- West Coast Silver gets diamond drilling underway, examining silver extensions below the historic Elizabeth Hill mine.
- Up to 1,500m testing, where previous drilling found silver extends to the surface.
- All holes to reach the Munni Munni Fault ~200m of surface.
West Coast Silver (ASX:WCE) has commenced a diamond drilling program testing the potential for high-grade mineralisation beneath the famous Elizabeth Hill silver mine in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.
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The program of up to 1,500 metres of diamond drilling (DD) is designed to expand the existing footprint of Elizabeth Hill down-dip and plunge of the silver mine, rated as one of the richest in Australia.
Executive chairman, Bruce Garlick, said this is the first systematic test of the company’s structural model that suggests high-grade silver mineralisation may repeat at depth along the Munni Munni Fault. If confirmed, it could materially expand the scale of the Elizabeth Hill system beyond the historical mine.
“Our previous 2025 drilling confirmed that silver mineralisation at Elizabeth Hill extends beyond the historical underground mine and associated with a broader structural corridor along the Munni Munni Fault,” Mr Garlick said today.
“This current program of diamond drilling below Elizabeth Hill is designed to determine whether there are high-grade silver extensions below and south of the mine. The drilling will also test whether high-grade mineralisation repeats at depth; a model that, if confirmed, could materially expand resource potential.
“The DD program will specifically probe between and around historical drilling results along the Munni Munni Fault. Previous drilling intersected moderate to high-grade silver mineralisation, justifying follow-up to confirm depth potential, continuity, grade and distribution of intercepted zones.”
All holes in West Coast’s CY26 program have been designed to eventually intersect the Munni Munni Fault within ~200 metres of the surface.
Drilling is expected to take approximately four to six weeks, West Coast has said, subject to weather and operational conditions. Assay results are anticipated to be received progressively through Q2 CY26.
West Coast Silver is running multiple exploration programs from the end of March to the end of May CY26, comprising reverse circulation drilling, diamond drilling, borehole and surface geophysics.
Overall, the company’s focus through the next three or so months of Western Australian exploration activities will be on processing, interpreting, and reporting drillhole results, as well as dynamic repositioning of remaining planned drill holes to maximise chances of success from results received.
WCE is up +4.29%, to 18.3¢. Mkt cap $62.80M.
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