West Coast Silver (ASX:WCE): Elizabeth Hill West Licence Expands Pilbara Silver Exploration Focus

Sonal Goyal

27 September 2026 03:56 PM AEST

West Coast Silver (ASX:WCE): Elizabeth Hill West Licence Expands Pilbara Silver Exploration Focus

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Highlights

West Coast Silver secured the Elizabeth Hill West prospect adjacent to its existing Elizabeth Hill Mining Lease in Western Australia.
The company continues evaluating historical silver occurrences and exploration targets across its Pilbara portfolio.
Future work will include data review, Geophysical surveys and exploration drilling activities.

West Coast Silver (ASX:WCE) is a Western Australian mineral exploration company focused on silver Assets in the Pilbara region. The company’s key focus is the Elizabeth Hill Silver Project area, where it is evaluating historical silver mineralisation and advancing exploration activities.

What happened

West Coast Silver closed at AUD 0.077 on 25 September 2026, down 1.28% during the session.

The share price movement occurred without a new company announcement during the trading session.

Recent company activity has focused on expanding the Elizabeth Hill exploration area through the Acquisition of the Elizabeth Hill West prospect.

Why it moved

The recent share price movement followed broader activity across silver-focused exploration companies.

Commodity conditions, exploration results and project developments can influence market activity for early-stage resource companies.

West Coast Silver continues to focus on exploration activities across its Pilbara silver portfolio, with future updates expected from technical work and exploration programs.

How it got here

On 22 September 2026, West Coast Silver announced that it had secured prospecting licence P47/2033, known as Elizabeth Hill West.

The licence is located adjacent to the company’s Elizabeth Hill mining lease in Western Australia’s Pilbara region and covers ground along the same ultramafic-granite geological contact.

The company holds a majority interest in the ground through its Subsidiary CREST Silver, with GreenTech Metals holding a minority interest.

The Elizabeth Hill area has a history of silver production, with the original mine producing approximately 1.2 million ounces of silver from 16,830 tonnes of ore at a reported head grade of 2,194 g/t.

Previous exploration at Elizabeth Hill West identified silver occurrences, including trenching results and Reverse Circulation Drilling results.

Historical data indicates limited silver analysis across previous drilling programs, and West Coast Silver plans to undertake further evaluation of the available geological information.

The company has outlined a staged exploration approach, including:

Reviewing and validating historical exploration data.
Conducting geophysical surveys including IP, CSAMT, gravity and EM.
Completing initial aircore or reverse circulation drilling.

West Coast Silver controls approximately 180 square kilometres of Pilbara exploration tenure, including near-mine and regional exploration targets.

The bigger picture

West Coast Silver is focused on advancing silver exploration opportunities in Western Australia’s Pilbara region.

The company’s activities are centred on evaluating historical mineralised areas, identifying exploration targets and undertaking technical studies to guide future drilling programs.

The Elizabeth Hill West licence expands the company’s exploration footprint around a historically significant silver area, with future work required to assess the scale and continuity of mineralisation.

What to watch

Completion of historical data review for Elizabeth Hill West.
Results from planned geophysical surveys.
Future aircore or reverse circulation drilling activities.
Exploration updates from the broader Pilbara portfolio.
Further assessment of silver mineralisation targets.

FAQs

Q: What is West Coast Silver’s main project area?

A:West Coast Silver’s main focus is the Elizabeth Hill Silver Project area in Western Australia’s Pilbara region.

Q: What is Elizabeth Hill West?

A:Elizabeth Hill West is a prospecting licence located adjacent to the Elizabeth Hill mining lease and forms part of West Coast Silver’s expanded exploration area.

Q: What exploration work is planned at Elizabeth Hill West?

A:The company plans to review historical data, complete geophysical surveys and undertake future drilling programs to evaluate the prospect.

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