Silver Mines (ASX:SVL) secured land access over the Coomber silver prospect in New South Wales, according to a Tuesday Australian bourse filing.
The company started a reconnaissance exploration program, including geological mapping and rock and soil sampling, the filing said. It then plans to conduct ground-based gravity surveying.
The exploration program results, along with existing drilling results, will guide the planning of a first drilling program at the prospect, per the filing.
Silver Mines' shares fell past 1% in recent trading on Tuesday.