Elizabeth Hill Silver Diamond Drilling Commences
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WEST COASTSILVER LIMITED
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Diamond Drilling for High-Grade Silver
Extensions Below the Elizabeth Hill Mine -
Commences
• A diamond drilling program of up to 1,500 meters (6 holes) has commenced
beneath the historical Elizabeth Hill silver mine in Pilbara, Western Australia.
• This is the first thorough test of deeper silver mineralisation along the Munni
Munni Fault, which is the main feature controlling high-grade silver distribution
at Elizabeth Hill.
• The drilling will target areas directly below and next to the underground mine,
where drilling in 2025 showed that silver extends to the surface.
• All holes are planned to reach the Munni Munni Fault within 200 meters of the
surface.
• Drilling should take about four to six weeks. Results are expected to start
coming in during the second quarter of 2026.
West Coast Silver Limited (ASX: WCE) (“West Coast Silver” or the “Company”) is pleased to
announce an up to 1,500m diamond drilling (“DD”) program has commenced at its flagship Elizabeth
Hill silver project in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The drilling is designed to expand the existing
footprint of the Elizabeth Hill high-grade silver mineralisation down-dip and plunge of the historical
Elizabeth Hill silver mine (Figure 1 and Figure 2).
This program represents 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, which, if confirmed, could
materially expand the scale of the Elizabeth Hill system beyond the historical mine.
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 are designed to intersect the Munni Munni Fault within approximately 200m of surface.
Drilling is expected to take approximately four to six weeks, subject to weather and operational
conditions. Assay results are anticipated to be received progressively through Q2 2026.
Highlights
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Commenting on the program, Executive Chairman Bruce Garlick said:
“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. 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 the
resource potential."
Exploration Next Steps
West Coast Silver is running multiple exploration programs from end of March to end of May 2026,
comprising reverse circulation drilling, diamond drilling, borehole and surface geophysics.
Focus through the next three months of exploration activities will be on processing, interpreting and
reporting results, as well as dynamic repositioning of remaining planned drill holes to maximise chances
of success from results received (geological, geophysical and assay results).
Photo: Diamond drill rig currently at Elizabeth Hill. Drilling in progress.
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Figure 1: Plan view showing proposed 2026 EH Deeps diamond drill holes at Elizabeth Hill.
2026 EH DEEPS DD
TEST AREA
2026 EH NORTH RC
TEST AREA
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Figure 2: Long Section showing planned diamond drilling (light blue) and current RC drill program (purple) target pierce points on section.
2026 EH NORTH
RC TEST AREA
2026 EH DEEPS
DD TEST AREA
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Elizabeth Hill Silver Project
Elizabeth Hill is one of Australia’s high-grade silver projects, based on historical production grades, and
having a proven production history. Key points are outlined below:
• High grades enabled low processing tonnes. A total of 1.2 Moz of silver was produced from just
16,830t of ore at a head grade of 2,194g/t (70.5 oz/t Ag)1
.
• Mining operations ceased in 2000 as a result of low silver prices (US $5)2
.
• Simplistic historical processing techniques were used focussing only on native silver
extraction. Native silver was recovered via low-cost gravity separation techniques.
• Untapped mineral resource expansion potential remains. The Elizabeth Hill deposit remains
open at depth and along strike. Recent consolidation of the WCE tenement land holding oƯers
potential to discover more Elizabeth Hill style deposits near mine and regionally.
• World leading silver grades located on a mining lease with proximity to the Radio Hill processing
facility (Figure 3).
Figure 3: West Coast Silver (WCE) project tenement location
Through the consolidation of surrounding land packages into a single contiguous 180km2
package,
significant exploration and growth potential has been created near mine and regionally. The land
package holds a significant portion of the Munni Munni Fault system, and other fault systems
subparallel to the Munni Munni Fault system, which are considered prospective for Elizabeth Hill silver
deposit analogues.
1
WAMEX Annual Report,1 April 2014 to 31 March 2015, Elizabeth Hill Silver Project, Global Strategic Metals NL, p16
2
www.kitco.com/charts/silver
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This ASX announcement has been authorised for release by the Board of Directors of West Coast
Silver Limited. For further information, please contact:
Bruce Garlick
Executive Director
West Coast Silver Limited
E: info@westcoastsilver.com.au
Competent Person Statement
The information in this announcement that relates to Exploration Results is based on information
reviewed by Mr Max Nind who is a Member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists. Mr Nind is a
consultant to West Coast Silver and a full-time employee of ERM Australia Consultants Pty Ltd.
Mr Nind has suƯicient experience that is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposits
under consideration, and to the activity being undertaken to qualify as a Competent Person as defined
in the 2012 Edition of the Joint Ore Reserves Committee (JORC) ‘Australasian Code for Reporting of
Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves’, and a Specialist under the VALMIN Code
2015 Edition of the ‘Australasian Code for Public Reporting of Technical Assessments and Valuations of
Mineral Assets’. Mr Nind consents to the inclusion in the announcement of the matters based on this
information and in the form and context in which it appears.
Forward-Looking Statements
Statements in this announcement which are not statements of historical facts, including but not limited
to those relating to the proposed transaction, are forward-looking statements. These statements
instead represent management’s current expectations, estimates and projections regarding future
events. Although management believes the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements
are reasonable, forward-looking statements are based on the opinions, assumptions and estimates of
management at the date the statements are made and are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties
and other factors that could cause actual events or results to diƯer materially from those projected in
the forward-looking statements.
Accordingly, investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such statements.
Cautionary Statement
This document is neither a prospectus nor an oƯer to subscribe for fully paid ordinary shares. West
Coast Silver and its directors, employees and consultants make no representations or warranty as to
the accuracy, reliability or completeness of this document, and have no liability, including liability to any
person by reason of negligence of, or contained in or derived from, or for any omissions from this
document, except liability under statute that cannot be excluded. This document contains reference to
certain targets and plans of West Coast Silver which may or may not be achieved. The performance of
West Coast Silver may be influenced by a number of factors, uncertainties and contingencies, many of
which are outside the control of the Company and its directors, staƯ and consultants
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