Breakthrough Minerals Limited has intersected high-grade mineralisation at its Turpentine deposit in North Queensland, with drilling results validating the company's geophysical target for a northern down-plunge extension.

The exploration program, which is part of a broader 10,000-metre campaign across the North Queensland Copper-Gold Project, returned significant results from the first three holes drilled into the target zone. Highlights include 4 metres at 2.83% copper equivalent (CuEq) within a broader 19-metre interval at 1.03% CuEq in hole 26TUR003, and 6 metres at 2.18% CuEq within a 16-metre intersection at 1.30% CuEq in hole 26TUR002.

The Turpentine deposit is the company’s largest asset, currently hosting 101,000 tonnes of contained CuEq. These recent results suggest the mineralised system extends beyond the existing resource envelope. Breakthrough Minerals has completed six additional holes at the northern down-plunge target, with assays currently pending.

“These results reinforce the resource growth story across both of our cornerstone deposits. At Turpentine, the first assays since drilling commenced have directly validated the down-plunge target generated from our gravity inversion modelling - that's exactly the outcome we were hoping for from this program.

“With drilling continuing at Turpentine and further results to come, our focus remains firmly on growing the existing 200,000 tonne CuEq resource base across our North Queensland Copper-Gold Project.”

— Nigel Broomham, Managing Director

The company also reported final assay results from its maiden diamond drilling program at the Barbara deposit. These holes confirm the continuity of the mineralised system, with hole 26BAR009 intersecting mineralisation down to a depth of at least 575 metres.

Breakthrough Minerals maintains a global mineral resource estimate of 18.8 million tonnes at 1.07% CuEq for its North Queensland assets. Exploration teams continue to systematically test the northern extension zone at Turpentine as part of the ongoing 2026 drilling schedule.

Read the full announcement: High-Grade Copper-Gold Results Confirm Turpentine Extension