be coeval with the epithermal mineralization in the adjacent Nengmutka/Wild Dog vein system, suggesting a genetic link.
Historic explorers recognized Magiabe as a probable porphyry centre: the presence of mapped intrusives, breccia, porphyry-style alteration, a copper soil anomaly, and coincident geophysical signatures (magnetic high and IP chargeability) led to the interpretation that Magiabe could be the source of the Wild Dog epithermal veins. Supporting this, the Wild Dog veins themselves contain anomalous molybdenum and tellurium (elements often associated with porphyry systems) and a gold–copper association, which reinforced the Magiabe porphyry model in earlier studies. Despite these encouraging signs, the Magiabe porphyry target remained untested by drilling.
The processed MobileMT data have illuminated a compelling porphyry signature at Magiabe. In particular, a large resistivity and magnetic anomaly consistent with a potassic-altered intrusive body is centred at Magiabe. This feature, interpreted as the potassic core of a porphyry system, measures roughly 1,000 metres in diameter and extends to at least 2,000 metres depth in the 3D inversion models. Such scale is comparable to major porphyry deposits; for example, the nearby Wafi-Golpu system’s porphyry centre (Golpu) is on the order of 1–2 km across and over 1 km vertical extent. The MobileMT shows the Magiabe anomaly adjacent to and beneath the Sinivit epithermal zone, closely resembling the classic geometry of an epithermal deposit above or alongside a porphyry intrusion. The Magiabe target appears as a deep, robust conductivity/resistivity anomaly and gives GPAC a high-priority porphyry drill target.
Earlier geophysical work by previous operators had also hinted at Magiabe’s potential. A 3D IP (Induced Polarization) survey in 2010 identified a circular chargeability anomaly ~200m in diameter at Magiabe, coincident with a zone of advanced argillic clay alteration at surface. This IP anomaly broadened with depth and was detectable down to ~300m (the limit of that survey). At surface, the Magiabe area showed a cap of pyrophyllite-dickite-kaolinite alteration (a lithocap) with fine crystalline gold panned in streams and outcrops of dacitic breccia nearby. The IP and mapping data together led geologists at the time to propose a diatreme-related Cu-Au porphyry target at Magiabe, directly drawing parallels to the lithocap above the Wafi porphyry system. Although at least one 300m exploration hole was recommended to test this chargeability high, the drilling was never completed.
The MobileMT survey of 2025 has essentially “unmasked” the deeper parts of this anomaly, revealing the full vertical extent and lateral size of the Magiabe system well beyond the 2010 IP limits. The new data confirms that Magiabe is a sizeable geophysical target consistent with a porphyry intrusive centre, greatly strengthening the exploration rationale.
Field work by historic operators provided geochemical “ground truth” that supports geophysical interpretation of Magiabe as a porphyry Cu-Au system
In addition to historic work, Great Pacific Gold’s collected rock float and outcrop samples from the Magiabe area earlier this year (February 2025), and the assays returned strong porphyry pathfinder element signatures.
Great Pacific Gold has accordingly elevated Magiabe in its exploration plans and work is now underway to advance Magiabe towards drill-readiness. This involves detailed mapping, additional geochemical sampling, and possibly ground geophysics over the Magiabe area in the coming months. The goal is to refine drill targets within the broad anomaly.
By 2026, Great Pacific Gold anticipates initiating the first drill testing of the Magiabe porphyry system. PNG is known for giant examples (Ok Tedi, Frieda River, Wafi-Golpu, etc.). Magiabe shares many hallmarks with these systems, a strong geophysical footprint, the right geochemical “footprints” at surface, and spatial association with a productive epithermal gold field.
Location
There are numerous advantages of Wild Dog’s location, including reasonably simple topography for exploration activity.
Local landowners are supportive of the Project and the Company held a successful kick-off celebration in the village of Rieit. The celebration attracted approximately 5,000 people and featured supportive speeches from federal, provincial and local governments.
The Project is also located approximately 50km from the deep water port of Rabaul, allowing easy access for sending and receiving bulk goods for operations. The port is accessed via a 12km sealed project road and approximately 38km of paved public highway.
The Project is also located approximately 20km from the newly refurbished hydro-electric power station located on the Warangoi River.
