Trek Metals (ASX:TKM) has acquired two manganese exploration projects surrounding the Kuro manganese prospect in the Kimberley-Tanami region of Western Australia.
The company has secured 5,608km2 of exploration tenure from 12 applications, expanding Trek’s total landholding to 7,040km2 with a strengthened position in the manganese province.
The newly staked claims host Proterozoic marine sedimentary sequences along interpreted basin margins, which is considered prospective for manganese systems.
CEO Derek Marshall says the company has secured a geological scale that many junior explorers do not reach.
“Our team has demonstrated an ability to identify and unlock high-grade manganese systems, and this new project tenure gives us district-scale exposure in a largely undercover and critically underexplored Proterozoic basin,” Marshall says.
“Controlling this amount of prospective stratigraphy at an early stage is rare.
“We believe that the scale, setting and structural architecture of this region positions Trek at the forefront of what could emerge as a significant manganese belt in northern Australia.”
Trek Metals is a minerals explorer focused on unlocking value in underexplored regions.
Write to Maddison Elliott at Mining.com.au
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