Latest Zinc Exploration News

Small caps did the heavy lifting this week, led by two big discovery stories in resources. Funding raises and takeover moves kept attention on who can pay for the next step, not just promise it.

Speculative money piled into new discoveries and tight-supply metals, while a handful of small caps were sold hard on thin liquidity. The week’s biggest moves came from PGMs and tungsten on the way up, and micro-cap gas on the way down.

Broken Hill Mines has delivered a standout December quarter with record mining rates at Rasp Mine, strong exploration results, and a robust financial position, setting the stage for accelerated growth in 2026.

Iltani Resources has reported robust assay results from diamond drilling at its Orient Silver-Indium Project, underpinning a significant bulk sample dispatch for metallurgical testing expected to complete by mid-2026.

Variscan Mines has secured government approval for its Preliminary Mining Plan, enabling critical pre-works and trial mining at the San Jose Mine in Spain. This milestone accelerates the company’s strategy to restart production with minimal capital expenditure.

Kingfisher Mining has completed its strategic acquisition of a diverse NSW copper-gold-silver-lead-zinc portfolio and is mobilizing drilling at the Copper Blow project in Broken Hill.

Litchfield Minerals has reported its widest copper-zinc intercept to date at the Oonagalabi Project, expanding the Main Zone and confirming a continuous mineralised corridor. The company is well funded to pursue an aggressive drilling and geophysical program in 2026 to further explore deeper intrusive targets.

Alvo Minerals has raised $2.26 million through a placement to accelerate drilling and exploration at its Palma Copper-Zinc Project in Brazil, including the promising new Touro Prospect.

GreenTech Metals has identified significant gold mineralisation at its Whundo project, boosting its economic prospects, while defining a large-scale copper-zinc exploration target. Metallurgical testing and mining studies are underway to assess near-term production potential.

Variscan Mines secures key regulatory approval and expands its zinc exploration footprint with a major historic drillhole acquisition, backed by a $2.25 million capital raise.

Litchfield Minerals has intersected over 200 meters of continuous copper-zinc mineralisation at its Oonagalabi project, revealing a robust and extensive system. Planned step-out drilling aims to nearly triple the strike length to 600 meters, signalling significant exploration upside.

Polymetals Resources has identified a promising new zone of massive sulphide mineralisation south of its Endeavor Mine, prompting plans to accelerate exploration efforts.