Yandal Resources Commences Ironstone Well-Barwidgee Air-Core Drilling

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THE DRILL SERGEANT: Yandal Resources (ASX: YRL) is drilling a first phase of air-core (AC) drilling across the Caladan and Irulan target areas within the company’s Ironstone Well-Barwidgee (IWB) gold project in Western Australia.

Yandal Resources considers the Caladan and Irulan target areas to represent early-stage, large-scale exploration targets that it identified via a ground gravity survey in early 2024.

The air-core drilling will include one line across the core of the Caladan target area, testing the core of the Cal-01 anomaly and 800m spaced lines across the northern half of the Irulan target area that will test the IRU-01 anomaly.

“The ground gravity survey completed in early 2024 refined and highlighted the company’s interpretation of the mafic package, highlighting the extent of the dolerite complex and numerous cross-cutting structures,” Yandal Resources said in its ASX announcement.

“The Irulan dolerite complex presents an analogous litho-structural setting to the Jundee deposit, with a large dolerite complex that is bracketed by late volcano-sedimentary units and directly adjacent to the regional Ockerburry shear zone.”

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MTM Critical Metals Improves High Multi-Metal Recovery from E-Waste to Include Palladium and Tin

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THE CLEAN ENERGY CAFE: MTM Critical Metals (ASX: MTM) has added to the suite of metals able to be extracted from e-waste by the company’s Flash Joule Heating (FJH) technology.

MTM Critical Metals has now successfully recovered tin and palladium from e-waste, building on its previously efforts of high recovery of gold, silver and copper.

The company highlighted that the recovery of the further elements of tin and palladium was achieved without the use of toxic acids.

He technology recovered approximately 86 per cent of the tin and 82 per cent of palladium content from printed circuit boards (PCBs), a common component of electronic waste (e-waste).

MTM considers the advancement enhances the commercial potential of FJH as an environmentally friendly solution for recycling metals from discarded electronics.

The recovered metals are among the most valuable components in e-waste, substantially increasing the economic potential of recycling it through FJH technology.

“We are thrilled by the progress made in demonstrating the versatility of Flash Joule Heating for e-waste recycling,” MTM CEO Michael Walshe said in the company’s ASX announcement.

“The successful recovery of tin and palladium, alongside gold, silver, and copper, highlights the significant potential of FJH as an efficient recycling solution for printed circuit boards.

“With e-waste representing a vast untapped ‘urban mine,’ our technology offers a sustainable approach without the environmental burden of traditional mining or hazardous processing.

“We are excited to advance discussions with industry partners as we continue our journey towards commercialisation.”

 

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Great Southern Mining Scores Encouraging Gold Hits at Golden Boulder

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THE DRILL SERGEANT: Great Southern Mining (ASX: GSN) reported results from drilling carried out at the company’s 100 per cent-owned Duketon gold project in Western Australia.

Great Southern Mining completed a targeted 15-hole RC drilling program at Duketon mainly focused on the Golden Boulder prospect, testing for depth and strike extensions.

The drilling encountered shallow high-grade gold at the Golden Boulder prospect, with results including:

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4 metres at 5.64 grams per tonne gold from 63 m, including 2m at 9.89g/t gold;

21GBRC0007
3m at 4.8g/t gold from 18m, including 1m at 12.45g/t gold; and

24GBRC0001
2m at 3.44g/t gold from 141m.

The company declared the drilling extended the higher-grade mineralised zone at Golden Boulder by 85m to 370m total and gold anomalism now extends over 2.3km with very sparse drilling.

A further 1.4km of prospective strike remains untested to the south.

“Golden Boulder continues to return shallow high-grade intercepts,” Great Southern Mining managing director Matthew Keane said in the company’s ASX announcement.

“Following several low-metreage targeted drilling programs, we believe this prospect now warrants a significant drill-out to test the 3.7 kilometres prospective trend.

“Our geological team have proven that mineralised trends are relatively predictable, with step-out hole 24GBRC0005 intercepting mineralisation within 10m of the modelled target some 85m south of the previous intercept.

“We are also highly encouraged by the early success at the Boundary prospect.

“We believe this area holds significant potential for gold discoveries given its location along a major structural zone, which lays host to Regis Resources’ +5 million ounce Garden Well deposit located 20km to the north.”

