Australian Critical Minerals (ASX:ACM) has appointed Fortescue’s (ASX:FMG) former exploration manager Stuart Robinson as the company’s technical advisor.
During Robinson’s 18-year tenure with Fortescue, he played a role in transforming the company from a junior explorer into a “globally significant” iron ore producer, which now has a $62.25 billion market capitalisation.
Prior to his time with Fortescue, Robinson made several discoveries during his nearly two-decade with privately held Esso Minerals, including the Scuddles lead-zinc-silver volcanogenic massive sulphide deposit.
“Having spent almost 20 years with FMG, I have an acute understanding of iron ore in the Pilbara,” Robinson says.
“Given what we know about the Shaw and Cooletha projects so far — including high iron grade, low deleterious elements, high consistency, potential scale, and excellent nearby infrastructure — I believe Australian Critical Minerals is in a great position to develop a resource that the likes of FMG and Hancock would be interested in.”
At Shaw, 60% of the sampling results have recorded grades over 60% iron, while 5% of the sampling results at Cooletha have recorded grades over 60% iron.
Under Robinson’s guidance, Australian Critical Minerals plans to unlock the value of its iron ore assets.
Australian Critical Minerals is an explorer focused on developing its portfolio of critical mineral projects in Western Australia. The company’s portfolio of assets include the Cooletha, Shaw, and Rankin Dome projects.
Write to Aaliyah Rogan at Mining.com.au
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