Black Canyon Scores Further High-Grade Manganese Results from the Wandanya Project
THE DRILL SERGEANT: Black Canyon (ASX: BCA) reported on its latest drilling efforts at the company’s Wandanya project in Western Australia.
Black Canyon recently completed RC drilling at the W2 Prospect within the Wandanya project that intersected high-grade hydrothermal related stratabound manganese mineralisation.
The company declared the assay results had confirmed its previously released assay results.
Latest results include:
WDRC005
5m at 31.1 per cent manganese from surface, including 2m at 42 per cent manganese;
WDRC007
7m at 28.3 per cent manganese from 6m, including 5m at 34.9 per cent manganese;
WDRC013
7m at 26.3 per cent manganese from 2m, including 3m at 38.2 per cent manganese; and
WDRC021
6m at 26.3 per cent manganese from 4m, including 3m at 40.1 per cent manganese.
The mineralisation shows consistent thickness and grades, with only 240m of strike drill tested within the 3,000m long manganese corridor identified at the W2 Prospect.
Black Canyon views the W2 discovery as being complementary to the large mineral resources it has already defined across the Balfour Manganese Field and is only 80km south of the Woodie Woodie mine site.
“The company is extremely pleased with the final drill assays from the W2 high-grade manganese target,” Black Canyon managing director Brendan Cummins said in the company’s ASX announcement.
“Of the 35 holes drilled, 25 holes intersected mineralisation over 20 per cent manganese, a fantastic success rate for a first pass program.
“Even at this early stage, with these final drill assays in hand, we are now beginning to appreciate the significant potential of the W2 Prospect.
“We have mapped the mineral system at W2 for over 3000m and these assay results have tested only 240m, or less than 10 per cent, so the lion’s share of potential remains both along strike and significantly down dip.
“The W2 Prospect represents a shallow and potentially open pittable target, with all of the manganese drill intersects encountered to date within 15m of surface and most within 10m.
“The flat- dipping stratabound mineralisation will benefit follow-up drill programs by reducing exploration risk and importantly minimising drill costs to keep our discovery costs low.
“What I find most appealing about the Wandanya project though, is its simplicity.
“To date it has been quite predictable in terms of grade and thickness and now with surface mapping completed there is potential to demonstrate scale to this discovery.”
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