The Solstice Minerals Ltd (ASX: SLS) share price is in focus after the company reported outstanding deep drilling results at its 100%-owned Nanadie Copper-Gold Project in Western Australia, including a 722.3-metre intercept grading 0.44% copper and 0.13g/t gold.
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What did Solstice Minerals report?
- Confirmed a total intercept of 722.3m @ 0.44% Cu, 0.13g/t Au from hole NANRCD005, extending mineralisation over 500m below the current Mineral Resource boundary.
- Significant high-grade sections include 28m @ 1.31% Cu, 0.30g/t Au and 43.3m @ 0.91% Cu, 0.35g/t Au at depth.
- Current Mineral Resource Estimate (MRE) stands at 40.4 million tonnes @ 0.4% Cu, 0.1g/t Au, with the new results indicating strong potential for expansion.
- Assays are pending from a further 14 diamond holes and over 20 Reverse Circulation (RC) holes.
- Solstice holds $45 million in cash and has no debt, providing a solid balance sheet for continued exploration.
- The Nanadie project sits fully within a granted Mining Lease, with step-up drilling programs underway.
What else do investors need to know?
Solstice Minerals' drilling campaign is expanding the known copper-gold system well beyond previous boundaries, with both scale and grade persisting at depth. The close match between laboratory assays and previously logged visible copper sulphide zones is increasing confidence in Solstice's geological model and upcoming drill targets.
The company has invested in expanding its exploration camp and core processing facilities, and expects to have multiple rigs operating for the remainder of the year. Drilling results from the nearby Stark Prospect and unexplored extensions north of Nanadie are also expected to flow through in coming months.
What did Solstice Minerals management say?
Nick Castleden, CEO and Managing Director, said:
NANRCD005 is an extraordinary drillhole that marks another defining moment in the rapidly unfolding story at Nanadie. The combined 722.3m @ 0.44% Cu, 0.13g/t Au intercept – inclusive of all post-mineral dykes and low-grade zones – provides definitive evidence that the deposit will continue to deliver scale and grade way beyond the current MRE limits. Within that broad mineralised envelope, we are seeing multiple substantial higher-grade zones such as 28m @ 1.31% Cu, 0.3g/t Au and 43.3m @ 0.91% Cu, 0.35g/t Au – showing that grade as well as scale persist at depth.
What's next for Solstice Minerals?
Solstice is stepping up both RC and diamond drilling to test for further extensions of the Nanadie deposit, targeting expansion of its current Mineral Resource. With a second RC rig due onsite and a large volume of assay results still pending, investors can expect a steady news flow through the remainder of 2026.
The business is also planning to drill new prospects at Stark and to test previously untested targets along the broader geological corridor. The focus will remain on growing the scale and grade of the copper-gold system and progressing towards updated resources and potential development studies.
Solstice Minerals share price snapshot
Over the past 12 months, Solstice Minerals shares have surged more than 600%, significantly outpacing the All Ordinaries Index (ASX: XAO).