 

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Black Canyon Confirms High-Grade Manganese Discovery at Wandanya

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THE DRILL SERGEANT: Black Canyon (ASX: BCA) reported assays results it claims to confirm a high-grade manganese discovery at the company’s Wandanya project in Western Australia.

Black Canyon received expedited laboratory-based assay results from a Reverse Circulation (RC) drill program undertaken on the project’s the W2 prospect.

Results included:

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5m at 33.2 per cent manganese from 4m including 2m at 48.7 per cent manganese;

WDRC031
5m at 33.2 per cent manganese from 1m including 2m at 44.1 per cent manganese;

WDRC027
5m at 32.4 per cent manganese from 4m including 2m at 39.6 per cent manganese; and

WDRC013
6m at 27.7 per cent manganese from 3m including 2m at 42.9 per cent manganese.

The company explained stratabound mineralisation demonstrated thickness and grade consistency over 240m of drilled strike and remains open to the east and north where it has mapped 1.75km of intermittent high-grade outcropping manganese.

Black Canyon has interpreted W2 as stratabound, fault related hydrothermal manganese enrichment representing a new exploration model on the eastern margin of the Oakover Basin.

“The laboratory-based assay results have confirmed the significant high-grade intercepts for the W2 prospect,” Black Canyon managing director Brendan Cummins said in the company’s ASX announcement.

“I am impressed by the consistency of the grades and thickness of the manganese horizon we have discovered and the higher-grade intervals over 40 per cent manganese.

“What is really appealing about this target from an exploration and resource delineation perspective is the benefit of a consistent mineralised horizon that is also associated with hydrothermal grades.

“I am excited by the upside of this new style of mineralisation as we plan our follow-up exploration programs to assess 1.75km of strike to the north and the potential of the manganese horizon to extend to the east.”

 

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Wildcat Resources Extends Lithium Mineralisation at Leia Pegmatite

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THE DRILL SERGEANT: Wildcat Resources (ASX: WC8) reported lithium results it claims to have highlighted the growing potential of the company’s Tabba Tabba lithium project near Port Hedland in Western Australia.

Wildcat Resources’ recent exploration efforts have defined a 3.2 kilometres long LCT pegmatite field hosting at least six pegmatite bodies (Leia, Luke, Chewy, Tabba Tabba, Han and The Hutt).

The company conducted drilling at Tabba Tabba focused on extending the Luke Pegmatite to the south, delineating extensions to high-grade zones in Leia and identifying additional near-surface mineralisation in adjacent pegmatites (The Hutt and Chewy).

Drilling at Luke focussed on an untested area to the south of existing drilling identifying further mineralised extensions to the pegmatite, with the most southern drillhole intercepting:

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18 metres at 1.3 per cent lithium oxide (Li2O) from 157m (16.2m est. true width), including a high-grade zone of 5m at 3.4 per cent Li2O from 157.0m (4.5m est. true width).

Targeted drilling at Leia of 50m spaced step-outs along strike and down dip from known zones of interest increased confidence and continuity of high-grade zones.

Hole TADD042 targeted the interpreted position of Leia adjacent to a Proterozoic dyke, intercepting:

50.3m at 1.2 per cent Li2O from 237 (est. true width), including 28m at 1.6 per cent Li2O from 259m.

Hole TADD051 intercepted a zone of continuous pegmatite over an interval of 154.1m, which included a broad zone of mineralisation of 153.5m at 1 per cent Li2O from 171m (est. true width).

“Results from drilling continue to demonstrate thick, high grades at the Leia Pegmatite and have extended the Luke Pegmatite in the south,” Wildcat Resources said in its ASX announcement.

“Drilling on the surrounding pegmatites continues to identify shallow zones of mineralisation in the Chewy and The Hutt pegmatites (which overlie Leia).”

 

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Dreadnought Resources Hits More Thick Niobium at Gifford Creek Carbonatite

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THE DRILL SERGEANT: Dreadnought Resources (ASX: DRE) reported on recent drilling activities at its Gifford Creek Carbonatite, part of the company’s 100 per cent-owned Mangaroon niobium-REE project, located in the Gascoyne Region of Western Australia.

