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Prismo Metals Enters 2026 with Fully Funded Drill Program and New Copper Targets at the Historic Silver King

Prismo Metals Enters 2026 with Fully Funded Drill Program and New Copper Targets at the Historic Silver King
10 December 20255 Mins read

We are pleased to report that Prismo Metals is entering the final month of 2025 in its strongest position to date. We are now fully funded to execute our Phase 1 and Phase 2 for 2,000 meter drill program at our Silver King project in Arizona, having successfully closed an upsized second tranche of our private placement.

Dear Prismo Metals community,

We are pleased to report that Prismo Metals is entering the final month of 2025 in its strongest position to date. We are now fully funded to execute our Phase 1 and Phase 2 for 2,000 meter drill program at our Silver King project in Arizona, having successfully closed an upsized second tranche of our private placement.

The initial phase will target the historic Silver King mine, testing the upper half of the mineralized body and the surrounding stockwork left behind by previous miners. To begin drilling, we are awaiting the drill permit to be issued by the Forest Service, a federal entity part of the Department of Agriculture of the U.S. government.

We have recently found additional compelling exploration targets in recent weeks, including the Black Diamond copper-gold replacement target and the newly named Copper King porphyry intrusion target, both on the east side of the project.

Just this week, we announced compelling new assay results from our sampling program. We identified high-grade copper (up to 6.02% copper) at Black Diamond and, significantly, high-grade gold (up to 5.19 g/t gold) in stockwork veining at the Copper King target. These results, combined with our IP survey, which has already identified multiple resistivity and chargeability anomalies, are giving us a robust pipeline of drill targets.

For those new to Prismo Metals, let me summarize Silver King for you:

Silver King is a historic high-grade silver, copper and base metals producer:

  • Discovered in 1875, became one of the most important mines in Arizona

  • Produced high grade silver in two main periods: 

  • 1875-89, nearly 6 million ounces of silver at average head grades of 61oz/ton to 21 oz/ton silver with significant copper, lead and zinc values

  • 1918-28, produced over 230,999 oz silver with a head grade of 18.7 oz/ton

  • No significant production after 1928

  • No recent modern exploration

The Silver King project is uniquely positioned:

  • Located near Superior, AZ and 3 km from the main Resolution Copper shaft.

  • Resolution is a joint venture between BHP and Rio Tinto, which owns the largest unmined copper deposit in the world (1.5 billion tons at 1.56% Cu)

  • Silver King is entirely surrounded by Resolution Copper

  • Silver King is hosted by the same rock sequence that hosts the nearby Resolution copper deposit, but has the advantage to be exposed at surface and is not covered by the thick sequence of unmineralized volcanic rocks that covers Resolution

  • The host rocks from the nearly Magma mine are exposed on the eastern portion of the

In 2026, we will see a major ramp up in exploration with Multiple Milestones on the Horizon:

  • Obtain Silver King Drill Permit 

  • Forest Service permit expected shortly 

  • Select & secure the driller for drill campaign at Silver King

  • Start drilling at Silver King 

  • 2,000 meters in two phases

  • Near the mine is the priority 

  • Drill the newly discovered polymetallic vein and copper area

  • Dewatering of the Silver King Mine 

  • Underground exploration targeting high-grade zones

  • Possible bulk sample

  • Continued Exploration 

  • Ripsey Mine: Detailed mapping and sampling

  • Unlock value from the Hot Breccia project and drill in 2026

This drill program is supported by an exciting portfolio. Our recent success at the Ripsey Project, where we confirmed high-grade gold and silver over a 600-meter strike, remains a key value driver. Crucially, Ripsey sits on patented land, granting us the distinct advantage of not requiring federal drill permits for future work there. Meanwhile, our option extension at the Hot Breccia Project provides us with the strategic flexibility to continue partnership discussions for our permitted 5,000-meter copper drill program.

We are rapidly advancing our projects during a historic surge for our key metals. Silver has soared over 100% to $60/oz, fueled by a projected 95-million-ounce deficit, while copper hit record highs above $11,400/tonne, driven by AI and green energy demand. This simultaneous bull market is compelling major producers to urgently secure new supply. With high-grade assets in Arizona and Mexico, Prismo is strategically positioned to capitalize on these deficits and deliver North American critical minerals.

 

We are energized, funded, and committed to unlocking the potential of these high-grade Arizona projects. We invite you to follow our progress closely by visiting our website at www.prismometals.com and subscribing to our newsletter.

