Drilling has Commenced at Elizabeth Hill
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ASX:WCE ANNOUNCEMENT
15 October 2025
Phase 2 Drilling Commenced at Elizabeth Hill
• Phase 2 diamond drilling commenced on 11 October 2025 at the high-grade
Elizabeth Hill Silver Project (Pilbara, WA)
• Follows multiple bonanza-grade intercepts from Phase 1 (Aug–Sep 2025)
• Program aims to test near-surface high-grade mineralisation, and prospective
areas at depth below historical workings
• Transient Electromagnetic (TEM) and drone magnetic surveys have been
completed, and teams demobilised
• Geophysical processing commencing and due in the next 1-2 weeks to refine
targets along the Munni Munni Fault and parallel structures
Figure 1: Diamond drill rig on site at Elizabeth Hill (Wallis Drilling), October 2025.
Highlights
Figures 2 & 3: Diamond drill rig on site at Elizabeth Hill (Wallis Drilling), October 2025.
West Coast Silver Limited (ASX: WCE) (West Coast Silver or the Company) is pleased to advise
that the second phase of diamond drilling commenced on the 11th October 2025, at the high-
grade Elizabeth Hill Silver Project in the Pilbara region of Western Australia (Elizabeth Hill) (Figure
4, Figure 6).
The program marks the next phase of West Coast Silver’s strategy that has a dual focus: (1) to
confirm and define the shallow, very high-grade silver immediately adjacent to the historical
workings; and (2) to test for a potential deeper continuation to the south (Figure 4, Figure 5).
The Phase 2 drilling program will consist of approximately 14 diamond drill holes (~1,300 metres).
This will be expanded as required based on the success of the program. Drilling will be undertaken
by Wallis Drilling Pty Ltd (Figure 1, Figure 2, Figure 3).
In addition, geophysical surveys have been completed to provide additional high-quality data for
refinement of the proposed aircore program scheduled to commence in November.
Commenting, Executive Chairman Bruce Garlick said:
“We’re back on the ground and moving quickly to build on the outstanding grades from our initial
campaign. Phase 2 is designed to do two things: demonstrate near-surface continuity in the oxide
zone and test a high-conviction deeper target that could represent a down-plunge repeat of the
Elizabeth Hill system.
Figure 4: Location of proposed diamond drill holes at Elizabeth Hill mine site and drill results
Deeper Exploration Prospects
A review of historical drilling and geochemical data supports the potential for a deeper extension
of the Elizabeth Hill Mine sequence (Figure 4, Figure 5).
Underground diamond drill hole UGD084 intersected 2m @ 1,995g/t Ag from 61m within an
interval of 6m @ 705g/t Ag from 57m down hole. Drill logs at the time also describe native silver
mineralisation within the 2m high grade interval, similar to that recorded in the Elizabeth Hill
Deposit (WAMEX Report A62365).
Underground diamond drill hole UGD085 intersected massive nickel sulphides with 1m @
23,304ppm Ni, 6,013ppm Cu, 1,078ppm Pb, 4,104 ppm Zn and 50ppm Ag from 52m down hole.
The drill log describes complex textures with calcite brecciation reflecting similar geology to the
Elizabeth Hill Mine sequence (WAMEX Report A62365).
These drill holes combined with drill hole AG33, previously reported, provide confidence in
targeting the down plunge extension of the Elizabeth Hill mineralisation.
Figure 5: Long section A-A’ showing location of proposed diamond and aircore drill holes at Elizabeth Hill mine
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The Elizabeth Hill Project
Elizabeth Hill a 70/30 joint venture between West Coast Silver (ASX: WCE) and Alien Metals (AIM:
UFO) is one of Australia’s high-grade silver projects and has a proven production history outlined
below:
• High grades enabled low processing tonnes: 1.2Moz of silver was produced from just
16,830t of ore at a head grade of 2,194g/t (70.5 oz/t Ag)1
.
• Previous mining operation ceased in 2000: because of low silver prices (US$5)2
.
• Simplistic historical processing technique: native silver was recovered via low-cost
gravity separation techniques.
• Untapped potential remains in ground with deposit open at depth and recent
consolidation of land package offers potential to discover more Elizabeth Hill style
deposits.
• Tier 1 Mining Jurisdiction located on a mining lease with potential processing option at
the nearby Radio Hill site.
Figure 6: Tenement Location
Through the consolidation of the surrounding land packages into a single contiguous 180km2
package, significant exploration and growth potential exists both near mine and regionally. The
land package holds a significant portion of the Munni Munni fault system, and other fault systems
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
subparallel to the Munni Munni fault system, which are considered prospective for Elizabeth Hill
look-a-like silver deposits.
The upcoming Phase 2 program represents the next step in defining near-surface continuity and
testing deeper repeat potential within this proven high-grade system.
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
Dannika Warburton
Investor & Media Relations
E: westcoastsilver@investability.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 sufficient 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 differ materially from those projected in the
forward-looking statements. Accordingly, investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such
statements.
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