Encounter Resources Reveals Potential Shallow, Enriched Niobium-REE Mineralisation at Emily
THE DRILL SERGEANT: Encounter Resources (ENR) reported remaining assays from the Emily prospect within the company’s 100 per cent-owned Aileron project, in the West Arunta region of Western Australia.
Encounter Resources drilled fifteen widely spaced, reconnaissance RC holes at the Emily target in October 2023, of which 10 were previously reported to have intersected carbonatite.
The carbonatite at Emily is variably anomalous in niobium and REE with shallow, high-grade niobium-REE intersected in two adjacent holes 400m apart.
A line of drillhole holes a further 400m to the east confirmed additional carbonatite and fenite alteration consistent with the margin of a primary carbonatite.
Assays have now been received demonstrating zones of strong, shallow REE enrichment with lower niobium concentration Encounter believes to deserve further investigation, including:
EAL058
14 metres at 0.91 per cent total rare earth oxide (TREO) and 0.05 per cent niobium from 28m.
“The first reconnaissance drilling at the Emily target has intersected mineralisation within a depth extensive primary carbonatite and associated shallow, enriched niobium-REE mineralisation in two adjacent holes which is potentially significant,” Encounter Resources managing director Will Robinson said in the company’s ASX announcement.
“The initial drilling at Emily also intersected the strongest REE mineralisation to date at Aileron.
“Follow up drilling at Emily will focus on the central part of the targeted magnetic low which is interpreted to represent favourable lithology for shallow, niobium-REE enriched mineralisation.
“Systematic, closer spaced drilling of this target has strong potential to yield additional zones of high-grade near surface mineralisation.”
Encounter has additional heritage surveys planned for early in 2024 to facilitate detailed aircore/RC drilling at Emily, as well as at the Green and Joyce targets.
Systematic drill testing the approximate one square kilometre area of the magnetic low at Emily is planned for May-June 2024.
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