American Tungsten (CSE:TUNG) is accelerating into the next phase of drilling at the IMA Mine Project in Idaho, US, with two surface drill rigs and two underground rigs currently on site.
The company has planned up to 35,000 feet of drilling on the property, including 33 underground holes and 20 surface holes. A new crosscut is also being developed on the D-level to establish underground drill stations and extend previously identified mineralisation.
CEO Ali Haji says with four rigs currently operating, the expanded campaign aims to extend known mineralisation and test high-priority targets adjacent to historical workings.
“The scale and pace of this program underscore our confidence in the IMA Mine and our focus on systematically unlocking its full potential through a disciplined, multi-phase exploration strategy,” Haji says.
The company has contracted Rockhead Consulting to provide additional drilling services and has mobilised two track-mounted surface core rigs to the site. One is currently operating, and the second will begin drilling by the end of May.
To date, 38 holes have been completed, totalling over 16,500 feet and driven over 660 feet of drift at the IMA Mine.
Revitalising IMA
In early May 2026, American Tungsten received the first batch of drilling results from the Zero level of IMA, which validates the company’s approach to revitalising the mine.
The initial holes intersected multiple tungsten-bearing polymetallic veins associated with the main IMA vein system and also east of the main vein system.
Results included 17.8 feet @ 0.435% tungsten oxide and 1.16 ounces per tonne silver, including 8 feet @ 0.69% tungsten oxide; and 3.4 feet @ 1.02% tungsten oxide and 0.84 ounces per tonne silver.
IMA is a past-producing mine situated on 22 patented claims in East Central Idaho. Between 1945 and 1957, the property produced 199,449 metric tonne units of tungsten oxide.
Write to Aaliyah Rogan at Mining.com.au
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