Black Canyon Limited (ASX:BCA) has identified significant thicknesses of near surface manganese mineralisation at the LR1 and FB3 prospects with drilling activities at Flanagan Bore located in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.
The reverse circulation (RC) program has successfully intersected extensions to the LR1 mineral resource and discovered significant intervals of manganese mineralisation at FB3.
The programmes also provided diamond drill core (PQ size) that will now be utilised for metallurgical test work and will assist with the geo-metallurgical interpretation and mineralisation domaining for the resource estimation.
Executive Director, Brendan Cummins, said assays are pending and expected from early February.
“With the timely completion of both the RC and diamond drill programmes at Flanagan Bore, the company has now collected critical drill data information to progress the geological and metallurgical characterisation of the manganese mineralisation, extend Mineral Resources at LR1 and, as anticipated, to estimate an additional Mineral Resource at FB3,” Mr Cummins said,
“This will enable the company to progress key inputs for the Scoping Study with the delivery of PQ core to the laboratory for metallurgical test work. The drill program has confirmed the potential for Flanagan Bore to deliver a significant project and value add proposition for BCA shareholders and our JV partner – Carawine Resources.”
Located 120km north-east of Newman, Black Canyon’s Flanagan Bore tenement is part of the company’s Carawine Project and is subject to a farm-in and joint venture agreement (the Agreement) with Carawine Resources Ltd whereby Black Canyon can earn up to a 75% interest in the Carawine Project tenements.
Drill Programme Summary
A total of 168 RC drill holes were completed for 5569 metres and 13 PQ diamond drill core holes were completed for 477 metres
LR1 Mineral Resource Extension Targets
A 900m x 200m zone was previously drill tested and an Inferred Mineral Resource has been estimated comprising 15Mt @ 11.3% Mn.
The RC drill programme recently completed by Black Canyon at LR1 has extended the mineralisation to the south and east using 200m line spacing and 100m spaced holes. Diamond drilling was also completed at LR1 to provide samples for metallurgical testwork.
FB3/FB4 Prospects
Manganese mineralisation was encountered in all of the diamond drill holes extending along the fold axis for a strike length of 600m. The RC drilling programme encountered widespread manganese mineralisation across both the FB3 and FB4 prospects covering an area 800 x 800m, using a 200m x 100m grid drill pattern. There had been no previous drilling at FB3/FB4 and the programme has confirmed the significance of the fold structure in thickening the manganese mineralisation at FB3. FB1 Prospect
The 400m x 100m drill pattern completed at FB1 following up eight previously drilled holes, which have confirmed the distribution of the manganese mineralisation. The prospect will benefit from future infill drilling to determine mineralisation continuity and structural interpretation.
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