NewPeak Metals Confirms Large-Scale Gold-Zinc-Silver System

Managing director Mark Purcell said the first hole drilled at Las Opeñas since 2019 – and the first diamond hole since 2014 – had confirmed a large-scale system from surface.

“Uncovering a system of such substantial scale is exactly what we hoped to achieve,” Purcell said. “The presence of meaningful zinc and silver credits is also very encouraging given both metals have been formally recognised as critical minerals by the US Geological Survey in 2025.”

NewPeak believes the polymetallic character of the project improves its strategic positioning as markets focus on secure critical mineral supply chains. Permitting is already in place for up to another 7,500 metres of drilling. The company said favourable results from the remaining holes could support a push toward a maiden resource.

For traders watching the junior explorer space, the next assay batch will test whether the broad mineralised envelope at Las Opeñas carries higher-grade zones that could justify a resource estimate. The breccia scale and the structural setting are the right ingredients. The market needs grade continuity across multiple holes. Without that, the discovery stays at wide-interval confirmation. The next assay results, due within three to six weeks, will provide the first real test of whether this system has the grade density to become a drill-out story.

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