Hits High-Grade Cu-Ag-Sb-Bi Mineralisation In WA
Dreadnought Resources Limited (ASX:DRE) has undertaken positive reconnaissance sampling at Rough Triangle, part of the Tarraji-Yampi Project in the West Kimberley region of Western Australia
Rough Triangle was identified and mapped by Western Mining Corporation (WMC) in 1958. Even though it was declared a “significant lode” after mapping by WMC, Rough Triangle was not sampled. No exploration has been undertaken at Rough Triangle since 1958.
The area was sampled by Dreadnought as part of a project wide reconnaissance programme assessing historically mapped mineralisation and more recently generated anomalies.
The results of this sampling have confirmed high tenor polymetallic mineralisation, including critical minerals Antinomy (Sb) and Bismuth (Bi), in addition to Copper (Cu) and Silver (Ag) over ~600m of strike length.
Managing Director, Dean Tuck, said systematic sampling and mapping of the outcropping lodes is currently underway with an aim to define drill targets. Further assay results are expected in August 2021.
“We have no shortage of outcropping mineralisation at TarrajiYampi. There is certainly nothing more exciting than walking along walls of outcrop with copper staining,” Mr Tuck said.
“The confirmation of high tenor antimony, bismuth, copper and silver is highly encouraging for a substantial system at Rough Triangle. We will continue to assess additional targets while undertaking our drilling programs at Texas, Fuso, Paul’s Find, Orion and Chianti-Rufina.”
From 1957-1959 WMC explored the “Tarraji Copper Project” for sedimentary copper deposits. This was the only exploration conducted before the area was declared a Defence Reserve in 1978. The Rough Triangle lode was identified and mapped by WMC in 1958. Described as a major line of lode hosted within intensely bleached and silicified sediments. The lode was mapped continuously over 1,280m and ranged in thickness from 1m to 5m with copper mineralisation evident throughout the lode. In addition to the main lode, parallel lodes were observed running >300m in length before going under cover. The Rough Triangle lode was never sampled by WMC.
Recently, 16 reconnaissance rock chips were collected over ~600m along the outcropping lode to assess the tenor of mineralisation at Rough Triangle. Of these samples, 13 returned high grades of Cu-Ag-Sb-Bi with accessory Au. Results from additional sampling and mapping are expected in August 2021.
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