Patriot Resources is poised to move from explorer to project builder, with Tassa showing surface-mineralisation, low strip ratio potential, positive early metallurgy, and open-ended resource extensions that could scale as silver prices rise.

Under CEO and managing director candidate leadership, the company is pursuing a multi-project growth strategy in Peru, Zambia and Canada, signaling broader ambitions beyond Tassa.

Dominic Duggan, a mining engineer and finance professional with Rio Tinto experience and degrees in mining engineering and commerce from the University of NSW, brings a combined technical and financial perspective to Patriot.

Drill results show high-grade potential for Tassa, including a 60-meter interval at 224.2 g/t silver from 24 meters, with sub-intervals of 16 meters at 383.9 g/t and 24 meters at 291 g/t Ag, along with notable grades in deeper holes.

Metallurgical testing indicates strong silver recoveries around 85% using conventional processing, with Northern Metallurgy appointed to independently validate results as development progresses.

Patriot has secured full ownership of the Tassa project, which hosts an inferred JORC resource of 18.53 million tonnes at 52.68 g/t silver, about 31.39 million ounces silver equivalent, with mineralisation extending along a 2.8-kilometre trend and remaining open in all directions.

Duggan emphasizes strong relationships with in-country teams and local stakeholders, including the Tassa community, as critical to project success.

Dominic Duggan has been appointed managing director to drive growth at Tassa, strengthening his role as chief executive officer and leveraging his engineering and finance background.

Duggan's combined technical, operational and financial expertise is viewed as key to advancing Tassa’s next development phase and supporting exploration at Kitumba in Zambia and Gorman in Canada.

The Tassa resource sits on a 2.8-kilometre structural trend and remains open in all directions, suggesting potential for low-strip, low-cost development and scalability.

Near-term drilling will target the high-grade S2 zone, which averages about 102 g/t silver equivalent and remains open at depth and along strike.