Great Western Mining extends mineralisation at Huntoon Copper Project
By Josh White
Date: Monday 27 Oct 2025
(Sharecast News) - Great Western Mining said on Monday that new soil sampling results had significantly extended the known footprint of tungsten, copper and zinc mineralisation at its Huntoon Copper Project in Nevada, confirming a 2.8-kilometre strike length of anomalous soils and underscoring the district-scale potential of the area.
The AIM-traded company collected 98 soil samples across 198 acres between its M2 copper skarn resource and the historically mined Pine Crow and Defender tungsten skarns.
Results showed elevated tungsten, copper and zinc values along a 1.4-kilometre stretch following a granite-limestone contact, suggesting extensions of the known skarn-style mineralisation.
When integrated with earlier sampling from the M2 area, the anomaly extended over 2.8 kilometres of strike length.
"Together with our ongoing drill programme in the area, we are rapidly increasing our understanding of the extensive mineralisation across the Huntoon Copper Project and adjoining claims," said chairman Brian Hall.
"These results are particularly encouraging, revealing a clear geochemical link between the outcropping tungsten-rich Defender and Pine Crow workings and our established copper resource at M2.
"The consistency and scale of these anomalies suggest the presence of a significantly larger mineralised system than previously recognised."
Hall added that Great Western would begin targeted fieldwork and follow-up sampling to refine its understanding of the mineralisation and prepare for a new drilling campaign.
The company said the results strengthened geological evidence connecting its M2 copper skarn with the tungsten-bearing Pine Crow and Defender zones, which were believed to have produced tungsten during World War II.
Previous rock chip sampling returned assays of up to 1.75% tungsten trioxide, while the latest soil data confirmed elevated levels of tungsten up to 6 parts per million, copper up to 385 parts per million, and zinc up to 81 ppm along mineralised contacts.
Great Western said the findings highlighted "the potential scale of the mineralising system" in the Huntoon area.
Further infill sampling, mapping and geophysical surveys were planned to delineate new drill targets.
At 1201 GMT, shares in Great Western Mining Corporation were down 10.05% at 1.75p.
Reporting by Josh White for Sharecast.com.
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