WA1 Resources (ASX:WA1) has begun follow-up drilling at the Luni discovery, located within the West Arunta Project in Western Australia.
The Luni carbonatite has only 3 reconnaissance holes completed to date, which were drilled in 2022.
WA1 reports the initial priority of this program will be to step out from the ‘high-grade’ niobium enrichment discovered in holes LURC002 and LURC003 drilled in 2022, and will then target key geophysical features of the Luni carbonatite.
Following the first phase of drilling at Luni, the reverse circulation (RC) rig is expected to proceed to the P2 carbonatite, which only has a single reconnaissance drillhole to date.
Following the first phase of drilling at Luni, the reverse circulation rig is expected to proceed to the P2 carbonatite, which only has a single reconnaissance drillhole to date
Drilling at P2 will target key geophysical anomalies and, if successful, the target is expected to be drilled in a grid pattern. Multiple regional targets are also planned to be tested during this drill program.
In addition, samples will be expedited to Perth, and the first assay results are expected in May 2023.
The West Arunta Project is located 490km south of Halls Creek in Western Australia, and 550km to the west of Alice Springs. The project is considered to be prospective for iron oxide copper gold (IOCG) mineralisation.
During WA1’s maiden exploration RC drilling program completed in August 2022, the Luni and P2 targets were successfully identified as being niobium-rare earth element (Nb-REE) mineralised carbonatites with ‘high-grade’ niobium, elevated REEs and tantalum drill intercepts.
WA1 Resources is a Western Australian-based minerals company. The company holds 3 wholly owned exploration projects, including the flagship West Arunta project, the Madura Project located near the Madura township, as well as the Hidden Valley Project located 100km south of Kununurra.
The Madura project is considered prospective for IOCG mineralisation, while Hidden Valley is considered prospective for mafic-ultramafic intrusion-hosted nickel-copper-platinum group elements deposits.
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