Inca Minerals (ASX:ICG) is an Australian exploration company focused on uncovering high-grade gold and gold-antimony mineralization. The company recently acquired Stunalara Metals, a transformational deal that enhances its exploration assets.
Inca Minerals' flagship Hurricane Project in Northern Queensland presents exceptional exploration potential, benefiting from a highly prospective geological setting. With record gold prices and rising demand for critical minerals, Inca is strategically positioned to seize this growing market opportunity.
Gold and antimony prospects at the Hurricane projectInca Minerals is committed to advancing its flagship Hurricane Project through a high-impact exploration strategy. The company plans to launch a shallow drilling program in Q2 2025, targeting high-priority gold-antimony mineralization identified through rock chip sampling and structural mapping.
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With a clear, execution-focused strategy, Inca Minerals is poised to become a leading gold and antimony exploration company in Australia. The company is led by an experienced management team dedicated to unlocking value through strategic exploration and resource development.
Inca Minerals (ASX:ICG) is an Australia-focused exploration company targeting high-grade gold and gold-antimony mineralization. The company’s strategy is underpinned by its recent acquisition of Stunalara Metals, a transformational deal that strengthens its portfolio with high-grade exploration assets. The Hurricane project in Northern Queensland is Inca’s key focus, offering exceptional exploration potential in a region with significant structural controls for mineralization. With a strong macro backdrop of record gold prices and increasing demand for critical minerals, Inca is well-positioned to capitalize on this market opportunity.
Inca Minerals' primary objective is to advance the flagship Hurricane project through an aggressive exploration strategy. The company plans to initiate shallow drilling in Q2 2025, targeting high-priority gold-antimony mineralization identified from rock chip sampling and structural mapping. Concurrently, Inca is conducting geophysical and geochemical surveys to refine drill targets and expand the exploration footprint, ensuring a comprehensive approach to unlocking the project’s full potential.
Recognizing the increasing demand for critical minerals, Inca is strategically positioning itself as a key player in the antimony market. With China imposing export restrictions on this vital commodity, global supply constraints present a significant opportunity for Inca. The company aims to capitalize on this trend by advancing its high-grade gold-antimony deposits at Hurricane, demonstrating the economic viability of the project. Additionally, Inca is focused on educating the market about antimony’s essential role in energy transition, defence and high-tech applications, further reinforcing its value proposition to investors.
Beyond Hurricane, Inca is committed to maintaining a balanced and de-risked exploration portfolio. The company plans to commence fieldwork at the Mt Read project in Tasmania in late 2025, evaluating its potential for polymetallic mineralization, including copper, lead, zinc and gold.
The Hurricane project is Inca Minerals’ flagship asset, located in Northern Queensland, approximately 110 km west-northwest of Cairns. The project consists of three tenements positioned within a structurally favorable corridor between the Hurricane and Retina Faults. The project is highly prospective for gold and antimony mineralization, with multiple high-grade targets identified through historical and recent rock chip sampling.
Recent assay results from Hurricane confirm the presence of significant gold and antimony grades, with highlights including 81.5 grams per ton (g/t) gold at Hurricane South, 12.95 g/t gold at Hurricane North, and 35.1 percent antimony at Bouncer. Despite these impressive surface results, the project remains undrilled, offering a rare opportunity to test a virgin high-grade gold-antimony system. The mineralization is epithermal in nature, hosted within structurally controlled quartz veins that show strong alteration signatures, suggesting a robust hydrothermal system.
Gold and antimony prospects at the Hurricane project
Inca plans to commence an initial shallow drilling program in Q2 2025, targeting the highest-priority areas identified from geochemical and structural mapping. The company is also conducting geophysical surveys and additional rock chip sampling to refine its understanding of the mineralized system and expand its exploration footprint.
With a strong technical basis and excellent exploration upside, Hurricane is positioned as a potential near-term discovery opportunity for high-grade gold and antimony resources.
