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Aruma Resources Encounters High-Grade REE at Salmon Gums Project

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THE DRILL SERGEANT: Aruma Resources (ASX: AAJ) reported an encounter with multiple zones of high-grade ionic clay Rare Earth Elements (REEs) while recently conducting first-pass REE-focused drilling at the company’s Salmon Gums project in the Eastern Goldfields of Western Australia.

Aruma Resources said the drilling had identified three zones of high-grade clay-hosted REEs whilst returning the highest grade REE sample reported to date in the emerging greater Esperance-Salmon Gums ionic clay REE region of 8,700ppm Total Rare Earth Oxides (TREO) in surface sample AR33002.

“The high-grade results returned from our first pass REE-focused drilling at the Salmon Gums project is exciting for Aruma,” Aruma Resources managing director Glenn Grayson said in the company’s ASX announcement.

“It appears that the higher-grade mineralisation extends further onto our project area, which enhances the potential for it to host extensive REE mineralisation.

“The exceptional grades and thicknesses reported in this maiden drilling program, along with the highest-grade ionic clay REE reported in the region to date – in surface sample AR33002 – highlights the largely untested REE potential of Salmon Gums and our team’s skill in identifying and advancing high-value mineral prospects.”

 

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Aruma Resources Claims Base Metals and REE Discovery at Saltwater Project

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THE DRILL SERGEANT: Aruma Resources (ASX: AAJ) claimed discovery of rare earth elements (REE) and cobalt-copper enriched rocks at the company’s Saltwater project in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.

Aruma reported the discovery based on results from its first phase of surface sampling at Saltwater, which the company said had reaffirmed the project’s potential to host unconformity heavy rare earths (HREEs), while highlighting potential for Saltwater to host base metals deposits.

Results include:

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1158ppm total rare earth oxide (TREO) 25 per cent neodymium/praseodymium (NdPr)/TREO and 21 per cent HREO/TREO;

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1022ppm TREO 25 per cent NdPr/TREO and 27 per cent HREO/TREO;

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0.3 per cent cobalt, 0.23 per cent copper, 0.21 per cent zinc and 4 per cent barium; and

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0.27 per cent cobalt, 0.21 per cent copper, 0.2 per cent zinc and 3.9 per cent barium.

“The sampling program represents our first stage of on-ground REE work at the project, and the results have exceeded expectations, reaffirming our view of Saltwater’s potential for hosting unconformity HREEs,” Aruma Resources managing director Glenn Grayson said in the company’s ASX announcement.

“These initial results constitute a resounding success for our exploration approach thus far.

“Furthermore, the grades of the surface samples for base metals are exciting and provides an additional exploration focus at the Saltwater project.

“This potential will be further investigated in the company’s ongoing field work at Saltwater.”

The Saltwater Project consists of four granted Exploration Licences (EL52/3818, EL52/3846, EL52/3857 and EL52/3966) over a total area of 450 square kilometres located outside the regional mining centre of Newman.

 

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