Latest Zinc And Lead News

Venus Metals Corporation’s subsidiary Redscope has won a $52,500 grant from the WA Government to co-fund diamond drilling at the Pincher Copper Project, targeting a significant geophysical anomaly. Drilling is set to begin in June 2025, advancing exploration of a promising volcanogenic massive sulphide system.

Variscan Mines Limited reported standout high-grade zinc and lead drill results from its Novales-Udias Project in northern Spain, alongside strong governmental support that bolsters its mine restart ambitions.

Sunshine Metals has made significant progress at its Ravenswood Consolidated Project with encouraging drilling results on shallow oxide gold targets and new gold-copper prospects, supported by a $3 million placement to fund further exploration.

Dalaroo Metals has taken a strategic step into Greenland’s critical metals scene with an option to acquire the Blue Lagoon Zr-Nb-REE Project, while advancing promising base and copper metal prospects at its Lyons River Project in Western Australia.

Sunshine Metals has launched a targeted reverse circulation drilling program at Liontown to upgrade shallow oxide gold and silver resources and advance metallurgical studies, aiming to fast-track development amid strong gold prices.

Apollo Minerals reports completion of Phase 2 drilling at its Salanie Gold Project with promising high-grade results, alongside strategic funding and ongoing exploration in Gabon, Serbia, and France.

Zinc of Ireland NL advances its strategic footprint with an 80% earn-in at the Mt Clere Project in WA, preparing for imminent drilling, while rationalizing its Irish tenements and exiting Canadian assets.

Golden Mile Resources has awarded a drilling contract to Alford Drilling for its inaugural reverse circulation program at the Pearl Copper Project in Arizona, targeting historically rich Odyssey and Ford prospects.

Somerset Minerals Ltd has taken a significant step forward by entering a conditional agreement to acquire the high-grade Coppermine Project in Nunavut, Canada, while completing the sale of its Valle del Tigre II mineral concession in Ecuador. Preparations are underway for a maiden exploration campaign at Coppermine, targeting substantial copper-silver mineralisation.

Golden Mile Resources reports exceptional assay results from its Pearl Copper Project in Arizona, prompting an expansion of its maiden drilling program to include the Ford Prospect. The company also secures over $1.3 million in funding and establishes a US subsidiary to advance exploration.

Peel Mining's December 2024 quarterly report reveals exceptional high-grade copper, gold, silver, lead, and zinc intercepts at Wagga Tank, highlighting significant potential for resource expansion within open-pittable depths. Concurrently, fieldwork advances at the Curnamona Project and a solid cash position underpin the company's growth trajectory.

Sunshine Metals Ltd reports a substantial upgrade to its Ravenswood Consolidated Project, with a 57% rise in contained gold and positive drilling and metallurgical results underpinning the growth.