Military Metals (CSE:MILI) has returned up to 40.6% antimony and 106.5 grams per tonne gold from historical samples at the group’s wholly owned West Gore Project in Nova Scotia, Canada.
Additional results include 23.5% and 18.1% antimony and 27.4g/t and 25.8g/t gold, averaging 17.94% antimony and 34.68g/t gold from five samples.
Samples were drawn from a historical mine stockpile at the wholly owned West Gore Project to characterise the deposit for upcoming exploration activities.
Material was sourced from the site between 1914 and 1917 to support demand during World War One.
The company recently generated three “high-priority” drill targets for West Gore after reprocessing and reinterpreting the drone magnetics surveys conducted by the previous owners in 2021, as reported by Mining.com.au.
CEO Scott Eldridge says samples collected reinforce the company’s intentions to commence drilling shortly at West Gore, given the “spectacular” nature of results.
“With additional exploration, we can further unlock the potential of our asset and play a strategic role in the critical minerals supply chain at a time when secure, domestic sources of antimony are in growing demand,” Eldridge says.
“We are extremely encouraged by the high antimony and gold grades of these five specimens from the past producing mine at our Nova Scotia project.”
Eldridge believes these findings come at an opportune time for the company as the Nova Scotia Government bolsters metal-mining projects with a smoother approval process that will accelerate timelines.
Environment Minister Tim Halman removed 15 requirements from the industrial approvals application.
West Gore has produced 7,000 metric tons of antimony graded at 46% and 6,861 ounces of gold from a total 32,000 metric tons mined historically.
Military Metals is a mineral explorer focused on developing antimony projects in Canada.
Write to Maddison Elliott at Mining.com.au
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