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Albright

Future is Albright as Bryah Resources rebrands

Bryah Resources has changed its name to Albright Metals (ASX:ABR) with a new ticker code as of 3 December 2025. 

The rebranding reflects the company’s new strategy of developing projects across multiple geographies, with its former name derived from the Bryah basin in Western Australia where the company had historically focused its attention. 

As CEO Greg Hill explains to Mining.com.au, the Albright Brook geological structure runs across the newly minted company’s mineral claims in New Brunswick, “and is very prospective for gold and base metals exploration”. 

“We decided to call the company Albright Metals as it reflects our focus on precious and critical metals and our broader geographical presence,” the CEO tells this news service.

In terms of strategic direction, with a new name and renewed focus, Hill says heading into 2026, Albright Metals will continue to fast track development plans for the Vail Road high grade gold deposit to create a cash-generating entity in the medium term. 

“In parallel we will continue exploration for antimony at the Bond Road prospect, and at other high potential locations on the claims,” the CEO continues.

“In Australia we have advanced our review of the Bryah Basin tenements and will be firming up copper and gold exploration targets on these tenements.”   

On 27 November, the company started its planned drilling program at the Golden Pike Gold and Antimony Project in New Brunswick, Canada. The first part of the drill program is targeting infill and extensional drilling at the Vail Road high-grade gold deposit. 

Drill results and data acquired will be utilised to upgrade the existing foreign resource estimate to a JORC compliant mineral resource estimate. 

The program aims to acquire some 1,000m of oriented diamond core for this purpose.

On completion of drilling at the Vail Road gold deposit, the rig will be moved to the Bond Road area to undertake an exploration program targeting high grade antimony veins within interpreted fault structures. 

Up to 1,200m of exploration drilling is planned across several hole locations

Albright’s current projects are located in Canada and Western Australia. The company has executed an agreement with Globex Mining (TSX:GMX) to acquire the Golden Pike Gold and Antimony Project in New Brunswick, Canada.

The project covers 3,292ha of contiguous mining claims which includes the Vail Road high-grade gold deposit classified under NI 43-101,4 and the exploration-stage Bond Road antimony prospect.

Golden Pike is in an area that is close to road, rail, port, and grid power infrastructure. 

Southern New Brunswick is on the Canadian east coast, adjacent to Maine, US. The province has a mature mining services industry and has historically produced antimony and gold from multiple mines. 

The company  also has a substantial $7 million manganese joint venture on the licences with OM Holdings (ASX:OMH), with OMH having already spent over $4.5 million to earn-in to the manganese rights of the project.

Write to Adam Orlando at Mining.com.au

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Written By Adam Orlando
Mining.com.au Editor-in-Chief Adam Orlando has more than 20 years’ experience in the media having held senior roles at various publications, including as Asia-Pacific Sector Head (Mining) at global newswire Acuris (formerly Mergermarket). Orlando has worked in newsrooms around the world including Hong Kong, Singapore, London, and Sydney.