Lion Rock Minerals (ASX:LRM) is looking to conduct further infill drilling at the Minta Est prospect within the greater Minta Project in Cameroon in Q1 2026, with 285 holes currently drilled across 1,227m.
The company is currently awaiting analysis from 137 samples already delivered to Scientific Services’ laboratory in Cape Town, targeting ‘high-value’ assemblages of rutile, monazite, and zircon.
Lion Rock will determine priority areas for stage two drilling from laboratory results in order to cover residual rutile and alluvial river basin targets.
The company is also intending to complete commissioning of its wholly owned Yaoundé laboratory for a faster turnaround of results, while reducing freight cost.
CEO Casper Adson says the infill drilling campaign has rapidly progressed at the monazite-enriched granite at Minta Est – confirming coarse monazite crystals in residual soils.
“It validates the geological model of a monazite-enriched granite system and reinforces the scale and quality of the broader Minta Project,” Adson says.
“Importantly, these results sit within the same high value zones intersecting strong rutile and zircon assemblage, highlighting a uniquely valuable blend of critical minerals in one system.
“Tronox’s interest in this emerging titanium and rare-earth opportunity – including their recent 5% strategic investment in Lion Rock – continues to strengthen our conviction that both the Minta and Minta Est projects have the potential for long-term supply into Tronox’s future titanium and rare-earth supply chains.”
Lion Rock Minerals is a mineral explorer focused on discovering ‘ultra-high grade’ rutile with district-scale potential and near-surface geology.
Write to Maddison Elliott at Mining.com.au
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