Black Canyon (ASX: BCA) managing director Brendan Cummins highlights the potential of the company’s Wandanya manganese project while speaking with Wally Graham on Day Two of the 2025 RIU Sydney Resources Roundup.
THE DRILL SERGEANT: Black Canyon (ASX: BCA) recently completed detailed mapping and pXRF analysis of rock chip samples undertaken within the manganese corridors at the company’s Wandanya project in Western Australia.
Black Canyon cautioned market watchers that the results reported stemmed from visual estimates and pXRF readings and not laboratory analyses.
However, the company appeared confident the results demonstrate the scale potential of the manganese mineralisation discovered at Wandanya and potential for high-grade iron formations, which had not been previously drilled or mapped prior to Black Canyon prospecting the targets.
The portable XRF (pXRF) analysis identified multiple widespread rock chip samples with consistently similar grades to the RC drilling Black Canyon previously completed at W2, ranging between 30 and 50 per cent manganese.
Three kilometres overall strike of outcropping manganese mineralisation has now been confirmed, of which only 240 metres has been drill tested.
“Following the successful recent RC drill program, detailed mapping and rock chip sampling assay results continue to impress,” Black Canyon managing director Brendan Cummins said in the company’s ASX announcement.
“We are seeing strike extensive mineralisation along a 3km long corridor, which demonstrates the scale potential of this new and unique style of manganese mineralisation.
“Widespread outcrops and consistent high-grade manganese results from drilling and rock chip sampling are becoming a clear characteristic of the Wandanya discovery.
“In addition, we are eagerly awaiting the assay results from rock-chip sampling of the extensive hematite enriched iron formations also mapped in the area that look quite prospective.
“We look forward to returning with an RC rig in 2025 to further test these compelling targets along strike and down dip to determine their full-scale potential.”
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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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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:
WDRC032
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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Black Canyon (ASX: BCA) released a scoping Study for the company’s KR1 and KR2 manganese deposits in the Pilbara of Western Australia. Managing director Brendan Cummins visited The Resources Roadhouse to bring Wally Graham up to speed.
THE DRILL SERGEANT: Black Canyon (ASX: BCA) is gearing up for a planned Heritage and drill program over the W2 prospect located on the company’s 100 per cent-owned Wandanya tenement in Western Australia.
Black Canyon has Heritage surveys scheduled to commence over the Wandanya project in late June in preparation for drilling the following quarter.
Drilling is following up a previously completed detailed sampling campaign, which returned several high-grade manganese samples.
The tenement is located on the eastern boundary of the Oakover Basin and approximately 80km south of the Woodie Woodie manganese mine.
“The W2 prospect at Wandanya represents a promising target for higher-grade manganese mineralisation, potentially linked to a structurally controlled hydrothermal system,” Black Canyon managing director Brendan Cummins said in the company’s ASX announcement.
“We are eager to evaluate the potential dimensions of the surface mineralisation and determine how the grade profile trends at depth.
“The company has a strong track record of exploration discovery which we aim to continue at Wandanya.
“We are progressing the Scoping Study on the 100 per cent-owned KR1 and KR2 deposits which is trending positively targeting increased processing throughput and a reduced logistics pathway to Port Hedland to lower operating costs.
“The recent spike in manganese pricing over the past few months has increased interest in our projects across the Balfour Manganese Field.
“However, our focus remains on ensuring future operations are viable during a low pricing cycle, while being well-positioned to benefit from price surges.
“This is why large potential long-minelife assets, like those we have discovered and are developing at the BMF are intrinsically valuable.”
Brendan Cummins speaks with The Resources Roadhouse at the recent RIU Sydney Resources Round-up
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