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 conducting a 14,000-foot diamond drill program at the Iron Horse target, designed to test priority geophysical anomalies for potential VMS-style sulphide mineralization within the Lower Spud Mountain Formation.
Recent drilling, geological mapping, and XRF analysis have identified prospective volcanic stratigraphy, hydrothermal alteration, feeder-style geochemical responses, and multiple marker horizons. Wedge drilling from hole IH-26-03 is being utilized to further evaluate the target at depth. The company previously reported that drilling at Silver Cord, completed in December 2025, intersected high-grade polymetallic veins containing silver, gold, lead, zinc, and antimony. One notable intercept 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 exploration push comes as the U.S. government has signaled strong support for domestic mining. 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. King Global believes this policy backdrop could support domestic exploration companies targeting strategic minerals such as antimony, which is critical for defense and industrial applications.
The Black Canyon Project consists of 213 contiguous claims covering 4,000 acres, encompassing 15 former operating mines, including the past-producing Howard Copper Mine. The project is located 100 kilometers north of Phoenix and is an early-stage exploration opportunity targeting copper, gold, silver, and zinc VMS mineralization. The geology of Yavapai County is notable for its variety of base and precious metal deposits, with a history of mining operations at Bagdad, Jerome, and Cleopatra. The property is on trend and approximately 13 kilometers northwest of Arizona Metals Corp. (T:AMC).
The Howard Copper Mine Property, on 78 acres of patented land, was discovered in the early 1920s and saw small-scale production, with the main shaft sunk to the 900-foot level, though no ore was mined below the 500-foot level. King Global also holds the Mikwam Gold Property in northeastern Ontario, located along the Casa Berardi Deformation Zone that hosts Detour Gold's Burntbush Property. The Mikwam deposit is hosted in Timiskaming-aged polymictic conglomerate and greywacke units, with gold mineralization associated with quartz-carbonate veins and pyrite.
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