project brief
In July 2026, Four Nines Gold Inc. selected LSG Drilling to provide core drilling services for the maiden exploration drill program at the Hayden Hill Gold-Silver Project in Lassen County, California.
The program represents the first modern drilling campaign at Hayden Hill in nearly three decades. LSG mobilized to the project to support Four Nines' geological team with professional core drilling operations, field coordination, and down-hole survey support as the exploration program advances.
category
client
Four Nines Gold
start date
Apr 10, 2026
Status
Active
Location
Lassen County, California
Field Execution
The challenge
Hayden Hill combines an active mineral exploration program with changing geological conditions, multiple drilling targets, and the operational demands of keeping a core drilling program moving efficiently in the field.
LSG’s role is to translate the project’s technical drilling objectives into dependable field execution. That means maintaining consistent drilling operations, adapting as ground conditions change, coordinating closely with the project team, and delivering the core and down-hole information required to support Four Nines’ exploration program.
The work also represents a return to active exploration drilling at a historic gold-silver property that had not undergone systematic drilling in nearly three decades.
project goals
LSG Drilling was brought into the Hayden Hill Project to provide experienced field crews, capable equipment, and professional drilling execution as Four Nines began testing targets developed through its modern geological and three-dimensional modelling work.
The primary operational goals include:
the work
LSG mobilized to Hayden Hill in July 2026 and began supporting Four Nines’ active maiden drilling campaign.
The program is being conducted using an Everdigm ECR-18 core drill rig, with LSG also performing down-hole surveys using a Reflex OMNIx42 north-seeking gyro tool. These operations provide the field execution and directional information required to support the technical objectives of the exploration program.
The Hayden Hill project demonstrates LSG’s ability to combine experienced crews, specialized drilling equipment, field adaptability, and direct coordination with a client’s geological team on an active mineral exploration program.
recent projects
LSG Drilling supports Discovery Drilling with heliportable geotechnical core drilling operations at the Bradley Lake Expansion Project near Homer, Alaska.
LSG Drilling supports Four Nines Gold's Hayden Hill Gold-Silver Project in Lassen County, California with professional core drilling and down-hole survey operations.
