Larvotto Resources may have just unlocked the next chapter for its Hillgrove antimony-gold project, with drilling at the Freehold prospect revealing a system that could support a bigger, longer-life operation in New South Wales.
“Larvotto’s ongoing drilling at the Freehold prospect continues to deliver strong and consistent results, reinforcing the upside potential of this historic mining area,” Larvotto Resource managing director Ron Heeks said.
“With antimony, gold, and tungsten prices at or near record levels, these results strengthen our confidence in the opportunity to establish a new underground mining centre at Freehold, adjacent to the existing processing plant,” Heeks said.
The diamond drilling program, just 1.2km from the Hillgrove processing plant, is confirming continuity of gold and antimony mineralisation across multiple lodes. Far from isolated hits, the results point to a coherent mineral system with high-grade tungsten also present, boosting the project’s multi-commodity appeal.
Freehold has a storied history, from late 19th-century surface mining to an underground antimony-gold operation through to the early 2000s. Larvotto is now applying modern exploration techniques to extend known lodes, test parallel structures, and validate recent geophysical surveys.
“The potential of the extent of the Hillgrove mineral field continues to impress the exploration team as a deeper understanding of it is gained,” Heeks said. “Drilling and associated exploration in the area is ongoing.”
With drilling ongoing at Freehold and parallel programs at the Metz and Swamp Creek prospects, Larvotto is steadily building the case for Hillgrove to become a major, multi-commodity mining hub once again.
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