Estrella Resources Claims New Supergene Manganese Discoveries

THE DRILL SERGEANT: Estrella Resources (ASX: ESR) has claimed two new in-situ supergene manganese discoveries located within granted exploration licenses at the company’s Lautém Manganese project in Timor-Leste.

Estrella Resources made discovery of the Ira Miri prospect during reconnaissance mapping.

Ira Miri is described as a three-metre-high bed of outcropping supergene manganese.

The company reported portable XRF on crushed field samples returned high grades.

The second discovery is the Sica prospect an in-situ supergene manganese located in surrounding hills.

Estrella explained its exploration model predicted the position of this secondary supergene correctly.

Upcoming work is to entail collection of samples for analysis and follow-up geophysics being planned for the prospects and surrounding hills to locate additional in-situ supergene buried below scree material.

“We are thrilled to delineate further instances of wide-scale manganese mineralisation in the unexplored nation of Timor-Leste,” Estrella Resources managing director Chris Daws said in the company’s ASX announcement.

“While it is early exploration work, making discoveries is a numbers game.

“Identifying a swathe of encouraging prospects gives us a better chance of developing a high-grade manganese deposit.

“Furthermore, I am particularly impressed with the modelling work undertaken by our exploration team.

“What began with a blank sheet of paper when Estrella was first awarded tenure in December last year has emerged into a detailed and increasingly predictive discovery tool.

“Estrella will continue to develop and refine this model, which is expected to become even more powerful with the introduction of Induced Polarisation surveys, which are set to get underway soon.”

 

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