Rackla Metals (TSX-V:RAK) has reported tungsten mineralisation from its first four modern drill holes at the Lentung Tungsten Deposit in Canada’s Northwest Territories.
Hole DDH26L-002 returned 17.95m @ 2.28% tungsten trioxide (WO₃) from 32m, while DDH26L-001 intersected 20.35m @ 1.72% WO₃ from 11m.
The other holes returned 17.9m @ 1.67% WO₃ and 20.5m @ 0.90% WO₃. Reported intervals are downhole lengths, rather than true widths.
Rackla says the results align with historical drilling and geological interpretations. The Central zone has been tested over 600m of strike, with mineralisation exposed at surface and dipping shallowly with the hillside.
CEO Simon Ridgway says the assays support the company’s assessment of the historical work.
“The broad mineralized intervals and high-grade zones that attracted Union Carbide to Lentung have been confirmed,” Ridgway says.
“What we are seeing is particularly encouraging: near surface mineralized body that has potential to be open pit mined, containing grades more commonly associated with underground tungsten operations.”
Building a modern resource
Rackla discontinued reverse circulation drilling after groundwater inflows affected sample quality. Diamond drilling performed well, and the company expanded historical core sampling to verify the legacy dataset and provide additional infill information.
Further assays from the 2026 drilling and selected historical core are expected over the next two to three months. Results will feed into a modern mineral resource estimate and guide exploration in 2027.
The work follows Rackla’s C$3.65 million ($3.67 million) flow-through financing, previously reported by Mining.com.au, with proceeds allocated to exploration and drilling at Lentung.
The project lies 250km north of Watson Lake. Historical exploration identified 15 tungsten-bearing zones along 15km of strike.
Rackla Metals is a Canadian explorer focused on tungsten and rare earth minerals in the Tombstone-Tungsten Belt of eastern Yukon and western Northwest Territories.
Write to France Pinzon at Mining.com.au
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