Latest Silver And Lead News

Argent Minerals has upgraded its Kempfield silver resource to 142.8 million ounces silver equivalent, reinforcing the project’s scale and quality amid ongoing 2026 drilling campaigns targeting resource expansion and early production pathways.

Iltani Resources has demonstrated significant grade upgrades and waste rejection in first-pass TOMRA ore sorting tests at its Orient Silver-Indium Project, advancing plans for bulk testing and potential cost savings.

Rapid Critical Metals has delivered standout metallurgical flotation results from its New South Wales silver projects, with silver recoveries nearing 99% and high-grade concentrates reinforcing project potential.

Variscan Mines is set to begin a 1,430-metre diamond drilling campaign at its Guajaraz polymetallic project in central Spain, aiming to test high-priority zinc and associated base metal targets and secure a tenement extension.

Golden Deeps is launching a deeper diamond drilling campaign at its Graceland Prospect in Namibia, targeting high-grade copper-silver-zinc-germanium sulphide zones identified by geophysical surveys beneath known gossans.

New Age Exploration (ASX: NAE) has kicked off its maiden field program at the Wallah Silver Project in NSW, progressing permitting and contractor selection for Phase 1 drilling, while sharpening targets through historic data reprocessing ahead of Phase 2 drilling planned for late Q3 2026.

Iltani Resources has reported robust assay results from 11 recent drill holes at its Orient West project, confirming multiple high-grade silver-indium intersections and broad mineralised zones at open pittable depths.

Midas Minerals has extended high-grade copper and silver mineralisation at its Spaatzu prospect within the Otavi Copper Project, Namibia, with assays confirming at least 800m strike length and multiple significant intercepts. Exploration across other Namibian projects also shows promising early-stage results.

Flynn Gold’s first modern drilling at the Silver King Trend in Tasmania confirms extensive high-grade silver-lead-zinc mineralisation, underpinning a promising district-scale exploration model.

Middle Island Resources has extended the gold-silver-base metal mineralisation at its Bobija Project in Serbia to an 80,000m² footprint, with broad, shallow intersections linking multiple zones into a continuous system that remains open in all directions.

Broken Hill Mines has restarted open pit mining at its Pinnacles Mine, delivering the first silver-lead-zinc ore to its Rasp Processing Plant and adding a third high-grade feed source to improve plant utilisation.

Boab Metals has begun dismantling the DeGrussa processing plant to relocate it to Sorby Hills, with first silver-lead concentrate production targeted for the second half of 2027. Key infrastructure is progressing ahead of schedule, and an updated Project Delivery Plan will reflect higher silver prices and extended mine life.