Warm regards, 

 

Alain Lambert

CEO of Prismo Metals

 

Gordon Aldcorn

President of Prismo Metals

 

LIVE WEBINAR: Want to make smarter investment decisions in the junior mining sector? You need to understand the strategy behind the discovery. This Thursday, Prismo Metals CEO Alain Lambert is hosting a live webinar to pull back the curtain on how exploration companies really operate.

 

What you'll learn:

Strategy: How we balance geology, capital, and timing.

Risk: How to spot the red flags that break an exploration story.

Value: What really drives shareholder returns before the market reacts.

 

Don't miss this opportunity to ask questions and gain a clearer lens for evaluating opportunities in any market.

 

📅 Date: Thursday, Dec. 11  Time: 11am PT / 2pm ET

👉 Save Your Spot Now: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/8917640927012/WN_EbqMSVssTAOBSGFWI4gi1A

📺 Watch our latest "In The News" video to hear from CEO Alain Lambert, Dr. Craig Gibson, and Yves Usereau, where they discuss the fully funded drill program, the discovery of new exploration areas like the polymetallic vein, and the technical indicators pointing toward a massive bull market for commodities.

Click here to watch the video

 

📽️ Why we're drilling soon next to these copper giants. Sitting on the same geological belt as the massive Resolution deposit and the historic Magma Mine, our Silver King Project represents a rare, untested opportunity in a historic district. Chief Exploration Officer Dr. Craig Gibson highlights its unique advantage and discusses how we are leveraging new geophysical data to target the copper mineralization missed by previous explorers. Click here to watch the video.

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📽️ Drilling next to Magma and Resolution. CXO Dr. Craig Gibson breaks down our exploration strategy at the historic Silver King mine, a prolific high-grade silver site that has remained untouched by modern science for almost a century. Watch as we prepare to finally drill test this system and demonstrate the significant upside of this property located near the massive Resolution Copper deposit and historic Magma Mine. Click here to watch the video.

📽️The Black Diamond copper-gold replacement Target at Silver King. CEO Alain Lambert takes us on the road to the Black Diamond target, a copper replacement body at Silver King, along with our local partner, Carl. This target was ready for drilling in the 80s but has never been drilled. Click here to watch the video.

 

📸 Check out these photos showing our geophysical team conducting IP (Induced Polarization) survey on-site at Silver King. 👇

 

📺 Radius Research Interview with CEO Alain Lambert and CXO Dr. Craig Gibson. CEO Alain Lambert and CXO Dr. Craig Gibson outline our exploration plans at the Silver King project in Arizona, near the world-class Resolution Copper deposit. Backed by nearly $2M, we have defined five targets, from the historic Silver King mine to the new gold-copper Crown stockwork intrusion. With permitting nearing completion, we are fully funded to drill in January 2026. Click here to watch the interview.

🎧 The KE Report Podcast. CEO Alain Lambert provides a detailed update on the imminent drill permit for Silver King, the strategy behind the fully funded 2,000-meter drill program, and the significance of the high-grade results at Ripsey. He also discusses the strategic interest in the Hot Breccia copper project. Click here to listen to the podcast.

📺 Radius Research Interview with CEO Alain Lambert. In this interview, CEO Alain breaks down the new exploration targets identified at Silver King, including the polymetallic vein and porphyry-style mineralization. He explains the significance of the project's location within the Resolution Copper district and outlines the company's roadmap for the coming months.  Click here to watch the Interview.

 

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Silver King (Silver-Copper Project, Arizona, USA)

  • New "Crown" Target Identified: We have officially named the felsic intrusion target the "Crown" porphyry target. Recent sampling of stockwork veining here returned high-grade gold values of 4.06 g/t and 5.19 g/t Au, providing a compelling new exploration target. (See Dec 3, 2025 news release)

  • High-Grade Copper at Black Diamond: Recent rock chip sampling at the Black Diamond replacement target yielded high-grade copper results, with multiple samples exceeding 1% Cu and two samples returning 5.56% and 6.02% Cu. (See Dec 3, 2025 news release)

  • Fully Funded Drill Program: Following the closing of an upsized private placement on November 13, 2025, Prismo is fully funded for its planned 2,000-meter drill program (Phase 1 & 2). (See Nov. 13, 2025 news release)

  • New Drill Targets Defined: Detailed exploration at the Black Diamond area has confirmed a large copper anomaly over the replacement body and identified a strongly altered felsic intrusion with stockwork quartz veining containing silver, lead, and zinc. These findings have added high-priority targets for the Phase 2 drill program. (See Nov. 19, 2025 news release)

  • Permitting Milestone: The US Forest Service has determined the Company's drill plan is complete and compliant. The project is now undergoing a streamlined environmental analysis (Categorical Exclusion), with final approval expected soon.

