Trek Metals (ASX:TKM) has begun an immediate follow-up exploration program to further evaluate an outcropping manganese discovery within the Christmas Creek Project in Western Australia.
Two geophysical surveys and additional boots-on-the-ground exploration is imminent. Channel sampling, mapping, and rock chip sampling will be undertaken across the discovery outcrop area and beyond.
Trek, which has a market capitalisation of $35 million, says these activities will allow the company to develop a robust drill plan to test this new manganese discovery.
Earlier this month, Trek announced a ‘high-grade’ manganese discovery, with laboratory assays from outcropping rock chips returning grades up to 58% manganese.
As part of the 2025 drilling campaign, two diamond drillholes were completed which returned assays including 0.3m @ 34.5 grams per tonne gold from 45.9m; and 0.9m 12.85g/t gold from 41.6m.
Trek says the results provide a high-level of detail as to which veins are mineralised and will allow for a fully informed structural interpretation of the drill core to be carried out.
A detailed structural review will begin in the coming weeks with an expert consultant. The outcome will inform a 3D interpretation of the mineralised vein arrays and support with drill targets for the next round of exploration at the project.
CEO Derek Marshall says select manganese samples have been collected and underwent preliminary petrophysical testing which confirmed that the mineralisation is suitable for detection by gravity and electromagnetic geophysical techniques.
“This discovery is potentially a game changer for Trek Metals,” Marshall says.
Trek believes that Christmas Creek is prospective for large-scale gold, copper-gold, and manganese deposits with the geological, geochemical, and geophysical picture of the predominantly undercover bedrock geology being enhanced through each exploration activity.
Christmas Creek comprises a largely concealed district-scale gold, copper-gold, and rare earths exploration opportunity in the Kimberley region of Western Australia.
Trek Metals is a mineral explorer making discoveries in largely under-explored regions.
Write to Aaliyah Rogan at Mining.com.au
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