The Harden Project is an orogenic gold project located approximately 3 km northeast of the town of Harden and 35 km east of Cootamundra, within the highly mineralised Lachlan Fold Belt. Like McMahon’s Reef, it is a farm-in partnership with Legacy Minerals.

Harden is historically significant, having been one of the largest hard-rock mines in a mineral district that produced more than 460,000 ounces of gold from combined alluvial and hard-rock operations. Prior to 1919, the Harden mines produced approximately 75,000 ounces at an average grade of 28.6 g/t Au, cementing its reputation as a high-grade project. Today, the projects current estimate sits at 174,000 tonnes @ 3.5 g/t Au, with additional upside potential.

Drilling highlights at Harden Include:

• 2m @ 15g/t Au from 111m, including 1m @ 22.1g/t Au
• 6m @ 3.6g/t Au from 79m, including 1m @ 7 g/t Au
• 5m @ 6.2g/t Au from 128m, including 1m @ 19.35 g/t Au
• 1m @ 22.7 g/t Au from 134m 

Gold at Harden is hosted in quartz–pyrite veins within a broad shear zone, with mineralised ore shoots occurring sub-vertically, similar in style to McMahon’s Reef. 

Harden remains highly prospective, with mineralisation open along strike and at depth. Surrounding magnetic anomalies indicate further exploration targets across the district, adding to the project’s scale and long-term potential. The Harden tailings dump is also of particular interest, containing an estimated 11,486 tonnes @ 2.11 g/t Au. Furthermore, records suggest that approximately 10,000 tonnes @ 35 g/t Au remain between the third and fourth levels of the old Harden workings.