Latest Lead And Silver News

Lode Resources has reported a statutory profit of A$456,296 after establishing an 8.2Moz silver-equivalent resource at its Montezuma project in Tasmania. The explorer is now moving from discovery toward scoping studies, but remains reliant on further drilling, metallurgy and funding to demonstrate an economic development case.

Raptor Metals completed its transformation into a Canadian copper and polymetallic explorer in FY2026, backed by drilling success at Chester and new Bathurst Mining Camp acquisitions. But the company’s $3.28 million loss, $3.97 million operating cash outflow and auditor-flagged funding uncertainty leave the next capital raise as a central investor question.

Golden Deeps has reported high-grade polymetallic results at its Graceland prospect in Namibia while stepping up deeper drilling across an 800-metre target corridor. The explorer ended FY2026 with $4.218 million in cash, but remains dependent on exploration success and future funding.

Silver Mines has built a substantially larger economic case for Bowdens, but the project still needs NSW approval before its 93.5 million ounce reserve can become a mine. The company is now funding the next phase with a A$70 million placement while absorbing dilution and a major royalty buy-back.

Boab Metals has increased the Sorby Hills mineral resource by 7% to 50.6Mt, while contained silver rises by 1.6Moz. More Measured and Indicated material now supports the mine plan, although the update does not yet change Ore Reserves, production targets or project economics.

Mantle Minerals reported a $12.50 million FY2026 profit after selling Mt Roe Mining to Northern Star for $13.5 million, while continuing operations remained loss-making. The company ended the year with $5.50 million in cash and is redirecting capital towards Yule River and Carlton Hill exploration.

QMines has reported a broad 44-metre copper intersection and high-grade zinc-lead-gold-silver mineralisation from six holes at Mt Chalmers. The results support ongoing Definitive Feasibility Study work, while a hole ending in copper mineralisation and upcoming barge drilling add further exploration interest.

Antipa Minerals has extended gold-copper-lead-silver mineralisation across 2.2km at Tim’s Dome, sharpening focus on a large untested electromagnetic conductor. Surface diamond drilling is now underway on the 1.2km target, which remains unproven despite encouraging surrounding assays.

Maronan Metals has reported broad and high-grade silver-lead intersections from its ongoing 40,000-metre infill program, including 11 metres at 10.3% lead and 116g/t silver. More than 15,000 metres have now been completed, with results feeding a planned 2027 resource update and pre-feasibility study.

A new magnetotelluric survey has identified a large conductive anomaly beneath Strickland Metals’ Obradov Prospect in Serbia, adding another high-priority target to its 9.25Moz AuEq Rogozna project. The anomaly is supported by overlapping gravity, IP, geochemical and drilling evidence, but still requires drilling to establish whether it contains an economic mineralised system.

Raptor Metals has identified two conductive systems across its Chester copper project, including the strongest off-hole response recorded near a high-grade drill intersection. The results give the company specific targets for follow-up drilling, but the conductors remain exploration targets rather than a resource estimate.

Boab Metals has reported high-grade silver-lead intercepts outside the current Sorby Hills FEED Study pit designs, led by 12.62 metres at 204g/t silver equivalent. The results have pushed the company to extend its growth drilling program as it assesses potential resource, reserve and mine-life additions.