Ausgold (ASX:AUC) continued to confirm the growth potential of the Katanning Gold Project in Western Australia with the release of assay results from extensional and infill drilling within the Central Zone and Northern Zone, according to a Tuesday filing with the Australian bourse.

Drilling intersected 26 meters at 3.03 grams per tonne grade of gold from 79 meters, including 22 meters at 3.48 g/t grade of gold from 82 meters, and 10 meters at 3.78 g/t grade of gold from 46 meters, the filing said.

A further 25,000 meters of reverse circulation drilling will start at the project, per the filing.