Locksley Resources (ASX:LKY) has identified new exploration targets at the Desert Antimony Mine (DAM) in California with drillhole planning currently being optimised for a potential upcoming diamond drilling campaign.
Located within the greater Mojave Project, Locksley identified a shear zone corridor showing widths of up to 15m. The Beefeater Shear was uncovered from high-resolution underground mapping at the mine during the stage three technical review.
The technical review was focused on the Northern Block, returning the Beefeater Shear to have the same structural timing and kinematic history as a mineralised vein system located to the west of the Desert Antimony Mine.
Locksley will conduct a systematic rock chip and soil sampling program along the Beefeater Shear to test the corridor’s suitability for drill testing.
CEO Kerrie Matthews says the technical findings uncovered in a geological mapping campaign have strengthened the company’s exploration strategy for the project.
“By mapping the underground workings at DAM, we have essentially ‘unlocked’ the geometry of the system,” Matthews says.
“We now see exactly how high-grade, mineralised blocks have been created by later structural events, allowing us to target extensions with greater certainty.
“Furthermore, identifying the 10-15m wide Beffeater Shear provides us with a new exploration target that increases the exploration pipeline of critical mineral projects on the Mojave claims.”
Locksley Resources is a critical minerals explorer focused on advancing the Mojave Project in California, targeting rare earths and antimony.
Write to Maddison Elliott at Mining.com.au
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