Trigg Minerals (ASX:TMG) is aiming to expand the Wild Cattle Creek resource by targeting down-plunge extensions and testing potential replicate shoots along strike.
The company says these efforts are designed to significantly enhance the scale of the Achilles Project while accelerating the exploration of high-priority regional targets.
In updating the mineral resource estimate (MRE) for the Wild Cattle Creek antimony deposit, which now stands at 1.52 million tonnes at 1.97%, containing more than 29,900 tonnes of antimony, Trigg notes exploration potential for additional resources primarily exists at depth and along strike.
This nearly doubles the previous estimate of 600,000 tonnes at 2.56% antimony, containing 15,600 tonnes of antimony from 2013 previously reported by privately held Anchor Resources.
According to Trigg, Wild Cattle Creek remains the second-largest antimony deposit in New South Wales. In addition to antimony, the deposit contains tungsten and gold, which have yet to be considered in the updated estimate.
Future work at the project could comprise a substantial infill and extension drilling program to upgrade and expand the mineral resources to the measured category. Trigg says using downhole electromagnetic (EM) in exploration holes may help target further resources.
Executive Chair Timothy Morrison says almost doubling the MRE at Wild Cattle Creek, part of the Achilles Project, reinforces its status in Trigg’s portfolio.
“The deposit elevates Trigg to a globally significant position in securing antimony supply and offers substantial exploration potential within and beyond the resource area. As our flagship project, Achilles underscores our commitment to driving growth and meeting the critical demand for antimony,” Morrison says.
The company requested H&S Consultants to complete a new MRE at the project, which is located some 40km west of Coffs Harbour on the New South Wales north coast.
Write to Adam Orlando at Mining.com.au
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