The Mt Read project is an early-stage exploration asset located in Tasmania, a region well-known for its polymetallic mineralization. While not the immediate focus of Inca’s exploration strategy, Mt Read presents a significant longer-term opportunity for base metals, including copper, lead, zinc and, potentially, gold. The project is situated within a geologically prospective setting that has seen limited modern exploration.
Fieldwork at Mt Read is expected to begin in late 2025, following the advancement of the Hurricane project. Initial exploration efforts will include geological mapping, geochemical sampling and geophysical surveys to identify potential drill targets. While still in its infancy, Mt Read aligns with Inca’s strategy of securing highly prospective projects in stable jurisdictions with strong mineral endowments.
Adam Taylor brings more than 20 years of experience in the civil construction and mining sectors. As CEO of a family-owned group of businesses, he oversees operations in mining, construction, waste management, dewatering and infrastructure maintenance across Western Australia. His core competencies include business management, strategy development, contract negotiation and implementing innovative solutions.
Trevor Benson has extensive experience in the mining and finance sectors, having worked with mining companies, investment banks and finance houses. He has completed mergers and acquisitions and capital market transactions across various natural resources and related industries. Benson holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Western Australia.
With more than 40 years in the mining and exploration industry, Brad Marwood has held executive roles, including CEO and managing director positions at various companies, including Middle Island Resources and Tiger Resources. An engineer by training, he has been responsible for over 50 feasibility studies and has secured $500 million in funding for project development. His expertise encompasses exploration, project implementation, operational management and strategic planning.
Andrew Haythorpe has more than 30 years of experience in the resources and investment industries. His background includes roles as a geologist with CRA, mining analyst with Suncorp and Hartleys, and fund manager at Bankers Trust, managing more than $40 billion. He has raised over $200 million for junior companies and led Crescent Gold from an $8 million explorer to a $250 million gold producer. Haythorpe currently serves as a director of Allup Silica and a non-executive director of Tempest Minerals.
Advancing high-grade gold-antimony project in Northern Queensland
Newmont Corporation (NYSE: NEM, TSX: NGT, ASX: NEM, PNGX: NEM) ("Newmont") today announced that Natascha Viljoen, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, has been promoted to President and Chief Operating Officer of the company. Ms. Viljoen will continue to report directly to Chief Executive Officer Tom Palmer.
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Natascha Viljoen, President & COO of Newmont Corporation.
"This promotion is a recognition of Natascha's strong leadership as Chief Operating Officer since 2023, her commitment to safe operational delivery and deep connections with people both inside and outside the company," said Palmer. "Natascha's energy, passion and resolve will continue to be critical assets as we work to improve costs and productivity to deliver value to shareholders."
Palmer added, "This new leadership role for Natascha, which provides a balance of both strategic and operational focus, is right for the company at this time. Now that we have completed the rationalization of our portfolio following the Newcrest acquisition, we want to ensure that our leadership team is in the best position to support our people throughout the company to safely deliver on our commitments now and in the future. Natascha's new role is an important step in making that happen."
Prior to joining Newmont, Natascha served as the Chief Executive Officer of Anglo American Platinum, the world's largest primary producer of platinum. Natascha is a metallurgical engineer and holds a Bachelor of Engineering from North West University in South Africa and an Executive MBA from the University of Cape Town, South Africa.
"I am honored and excited to have this opportunity to serve as President and Chief Operating Officer of Newmont, a company whose values I share and whose people I respect," said Viljoen. "I am looking forward to leading our efforts in this new capacity, and to ensure that all of our stakeholders – our teams, host communities, partners, customers and shareholders – benefit from our world-class portfolio."
About Newmont
Newmont is the world's leading gold company and a producer of copper, zinc, lead, and silver. The Company's world-class portfolio of assets, prospects and talent is anchored in favorable mining jurisdictions in Africa, Australia, Latin America & Caribbean, North America, and Papua New Guinea. Newmont is the only gold producer listed in the S&P 500 Index and is widely recognized for its principled environmental, social, and governance practices. Newmont is an industry leader in value creation, supported by robust safety standards, superior execution, and technical expertise. Founded in 1921, the Company has been publicly traded since 1925.
