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Drilling continues at Ballymore Resources' Ruddygore Project in North Queensland
  • 24 September 2026
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Ballymore’s ‘high-grade’ Torpy’s shoots approach surface

Ballymore Resources (ASX:BMR) reports further ‘high-grade’ silver-lead-zinc-indium results from its Torpy’s discovery near Chillagoe in North Queensland, extending mineralisation about 30m up dip.

BTPRC018 returned three lenses of mineralisation, including 5m @ 149.4 grams per tonne silver (Ag), 6.92% lead (Pb), 9.09% zinc (Zn), and 3.5g/t indium (In) from 27m. The results include 2m at 334g/t Ag, 15.61% Pb, 19.08% Zn, and 6.4g/t In.

Additionally, the hole also 12m @ 97.6g/t Ag, 5.4% Pb, 3.6% Zn, and 2.7g/t In from 37m, including 4m @ 284.4g/t Ag, 15.79% Pb, 10.4% Zn, and 7.9g/t In.

BTPRC017 returned 10m @ 90.3g/t Ag, 8.72% Pb, 9.08% Zn, and 2.4g/t In from 49m, including 7m @ 125.8g/t Ag, 12.23% Pb, 12.77% Zn, and 3.2g/t In.

Meanwhile, BTPRC019 returned 3m @ 119.6g/t Ag, 5.72% Pb, 4.46% Zn, and 5.2g/t In from 27m, including 1m at 276.2g/t Ag, 11.6% Pb, 7.96% Zn, and 8.5g/t In from 28m.

Managing Director David A-Izzeddin says the results highlight the quality of mineralisation at Torpy’s.

“The intersection in BTPRC018, with 5m at 149g/t silver, 6.9% lead, and 9.1% zinc from just 27m, including 2m at 334g/t silver, 15.6% lead, and 19.1% zinc, highlights the quality of mineralisation we are continuing to encounter at Torpy’s,” A-Izzeddin explains.

“The latest drilling is starting to give us a much clearer picture of the system. We are seeing multiple ‘high-grade’ mineralised shoots within a broader polymetallic envelope, while the lower-grade near-miss holes are helping us understand the margins and geometry of those shoots.”

BTPRC020 and BTPRC021 were drilled west of the historic workings. Both encountered broad silica-chlorite alteration but weaker galena-sphalerite mineralisation and are interpreted as near misses to the ‘high-grade’ shoots.

Assays remain pending for five holes from Torpy’s and five from Little Torpy’s, several of which recorded strong visual galena and sphalerite mineralisation.

The Ruddygore Project covers 556km2 adjacent to Chillagoe. A gravity survey has been completed and is being modelled, with a drone magnetic survey scheduled for October 2026.

Ballymore Resources is an Australian explorer advancing a portfolio of gold and base metals assets.

Write to JC Villarba at Mining.com.au

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