Torque Metals Limited (ASX: TOR) has reported a significant update on drilling and exploration activities at its 100%-owned Ritz Gold Project in Western Australia, revealing further high-grade gold results. The company, a high-grade gold explorer focused on the exploration and development of its South Kalgoorlie Gold Camp, comprising a significant district-scale land position in the Tier-1 South Kalgoorlie mining district of WA, announced exceptional grades at the HHH deposit. Step-out diamond drilling at HHH’s main west-plunging lode returned 4.0 metres at 9.74 grams per tonne (g/t) gold from 378 metres, including 1.0 metre at 30.03 g/t gold, representing the deepest intercept to date. Another notable HHH result was 1.1 metres at 89.64 g/t gold from 308.7 metres, confirming continuous high-grade mineralisation.
Beyond HHH, Torque also reported encouraging new shallow gold intersections at the Paris Deposit, within its current Inferred MRE, including 12.0 metres at 2.20 g/t gold from 47 metres, with a higher-grade zone of 2.0 metres at 8.45 g/t gold. Regional exploration drilling at the Koolie prospect, within the prospective Maynards Corridor, yielded promising first-pass intersections, such as 2.0 metres at 12.17 g/t gold from 31 metres. These results highlight potential for new high-grade discoveries within a broader mineralised system, supporting the company’s aggressive Project RPM Strategy for resource growth and new discoveries.
Torque Metals Managing Director and CEO, Craig Jones, commented that the Project RPM Strategy continues to deliver exciting high-grade results, reinforcing confidence in the continuity and scale of the HHH shoot and significant growth potential across the Ritz Gold Project. He noted that encouraging results from broader exploration activities at Paris and Koolie underscore considerable untapped potential. Following a recent $25 million capital raising, Torque is poised to accelerate its exploration programs, with two rigs currently operating and plans to deploy a third rig to intensify discovery-focused drilling across the Maynards and Strauss Corridors. Upcoming activities also include DHEM and airborne geophysical surveys to refine targets and guide future drilling.