At Newmont, our purpose is to create value and improve lives through sustainable and responsible mining. To learn more about Newmont's sustainability strategy and initiatives, go to www.newmont.com .
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North Bay Resources, Inc. (the " Company " or " North Bay ") (OTC: NBRI) is pleased to announce delivery of 344 lbs. of gold concentrate to the Company's refinery partner Just Refiners, Reno, NV. Assay splits have been sent to ALS Geochemistry Reno, Nevada. Ore from the Company's Fran Gold Project was processed at the Company's Bishop Gold Mill. The concentrate represents approximately 15 tons of gross ore processed. Recent repairs to the Company's RakerClassifier and replacement of balls in the ball mill have been implemented to produce a finer grind targeting minus 150 mesh. This grind has been determined to be optimal for recovery. The concentrate is from the gravity only circuit with the flotation circuit currently under optimization and testing ( See Pic 1) . The Company recently received settlement on its first concentrate shipment ( see Press Release dated April 7, 2025 ),
Pic 1. Bishop Gold Mill Flotation Cells.
Flotation Circuit
The Company is testing and optimizing the flotation circuit at the Bishop Gold Mill. The testing of the Clarkson-Feeders for titration of the 5 reagents utilized in the flotation process has been completed.
The staged implementation of the final order of reagents, conditioning and residence time is being determined based on prior metallurgy work and existing equipment. The flotation chemistry utilizes a conditioner, gold promoter, sulphide promoter, activator, and frother. Determination is now underway to identify whether performance will be improved through staged addition of conditioner, gold and sulphides promoters followed by activator and frother or whether reagents will be combined in the single existing conditioning tank. Prior design utilized the ball mill and classifier as entry points for the initial 3 reagents, followed by activator and frother in the conditioning tank. The Company has added a centrifuge, for gravity primary design. This eliminates the possibility of treating the ore in the crushing circuit and reagents now must be added post-gravity recovery in the conditioning tank. A determination is being made to mix all reagents in a single step or adding a second conditioning tank for two phase reagent mixing either collectors and then activator/frother or two dosage mixing of all reagents. A final determination is expected shortly regarding the use of single or double conditioning tanks, with full-scale implementation of the flotation circuit to follow. All mechanical components are working and post-processing equipment including leaf-press and propane fired concentrate drying circuit are operational as well. Previous metallurgy work has determined a 97% recovery may be achieved with a combined gravity and flotation circuit with Fran Gold ore (see Press Release dated December 16, 2024 ).
Fran Gold Project
Data re-compilation of the 104 drill holes from Fran Gold continues. This now includes implementation of Leapfrog 3D modelling and resource estimate software, inclusive of pit-shell design for purpose of producing a resource estimate. The recent discovery of a bulk tonnage gold deposit at Fran ( see Press Release dated April 7, 2025 ) including 149m (488 ft.) of 0.9 grams per tonne has resulted in high priority focus on the re-evaluation of the Fran deposit.
Past exploration and development at Fran Gold, including over 18,000m (55,000ft.) of diamond drilling, has shown large intercepts of mixed vein and disseminated gold. The deposit area has been identified to be in excess of 1000m x 100m x 300m within a known strike length of 1700m. The Fran Gold Project is next to Centerra Gold's Mt. Milligan Project, with Reserves of 264Mt grading 0.3 gram per tonne gold and 0.2% copper and proximate to Artemis Gold's Blackwater Mine, with Proven and Probable Reserves of 334Mt grading 0.8 grams per tonne gold. Both Mt. Milligan and the Blackwater Mine are two of the largest new copper/gold and gold mines respectively, in North America.
On behalf of the Board of Directors of
North Bay ResourceS INC.
Jared Lazerson
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