Mount Ridley
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Mount Ridley

Supporting Mount Ridley’s Critical Minerals Growth Pathway

The Weld Range West Project provides complementary upside to Mount Ridley’s critical minerals portfolio, adding exposure to gold and copper within a proven mining district in Western Australia’s Mid West region. Located alongside the historic Weld Range greenstone belt, the project contains well-defined structural and geophysical targets that present strong discovery potential. As part of the Company’s broader strategy, Weld Range West enhances optionality and supports long-term value creation while Mount Ridley advances its flagship critical minerals project at Mt Ridley.

Highlights

  • Located in WA’s proven Mid West mining region
  • Gold and copper upside in a well-endowed greenstone belt
  • Clear structural and geophysical targets for drilling
  • Early exploration confirms multiple priority anomalies
  • Low-cost exploration pathway with strong discovery potential
TARGETS:

Heavy Rare Earths / Magnetic Rare Earths

LOCATION:

Meekatharra Western Australia

DEVELOPMENT STAGE:

Exploration

Weld  Project

Weld Project

52km2
Total tenement package across Western Australia
65km
Distance from
township of Cue
10km
Weld Range banded iron formation sequence
Tier-1
Western Australia Stable, secure jurisdiction
Mount Ridley

Exploration within a Critical Minerals-Rich Region

Early exploration has confirmed several compelling structural and geophysical targets, highlighting the project’s strong discovery potential. These anomalies present an efficient, low-cost opportunity for follow-up drilling and systematic evaluation, with the potential to unlock additional value alongside the Company’s flagship critical minerals assets.

As Mount Ridley continues to build a diversified pipeline of future-facing metals, Weld Range West strengthens the Company’s strategic foundation by adding optionality, scalability and exposure to broader commodity cycles. Together, its projects support a clear pathway toward growth in key minerals essential to electrification, technology and the clean-energy transition.