Benz Mining Confirms Major Expansion at Hurricane Camp with High-Grade Gold

Hurricane Camp Expansion Links Key Deposits

Benz Mining Corp (ASX:BNZ) has delivered a significant boost to its Glenburgh Gold Project with new drilling results from the Hurricane Camp in Western Australia. The latest assays confirm thick, high-grade gold mineralisation that for the first time connects Zone 126 and Zone 102 deposits, substantially expanding the known footprint of the camp and highlighting a promising shallow open-pit opportunity.

Notable intercepts include 70 metres at 2.9 g/t gold from 214 metres depth, including 37 metres at 5.2 g/t (hole 26HZ135), and 56 metres at 1.6 g/t from 162 metres, including 17 metres at 3.6 g/t (26HZ125). These results underpin a growing, continuous gold-bearing trend across the Hurricane Camp.

Down-Plunge Step-Out Opens New Underground Potential

A standout development is the maiden drilling more than 400 metres down plunge of Zone 126, which intersected mineralisation consistent with Benz’s geological model. Hole 26HZ163 returned 2 metres at 6.4 g/t gold, including 1 metre at 11.9 g/t, clipping the edge of the projected mineralised corridor and opening a major new underground growth corridor beyond the current exploration target.

CEO Mark Lynch-Staunton described this as a "major development" that provides a clear vector for deeper drilling into the core of the system. The down-plunge extension lies outside the current Glenburgh Exploration Target, suggesting substantial upside along the untested 6-kilometre gold-in-soil anomaly that underpins the broader Hurricane trend.

Advancing Towards Maiden Mineral Resource Definition

The Hurricane Camp is a key component of the Glenburgh Exploration Target, which estimates 31–35 million tonnes at 2.50–2.72 g/t gold for 2.5–3.0 million ounces within a larger 110–125 million tonne, 6.1–7.3 million ounce high-grade domain. Approximately 80% of this target is drill-defined and assay-supported, with ongoing fence-line drilling aimed at improving continuity and confidence.

Benz plans to continue infill drilling to convert the Exploration Target into a maiden Mineral Resource by calendar year 2027, while simultaneously testing the new down-plunge extension and shallow open-pit zones. This dual approach is designed to add scale and increase resource certainty.

Glenburgh: A Rare Combination of Scale and Grade

The Glenburgh Project is emerging as a new frontier gold district with a unique blend of thick, bulk-style mineralisation at the Icon-Apollo trend and multiple high-grade underground lenses at Hurricane’s Zone 126. This positions Glenburgh as a compelling exploration and development opportunity in Western Australia’s Gascoyne region.

With gold prices at elevated levels, the potential to develop both large-scale open-pit and underground operations offers significant leverage. Benz’s use of advanced geological techniques in a high-metamorphic terrane further differentiates its exploration approach.

Technical Rigor and Quality Assurance

The drilling program employs a Schramm RC rig capable of depths beyond 500 metres, with samples analysed using photon assaying at ALS Perth, a non-destructive, chemical-free technique validated against traditional fire assay. Quality control includes certified reference materials and field duplicates, ensuring data integrity.

Drilling has been designed to intersect mineralisation perpendicular to strike, with no sampling bias identified to date. The company continues to validate and refine its geological model as it progresses towards resource definition.