King Global Ventures Inc. (CSE: KING) (OTCQB: KGLDF) (FSE: 5LM1) is advancing its exploration efforts at the Black Canyon/Silver Cord project near Cleator, Arizona, against a backdrop of renewed U.S. federal focus on rebuilding domestic mining workforce capacity and securing critical mineral supply chains. The company is currently executing a 14,000-foot diamond drill program at the Iron Horse target to test priority geophysical anomalies for potential VMS-style sulphide mineralization within the Lower Spud Mountain Formation.
Recent drilling, geological work, and XRF interpretation have identified prospective volcanic stratigraphy, hydrothermal alteration, feeder-style geochemical responses, and multiple marker horizons. Wedge drilling from hole IH-26-03 is being used to further test the target at depth. This ongoing work follows the completion of drilling at the Silver Cord target in December 2025, which intersected high-grade polymetallic veins containing silver, gold, lead, zinc, and antimony. One notable intersection returned 9 feet grading 619.6 g/t silver, 1.0 g/t gold, 0.6% lead, 1.05% zinc, and 375 g/t antimony.
The company's exploration activities are set against a favorable policy environment. An Aug. 7, 2026, White House announcement outlined $100 million for 14 U.S. mining schools as part of more than $2 billion in new mining and mining-related investments and more than $180 million in mining school and workforce funding. This policy backdrop could support domestic exploration companies targeting strategic minerals such as antimony, which is critical for defense and technology applications.
King Global Ventures is focused on the exploration of precious and base metals in North America. The Black Canyon Project in Yavapai County, Arizona, comprises 213 contiguous concessions covering 4,000 acres, encompassing 15 former operating mines, including the past-producing Howard Copper Mine. Situated 100 km north of Phoenix, the project represents an early-stage exploration opportunity targeting copper-gold-silver-zinc VMS mineralization. The region's geology is notable for its variety of base and precious metal deposit types, with a history of mining operations at Bagdad, Jerome, and Cleopatra. The property is on trend and approximately 13 km northwest of Arizona Metals Corp. (T:AMC).
The Howard Copper Mine Property, located on 78 acres of patented land, was discovered in the early 1920s, with small-scale production focusing on high-grade copper. Historical reports indicate the main shaft was sunk to the 900-foot level, but no ore was mined below the 500-foot level.
In addition to its Arizona assets, King Global holds the Mikwam Gold Property in Noseworthy Township within the Abitibi Greenstone Belt of northeastern Ontario. The property lies along the Casa Berardi Deformation Zone, which hosts Detour Gold's Burntbush Property. The Mikwam deposit is hosted within Timiskaming-aged polymictic conglomerate and greywacke units and contains disseminated and vein-hosted gold mineralization associated with quartz-carbonate veins and pyrite mineralization.
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