en.Wedoany.com Reported - Rumble Resources has updated the resource estimate for its Western Queen gold-tungsten project in Western Australia, with gold resources increasing by 17% to 5.13 million tonnes at a grade of 2.60 g/t, containing 433,600 ounces of gold.

The company completed 17,255 meters of diamond drilling between October 2025 and April 2026, focusing on infill and extensional drilling at the Western Queen South and Western Queen Central deposits. Indicated resources increased by 54% to 2.46 million tonnes at a grade of 2.90 g/t, containing 227,700 ounces of gold, an increase of 79,700 ounces compared to the July 2025 estimate.

Drilling at Western Queen Central discovered a new high-grade zone with a resource of 145,000 tonnes at a grade of 11.30 g/t, containing 52,500 ounces of gold, located directly beneath the historical underground stope. The zone measures approximately 250 meters by 100 meters. Managing Director Peter Harold stated that the significant increase in indicated resources, combined with this high-grade discovery, will substantially extend the mine life beyond the two-year period reported in the November 2025 scoping study.

Western Queen South hosts a resource of 3.08 million tonnes at a grade of 2.30 g/t, containing 226,100 ounces of gold; Western Queen Central hosts a resource of 1.19 million tonnes at a grade of 4.10 g/t, containing 155,600 ounces of gold.

Recent significant intercepts from drilling at Western Queen South include: hole WQDD071 intersected 13 meters at 4.90 g/t from 314 meters, including 7 meters at 7.40 g/t from 320 meters; hole WQDD073 intersected 19 meters at 2.11 g/t from 331 meters, including 5 meters at 3.49 g/t from 332 meters.

Rumble Resources also reported tungsten intercepts, including hole WQDD068 intersected 10 meters at 0.35% tungsten trioxide from 348 meters. The company announced its initial tungsten resource in August 2025, totaling 4.31 million tonnes at 0.31% tungsten trioxide, containing 13,200 tonnes of tungsten trioxide.

The company entered into an ore processing and blending agreement with Gylden Resources in May 2026 and sold a 2.5% net smelter return royalty to Elemental Royalty for US$10 million. Rumble aims to commence production in 2027, with a feasibility study to be released in the September quarter.

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