Dreadnought Resources received assays for 19 RC holes drilled at the Gifford Creek Carbonatite, from which mineralisation was identified at both the Stinger and Rocky Road zones with intercepts including:

STINGER

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50 metres at 0.9 per cent niobium pentoxide (Nb2O5) from 49m, including 20m at 1.3 per cent Nb2O5 from 56m;

CBRC174
38m at 0.5 per cent Nb2O5 from 58m, including 6m at 1.2 per cent Nb2O5 from 60m;

CBRC175
66m at 0.4 per cent Nb2O5 from 52m, with 15m at 15 per cent phosphorus pentoxide from 103m; and

CBRC189
24m at 0.6 per cent Nb2O5 from 39m, including 6m at 1 per cent Nb2O5 from 48m.

ROCKY ROAD

CBRC179
9m at 0.3 per cent Nb2O5 from 60m;

CBRC185
6m at 0.2 per cent Nb2O5 from 69m.

A further nine holes completed at Stinger confirmed both fresh and thick oxide mineralisation over one kilometre of strike.

Assays from that round of drilling are expected in October 2024.

“The Gifford Creek Carbonatite has produced some of WA’s best niobium intercepts outside the Arunta Province and this program has delivered our thickest and highest-grade intercept to date,” Dreadnought Resources managing director Dean Tuck said in the company’s ASX announcement.

“These results support our staged approach to assessing the Gifford Creek Carbonatite and highlight the significant potential at the Stinger zone to host high-grade mineralisation.

“Next steps at Stinger include assessment of oxide mineralisation and identifying the fresh rock source of the niobium.

“We continue to see the potential for Mangaroon to evolve as a multi-commodity critical metals hub within proximity to existing infrastructure.

“We look forward to receiving the remaining assays from this program.”

 

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International Graphite Boasts ‘Spectacular’ Assay Results from Springdale Drilling Campaign

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THE DRILL SERGEANT: International Graphite (ASX: IG6) described as “spectacular” graphite assays recently achieved at the company’s 100 per cent-owned Springdale graphite project near Hopetoun-Ravensthorpe on the south coast of Western Australia

International Graphite reported assays from four diamond holes recently carried out at the Mason Bay deposit within the Springdale graphite project.

The program focussed on geotechnical drilling, to inform mine planning and permitting, and to provide metallurgical data for concentrator plant process design.

Stand out graphite intercepts include:

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11 metres at 14.3 per cent Total Graphitic Carbon (TGC) from 10.4m downhole, including 1m at 21.3 Per cent TGC from 13m and 3.1m at 26.5 per cent TGC from 16m downhole, and
3.6m at 22.1 per cent TGC from 23m downhole, including 3.2m at 24.2 per cent TGC from 23.4m downhole.

“The more we drill at Springdale the more graphite we find,” International Graphite managing director and CEO Andrew Worland said in the company’s ASX announcement.

“The project is shaping as one of global significance to the high growth lithium-ion battery markets and industrial and defence sectors.

“Mason Bay was a new discovery in 2023.

“Similar to the rest of Springdale, the graphite mineralisation is shallow and in oxide/weathered rock, which lends itself to low mining costs, as demonstrated in the Scoping Study we released in January.

“Springdale has enormous expansion potential.

“Only around 25 per cent of the targets identified in previous aeromagnetic survey have been drilled.

“We expect further exploration and infill drilling will add considerable mine life beyond that which was generated in our scoping studies.”

 

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Helix Resources to Drill Upgraded Bijoux Copper Anomaly

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THE DRILL SERGEANT: Helix Resources (ASX: HLX) is mobilising drill rigs in preparation of drill testing of recently defined high tenor copper zones at the company’s larger Bijoux auger copper anomaly in the Cobar region of New South Wales.

Helix Resources anticipates commencement of the drilling to be late September 2024.

The company announced discovery of the Bijoux anomaly in January on the back of high-grade copper intercepts in several reverse-circulation (RC) holes that outlined a 200m long NNW-trending zone which is open to depth and along strike.

Helix Resources considers Bijoux as being prospective for CSA-type copper deposits believing it represents an important copper discovery beyond the company’s Canbelego Mineral Resource located 9km to the north.

Exploration is ongoing on multiple fronts across Helix’s NSW tenements in addition to the upcoming Bijoux drill program.

“We are very excited to be resuming drilling at Bijoux,” Helix Resources managing director Kylie Prendergast said in the company’s ASX announcement.

“The new copper auger results clearly show the extension to the known drilled copper zone, providing an obvious pathway for the follow up drilling to extend zones of higher-grade oxide and sulphide copper mineralisation.

