Trigg Minerals (ASX:TMG) has joined the International Antimony Association (i2a), just a day after expanding its New South Wales antimony portfolio by acquiring the historic Bukkulla Mine.
The i2a is the global representative body for the antimony industry, working to ensure the responsible production, use, and trade of antimony, while supporting regulatory and scientific initiatives.
Membership provides Trigg with access to key industry stakeholders, regulatory developments, and global market insights, strengthening the company’s position as Trigg advances its portfolio of high-grade antimony projects in New South Wales.
Trigg Executive Chairman Timothy Morrison says “being accepted as the first ASX-listed company into the International Antimony Association is a significant milestone that reinforces our commitment to advancing our NSW antimony portfolio”.
This includes the Wild Cattle Creek deposit, which hosts a JORC-compliant mineral resource of 1.52Mt, plus the Taylors Arm and Spartan exploration projects and the newly announced Bukkula Mine acquisition, Morrison adds.
“By joining the International Antimony Association, we strengthen our industry engagement, regulatory access, and global collaboration which are key factors in positioning Trigg at the forefront of the antimony sector as we progress our critical mineral assets,” he continues.
Antimony (Sb) is a metalloid or semi-metal predominantly sourced from China, which finds its way into a multitude of applications including the lead (Pb) sector, the formulation of flame-retardant solutions, and the catalysis of PET resin.
Without antimony, many cost-efficient and key societal applications would simply not be possible.
The i2a is a Brussels-based organisation representing the producers, importers and users of multiple Antimony substances. Its aim is the sustainable and responsible production, use and recycling of antimony.
Also, the i2a is a member of Eurometaux, the North American Metals Council, the International Council on Mining and Metals, and the Critical Raw Materials Alliance.
Beyond its direct membership, i2a also actively supports the Cross-industry Initiative on Better Regulation and holds regular exchanges and works with various stakeholders or partners of the antimony value chain. These include some 25 organisations from the flame retardants, plastics, lead, lead batteries, textiles, glass, ceramics, pigments, fireworks, ammunition, and other specialty chemical sectors.
Yesterday, Mining.com.au reported Trigg’s acquisition expands its antimony footprint to 1,026km2, includes the Wild Cattle Creek 29,902-tonne antimony resource at its Achilles Project, and the Taylors Arm and Spartan projects.
Tenement applications include the northern extension of the Nundle Goldfield, one of New South Wales’ most significant gold-producing regions in the 19th century. Trigg says the presence of historical Fogarty, Woodley, and Stanning antimony mines within the Nundle Goldfield underscores the area’s prospectivity for high-grade antimony mineralisation.
The New England Orogen where the project sits is a well-known geological region with a strong history of mineral discoveries, including antimony, gold, silver, copper, and other critical minerals.
Write to Adam Orlando at Mining.com.au
Images: Umicore (via i2a)
