Latest Lead And Zinc News

Australian Gold and Copper Ltd confirms Achilles as a major silver-dominant discovery with exceptional assay results, backed by a strong $17 million cash position. The company is gearing up for an aggressive exploration campaign in 2025 targeting multiple new high-priority zones.

Traka Resources reports steady progress in its December 2024 quarter, focusing on exploration at Gorge Creek and Cranbrook while withdrawing from Mozambique projects to sharpen its strategic focus.

Barton Gold has confirmed significant high-grade silver alongside gold in its Tolmer gold system at the Tarcoola Project, prompting a new drilling campaign to explore the promising mineralisation further.

Argent Minerals reports robust drilling outcomes at Kempfield NW, Sugarloaf Hill, and Golden Wattle, confirming significant silver, gold, and base metal mineralisation. The company maintains a strong cash position to support ongoing exploration.

Anson Resources secured key approvals to expand drilling at its Utah lithium projects, reported a maiden resource at its Western Australia base metals deposit, and raised $2.3 million in an oversubscribed share purchase plan.

Strategic Energy Resources has completed a significant 25-hole drill program at its Achilles 1 Prospect, confirming widespread polymetallic mineralisation, while a new electromagnetic survey at its Mundi Project reveals promising conductors for further exploration.

Australian Gold and Copper Ltd (AGC) has reported strong silver assay results from its Achilles deposit, extending the high-grade silver zone to more than 600 metres in strike length and open at depth. A major drilling campaign is set to further explore this promising discovery in the South Cobar Project, NSW.

Argent Minerals has reported compelling high-grade gold, silver, copper, indium, lead, and zinc mineralisation at its Wood Gully Gossan Prospect near Kempfield, NSW, confirming significant polymetallic potential and setting the stage for expanded exploration.

Metals Australia Ltd reported robust progress in its December 2024 quarter, including a drilling permit award and a threefold land increase at its Lac Carheil Graphite Project, alongside advancing prefeasibility and metallurgical studies. Exploration success at Corvette River and Warrego East further underscores the company’s diversified critical minerals and gold portfolio.

Talisman Mining has successfully completed a six-hole drilling program at its Durnings Prospect, intersecting significant copper-gold and base metal mineralisation that confirms a large polymetallic system. Further assays and a new drilling campaign at Durnings East are underway, promising more insights into the project's potential.

Golden Mile Resources has identified a significant new gold target, the Aurora Prospect, within its Pearl Copper Project in Arizona, with rock chip samples returning up to 10.8 g/t gold. The company is advancing towards a maiden drilling campaign at its Odyssey and Ford Prospects, signaling a pivotal exploration phase.

Boab Metals has locked in a US$30 million prepayment facility with Trafigura for its Sorby Hills Lead-Silver-Zinc Project and received key environmental approvals, setting the stage for a final investment decision in the second half of 2025.