“Helix is treating this area as a copper camp that contains a series of robust surface copper geochemistry targets, and the strategy is to discover new CSA-style copper lodes within these anomalous outlines.

“Helix has proven that viable CSA-style copper lodes occur on our tenements such as the copper Mineral Resources in the Canbelego Main Lode.

“The objective of the current exploration programs is to identify additional copper mineralisation in a near surface setting.”

 

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Flynn Gold Confirms High-Grade Gold Zone at Golden Ridge

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THE DRILL SERGEANT: Flynn Gold (ASX: FG1) reported a drilling encounter with high-grade gold at the company’s 100 per cent- owned Golden Ridge project in Northeast Tasmania.

Flynn Gold announced high -grade gold mineralisation was intersected during the first drilling program completed at the Trafalgar North vein zone, which is situated within the Golden Ridge project.

The company has received assay results for two drill holes drilled at Trafalgar North, from which the best results included:

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3.05 metres at 4.9 grams per tonne gold from 53.1m, including 0.35m at 40g/t gold, and
2.7m at 4.1g/t gold from 115.4m, including 0.35m at 26.6g/t gold; and

TFDD019
4.8m at 4g/t gold from 165.6m, including 0.4m at 17.9g/t gold from 166.9m, and 0.4m at 24g/t gold from 170m, and
0.3m at 25.1g/t gold from 440.5m.

“These are excellent early results from our on-going exploration at our flagship Golden Ridge project in NE Tasmania,” Flynn Gold managing director and CEO Neil Marston said in the company’s ASX announcement.

“Drilling has successfully intersected high-grade gold veins beneath the recently discovered trenching area at Trafalgar North and has confirmed our interpretation that this zone is continuous at depth and potentially is a parallel zone to the Trafalgar prospect mineralisation.

“This new vein zone increases the mineralised footprint at Trafalgar from 300m to 500m width across the granodiorite/sedimentary contact and reinforces our view that this project has the potential to host large-scale gold mineralisation.”

 

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Encounter Resources Extends High-Grade Aileron Niobium

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THE DRILL SERGEANT: Encounter Resources ASX: ENR) reported additional niobium intersections from the company’s 100 per cent-owned Aileron project in the West Arunta region of Western Australia.

Encounter Resources reported that recently conducted aircore drilling intersected further shallow, high-grade niobium-REE mineralisation across multiple targets at the Aileron project.

The company said the latest results provide further validation of the abundant fertility of this new carbonatite mineral province.

The results have followed the trend of earlier drilling to enlarge the extensive footprint of carbonatites that contain +2% niobium drill intercepts.

Encounter noted that high-grade niobium intersections are repeatedly being achieved in wide spaced, first pass drilling.

The company believes follow-up drilling can then rapidly delineate the better mineralised parts of these complexes.

Aircore drilling at the Green target has delineated a large footprint of near-surface niobium intercepts with holes ending in mineralisation, including:

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10 metres at 4.2 per cent niobium pentoxide (Nb2O5) from 57m part of 38m at 1.5 per cent Nb2O5 from 51m; and

EAL500
10m at 4.3 per cent Nb2O5 from 51m part of 16m at 3 per cent Nb2O5 from 47m to EOH.

Drilling at the Crean target extended high-grade mineralisation to over 1.2km in strike.

New assays include:

EAL439
10m at 4.9 per cent Nb2O5 from 98m part of 49m at 1.7 per cent Nb2O5 from 86m to EOH; and

EAL449
24m at 2.1 per cent Nb2O5 from 81m part of 43m at 1.6 per cent Nb2O5 from 79m to EOH.

“Encounter’s Aileron project in the West Aruna hosts multiple bodies of high-grade, near-surface niobium oxide mineralisation,” Encounter Resources executive chairman Will Robinson said in the company’s ASX announcement.

“Crean is shaping up as a coherent body of thick, high-grade niobium mineralisation.

“Green contains a large, laterally mineralised zone with frequent high-grade niobium intercepts (+2% Nb2O5) defined in broad spaced aircore drilling.

“Beyond these discoveries, with new results such as at Joyce, we are continuing to validate our targeting model, which focuses on major regional faults which have the capacity to host mineralised carbonatites over considerable strike length.

“Finding and delineating high-grade zones, with mineable dimensions, along these mineralised corridors, is an immediate priority.”

 

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