  • Geophysics Underway: An Induced Polarization (IP) survey has identified low resistivity anomalies associated with Black Diamond and chargeability anomalies at the Crown target. A follow-up survey is planned for December to further refine drill targets.

 

Ripsey (Gold-Silver-Copper Project, Arizona, USA)

  • High-Grade Gold Confirmed: Recent assay results from surface sampling confirmed high-grade gold mineralization, with values up to 7.88 g/t Au, along with significant silver, copper, and zinc, along the main vein structure. (See Oct. 16, 2025 news release)

  • High-Grade Silver Overlimits Received: Overlimit silver assays returned values ranging from 132 g/t to 224 g/t Ag, further confirming the high-grade nature of the mineralization along the 600-meter vein strike. (See Oct. 20, 2025 news release)

  • Untapped Potential: These strong results from Ripsey, a historic producer with no modern exploration, highlight the significant discovery potential remaining on the property.

  • Patented Claims: The Ripsey mine property consists of patented claims, which could simplify future permitting processes.

Hot Breccia (Copper Project, Arizona, USA)

  • Option Agreement Extensions Secured: Prismo has reached an agreement with the property owner, Walnut Mines LLC, to extend certain milestone dates for exploration expenditures and cash payments. This provides the Company with enhanced flexibility to assess a range of strategic alternatives for advancing the project, including a permitted 5,000-meter drill program. (See November 5, 2025 news release)

  • AI Study by Windfall Geotek: Prismo engaged Windfall Geotek to apply its proprietary Windfall AI System. This system will integrate and analyze geophysical data, topography data, and drill hole data at the Hot Breccia copper project. The results of this study are expected by the beginning of September and will provide crucial information to support ongoing discussions with potential strategic partners.

  • Refined Exploration Model:  Prismo has an updated exploration model, based on geophysical data, historical exploration results, and an AI study, which provides compelling evidence for a major porphyry copper deposit at depth.

Palos Verdes (Silver, Sinaloa, Mexico)

  • High-Grade Potential: Previous drilling yielded outstanding results, including hole PV-23-25 with 102 g/t gold, 3,100 g/t silver, and 0.26% zinc over 0.5 meters, or 11,520 g/t silver equivalent, marking the highest-grade intercept to date at the project.

  • Future Outlook: Vizsla Silver has publicly identified the Jesusita-Palos Verdes area as a significant exploration target.

  • December 3, 2025 - Prismo Metals Announces Assay & IP Results at Silver King

  • November 19, 2025 - Prismo Develops Additional Drill Targets at Silver King

  • November 13, 2025 - Prismo Metals Announces Closing of Upsized Private Placement

  • November 5, 2025 - Prismo Metals Provided Extensions on Hot Breccia Copper Project

  • Oct 20, 2025 - Prismo Metals Announces Private Placement and Ripsey Gold Project Overlimit Silver Assay Results

  • Oct 16, 2025 - Prismo Reports High Grade Gold along with Silver, Copper and Zinc Mineralization at Ripsey Mine

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Kitco.com Dec 3, 2025 – abridged

(Kitco News) - Volatility in the silver market remains elevated as prices trade near their record highs above $58 an ounce. While the precious metal has room to move higher, one market strategist is urging investors to exercise caution.

In his latest precious metals note, Mike McGlone, Senior Market Strategist at Bloomberg Intelligence, said that silver’s parabolic rally is “a little scary,” and because of the metal’s volatile nature, he sees the potential for prices to rally to $75 an ounce – or fall back to $40 an ounce.

Spot silver last traded at $58.43 an ounce, roughly unchanged on the day. However, prices are up 100% this year and are seeing their best annual gains since 1979. Silver continues to significantly outperform gold, with the gold/silver ratio trading at 72 points, a four-year low.

Although momentum indicators signal that silver is significantly overbought, many analysts have said that technical price action is playing second fiddle to market fundamentals.

Silver’s parabolic move comes as growing demand has put significant pressure on limited supplies. Five years of market deficits, driven by robust industrial demand, have significantly depleted above-ground stockpiles.

Meanwhile, the threat of potential tariffs on silver, after the U.S. government classified it as a critical metal, is adding to supply-chain turmoil and market liquidity issues. 

The final piece to silver’s recent record highs has been surging global investment demand. Analysts note that growing economic uncertainty has renewed expectations for aggressive easing from the Federal Reserve while at the same time, inflation pressures remain fairly elevated. All this is creating the perfect environment for hard assets like silver.

Although silver prices are expected to remain volatile, analysts have said there is no end in sight to the current market deficit as mine production remains constrained, and further tightness in the marketplace due to supply-chain issues should continue to support prices at elevated levels.

By Neils Christensen

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