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Ballard Mining Targets Rapid Resource Growth at Mt Ida With High-Grade Drilling and Mid-Year Ore Reserve

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  • Ballard Mining is advancing its Mt Ida Gold Project, anchored by the fully permitted Baldock deposit in Western Australia.
  • High-grade drilling results and a large 2026 drill program aim to expand Baldock and regional resources ahead of a maiden Ore Reserve mid-year.
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Ballard Mining Targets Rapid Resource Growth at Mt Ida With High-Grade Drilling and Mid-Year Ore Reserve

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Ballard Mining Limited ( (AU:BM1) ) has provided an update.

Ballard Mining has reported its first 2026 extensional and exploration drilling results from the Mt Ida Gold Project, highlighting high-grade intercepts beneath the existing 930,000-ounce Baldock resource and from regional targets such as West Knell along the Ballard Fault. Supported by a recent $61 million capital raising, the company is executing a 220,000-metre drill program using up to five rigs to expand resources at depth (350–750 metres) and across 53 regional targets, while final infill assays at Baldock feed into an updated JORC resource and a maiden Ore Reserve due mid-year that is intended to underpin an initial 5–6 year standalone mine life and potentially longer-term production scale.

The most recent analyst rating on (AU:BM1) stock is a Buy with a A$1.05 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Ballard Mining Limited stock, see the AU:BM1 Stock Forecast page.

More about Ballard Mining Limited

Ballard Mining Limited (ASX: BM1) is a Western Australia–based gold developer focused on its Mt Ida Gold Project in the Goldfields region, 540km northeast of Perth. The project spans 26km of highly prospective greenstone belt around the Copperfield Granite, with the flagship Baldock deposit fully permitted for both open pit and underground mining as part of a dual strategy of resource growth and project development.

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Technical Sentiment Signal: Strong Buy

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