Big Hits: Rapid Critical Metals, Benz Mining, Encounter Resources

Big Hits looks at standout drill intercepts reported to the ASX this week, with Rapid Critical Metals stealing the show in NSW with a whopping 4m hit grading more than 2000g/t silver. WA explorers Benz Mining and Encounter Resources rounded out the podium with impressive strikes of their own. Bulls N’ Bears Big Hits looks at notable drill intercepts reported this week to the ASX. RAPID CRITICAL METALS LTD (ASX: RCM) Project: Webbs silver project, New South Wales Hit: 4m at 2089g/t silver from 24m downhole Shallow exploration triumphs which immediately break open existing resource boundaries are the lifeblood of junior resource players and this week, Rapid Critical Metals claimed the top step on the podium after turning an ongoing reverse circulation (RC) drilling campaign into a spectacular high-grade silver revelation. Undertaking a targeted verification program across its highly prospective terrain in northern New South Wales, the company delivered a monumental, multi-kilogram bedrock silver intercept from a remarkably shallow depth. Punched into the northern part of the existing Webbs resource area, the headline RC hole carved through an intensely mineralised zone and returned an exceptional four metres assaying 2089 grams per tonne (g/t) silver - for 2334g/t silver equivalent - from a depth of just 24m downhole. Highlighting the robust grade distribution and absolute metallic tenor operating within the core of this system, the single continuous interval contained an extraordinary higher-grade pocket that peaked with a blistering two-metre assay roaring up to 3950g/t silver – comprising an exceptional 4353g/t silver equivalent - from just 24 metres downhole. The genuine bonanza nature of that discovery was reinforced -metre chunk assaying 6060g/t silver from 25m - or 6596g/t silver equivalent - the highest silver grade recorded from the company’s drilling to date. What makes this performance globally significant is that the silver mineralisation appears remarkably dense, broad, and continuous beyond the historical limits of the deposit. -grade architecture extends well past the known resource outline at both ends, the result is expected to immediately upgrade geological confidence ahead of a potential inventory expansion. The commercial and strategic appeal of the project is heavily underscored , a premier geological province historically renowned for hosting some of Australia’s highest-grade unmined silver assets. Furthermore, the project benefits from an enviable operational straightaway; recent soil sampling has uncovered a previously unrecognised northwest-structure along an estimated untested strike distance of 600 metres.