Rumble Resources — Major diamond drilling program underway at Western Queen gold–tungsten project.
- Noel Ong
- Oct 23
- 6 min read
Announcement
Rumble Resources Limited (ASX: RTR) has kicked off a ~20,000 m diamond program at Western Queen (Figure 1), with two DDH1 rigs chasing high-grade down-plunge gold beneath the South and Central pits while advancing sub-parallel tungsten lodes. The work targets growth/upgrade of the 370 koz @ 3.1 g/t Au MRE and builds on the 13.2 kt WO₃ tungsten MRE, supported by geotech and metallurgy (+93% historical Au recovery). The first rig started on 4 Oct, the second lands mid-Oct, with drilling to Feb 2026 ahead of an early-2026 MRE update.
Figure 1: Location Plan of the Western Queen Gold Project (source: RTR)
Peter Harold, Managing Director and CEO commented:
“We are delighted that DDH1 has been able to mobilise a rig so quickly and get this major drill program underway. The program has three main aims which are to:
• discover more gold resources down-plunge of the known resources at both Western Queen South and Central;
• upgrade some of the existing Inferred Resources into the Indicated category; and
• discover more high-grade tungsten resources.
The drilling will also allow us the opportunity to do a geotechnical review of the ground conditions in the vicinity of the proposed portal and decline for the underground. We look forward to providing shareholders with regular updates on the drilling and assay results as they come to hand.”
Highlights - Gold and Tungsten Story
Up to 20,000 m diamond program now underway (DDH1 providing two rigs) targeting high-grade down-plunge gold extensions at Western Queen South and Central.
Program designed to grow the Western Queen gold MRE: 3.72 Mt @ 3.1 g/t Au for 370 koz Au (current) (Figure 2).
Infill drilling at Western Queen South to upgrade part of 2.32 Mt @ 2.66 g/t Au for 198.9 koz from Inferred → Indicated.
Concurrent focus on tungsten lodes sub-parallel to gold over ~1.5 km strike between the South and Central pits; aim to grow/upgrade maiden WQ tungsten MRE: 4.31 Mt @ 0.31% WO₃ for 13.2 kt WO₃, including a higher-grade domain 1.44 Mt @ 0.51% WO₃ for 7.4 kt WO₃.
Geotech: two holes to assess ground conditions for the proposed underground portal/decline. Metallurgy: selected core to confirm +93% historical gold recoveries across WQ South & Central.
Timeline: first rig started 4 October 2025; second rig mid-October; program targeted to be completed by February 2026, with basis for a revised MRE in early 2026.
Figure 2: DDH1 Drilling rig at Western Queen South (source: RTR)
Project Snapshot
Western Queen is Rumble’s near-term development focus, with ongoing resource growth through targeted drilling of high-grade shoots below existing pits (Western Queen South & Central) and parallel tungsten lodes. The current gold MRE totals 3.72 Mt @ 3.1 g/t Au for 370 koz, and the tungsten MRE totals 4.31 Mt @ 0.31% WO₃ for 13.2 kt WO₃, as detailed in the Company’s July/August 2025 updates.
Work program (what RTR is doing now)
Step-out diamond drilling down-plunge at WQ South & Central to chase high-grade gold extensions (Figure 3).
Infill at WQ South to re-classify Inferred → Indicated, supporting potential mining studies (subject to permits, ore sales/tolling, and other conditions for FID).
Tungsten drilling to expand/upgrade WO₃ resources and refine the controls/timing of mineralisation for local and district-scale targeting.
Geotechnical holes at the proposed portal/decline location. Met testwork using selected diamond core to validate historical +93% Au recovery.
Figure 3: Western Queen Long Section showing target areas below Western Queen South and Central deposits (source: RTR)
About Rumble Resources Limited
Rumble Resources Ltd (ASX: RTR) is an Australian exploration company listed since July 2011, focused on adding value through selected WA mineral assets and disciplined acquisitions. Its portfolio includes the Western Queen Gold Project—being advanced for near-term cash flow with ongoing resource growth—and the Earaheedy Zn-Pb-Ag discovery, underscoring the team’s capability to find large-scale orebodies.
Samso Concluding Comments
Rumble’s Western Queen program reads as a sensible, staged de-risking exercise: step-outs to test the depth and continuity of high-grade gold, infill to lift resource confidence where it matters for studies, and parallel holes to define the tungsten lodes that sit within the same mining envelope. Adding geotech at the portal/decline location and fresh metallurgy to validate historical recoveries is exactly the kind of groundwork that shortens the path to credible mine planning.
From an investor's lens, the drilling results need to stack up. As Samso has been following the Rumble story since March 2025 with a Samso Insight article, the story has been very inconsistent, which is probably more about the messaging than potentially the technical narrative. I do feel that the tungsten is not significant enough to add value, but what I will say is that a step back to look at the bigger picture may be a better path forward.
The problem in doing that is that the market is hot to trot, and it needs stories and a marketable pathway. This is always a bad situation to be in, as the market needs will always win, and this may be to the detriment of the project, in terms of finding a more economical story for Western Queen.
In my opinion, the bigger picture for Western Queen is that it is a brownfields system with known high-grade gold and now a tungsten vector that could prove strategically useful if drilling does what the targeting suggests—more ounces where the infrastructure already is, plus a maturing tungsten inventory—the project steps closer to study-ready status and a resource update that can re-frame the development conversation.
DYOR and keep your eyes on the details as Rumble slowly unfolds this story to the ASX.
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