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Mt Monger Resources Limited (ASX:MTM) (Mt Monger or the Company) is pleased to provide shareholders with an update on the exploration program at the Pomme REE-Nb project in Quebec, Canada (Pomme or the Project). A diamond drilling program is expected to commence at the Project in May 2023 and the Company is rapidly advancing all activities to support the program.
Highlights:
- Drone magnetic survey of Pomme carbonatite intrusion commissioned
- Diamond drilling program to test REE-Nb mineralisation expected to commence in late May 2023
- Permit application for drilling finalised and lodged with Quebec MRNF
- Work approved by Cree First Nation of Waswanipi and Mineral Exploration Agreement in preparation
- Services Agreement completed with Kintavar Exploration Inc for management of exploration program
Managing Director Lachlan Reynolds commented:
“During a recent trip to Canada I was able to attend the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) convention and to meet with a number of groups who will be important counterparties that can assist us as exploration at Pomme advances. I was also able to introduce the Company and our plans to the Mining Coordinator for the Cree First Nation of Waswanipi.
Detailed planning for the Pomme work program was completed with the Exploration Manager and Project Geologist from Kintavar Exploration, with whom we have entered into a Service Agreement and who will be managing the exploration activities on behalf of Mt Monger. We are very confident that together with Kintavar the Company can successfully get the work at Pomme underway effectively and as planned.”
POMME REE-Nb PROJECT
As recently announced, Mt Monger has entered into a binding option agreement to acquire a 100% interest in the Pomme REE-Nb project (the Project) located in Québec, Canada (Figure 1) from TSX.V listed Geomega Resources Inc. (Geomega) (see Mt Monger ASX announcement dated 23 February 2023).
The Project is a known carbonatite intrusion with exceptional results from limited drilling, showing enrichment in rare earth elements (REE) and niobium (Nb) and is considered to be an extremely prospective exploration target. The Project is located adjacent to the world-class Montviel REE-Nb deposit (owned by Geomega), that has a defined total indicated and inferred resource of 266 Mt @ 1.45% TREO & 0.14% Nb2O5.
The Company is now advancing exploration at Pomme to discover a REE-Nb resource and is well funded to undertake a comprehensive program of work following a $3 million share placement (see Mt Monger ASX announcement dated 28 February).
Figure 1: Location map of the Pomme Project in Québec, Canada.
DIAMOND DRILLING PROGRAM
A program of diamond drilling to provide a first-pass evaluation of the Pomme carbonatite complex has been planned. The program will involve approximately 10 diamond drill holes on a broadly-spaced (500m x 500m) grid (Figure 2) to evaluate the overall geology of the carbonatite intrusion and the grade and continuity of the REE-Nb mineralisation that it contains.
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Drilling Commenced at Viani in Fiji
HIGHLIGHTS
- The Phase 1, three-hole diamond drilling program has commenced at the Viani Project, Fiji and will test for extensions to the quartz vein gold mineralisation at depth.
- Phase 1 is expected to be completed in early 2025, with plans for additional drilling under the same program dependent on the initial results
- The Viani Project (SPL1513) covers an area of approximately 200km2 and is largely underexplored.
- At the Dakuniba prospect within Viani, low sulphidation epithermal high-grade gold mineralisation has been mapped over >3km strike length.
- Diamond drilling completed by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in 1995 to 1997 intersected high-grade gold in low sulphidation epithermal quartz veins, including 0.6m @ 27.6 g/t Au.
Alice Queen’s Managing Director, Andrew Buxton said,
With drilling underway, Alice Queen is positioned to test the epithermal gold-style mineralisation identified in historic drilling at the Viani Project. Weather permitting, we anticipate completing the Phase 1, three-hole diamond drilling program in early 2025. Following this, our exploration team will mobilise the drill rig to the Sabeto Project in Fiji to maintain the momentum of this campaign. To deliver timely results to shareholders, we intend to accelerate the analysis of the drill core at ALS Brisbane.”
Image 1 – Diamond drilling at Viani
Details
Geology
The geology of the Viani Project (SPL 1513) comprises olivine basalts and volcaniclastics of the Natewa Volcanic Group which are intruded by andesite sills and dykes. In the 1940s, gold mineralisation was found by local prospectors near the village of Dakuniba. At Dakuniba, low sulphidation style epithermal gold occurs in quartz veins, and silicified rocks along a 3km long NE trending zone.
In 1995-1997, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) drilled six diamond holes at Dakuniba and intersected high-grade gold in chalcedonic, crustiform, colloform banded quartz veins at depths of 50m to 100m below surface (i.e. MJVFV-5 intersected 2.2m @ 11.3 g/t Au, incl 0.6m @ 27.6 g/t Au at 121m downhole). This high-grade gold mineralisation is open in all directions.
Proposed Drill program
The initial Phase 1 drill program at Viani (see Table 1) will comprise three diamond drillholes designed to test continuity to the epithermal gold mineralisation previously intersected in JICA drillhole MJVFV- 5 (2.2m @ 11.3 g/t Au) (see Figure 2). The drilling will test for extensions to the gold mineralisation at depth and along strike.
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Maiden Drill Program Set to Commence at the High-Priority Cangallo Porphry Copper Project
- Maiden RC drill program to commence at Cangallo in mid-December
- Program will test a large-scale, undrilled porphyry copper target
- Assay results expected around the end of January 2025
- Permitting underway for drill programs across other high-priority, large-scale porphyry copper targets at Lantana and Playa Kali
Access and drill pad preparations have commenced with drilling scheduled to start around mid-December. The planned program, which comprises a minimum of eight drill-holes for a total of ~2,500m, will take 3 to 4 weeks to complete with assay results expected around the end of January 2025.
Figure 1: Cangallo Porphyry Copper Prospect showing copper and molybdenum values and permitted drill sites.
Geological mapping and rock-chip sampling has outlined a partially exposed potential copper (+/- gold) porphyry system, within a large-scale (3km x 2km) caldera-like structure containing extensive colluvial and younger sediment cover.
The initial drilling program will test areas containing relatively intense veining (quartz) and porphyritic dykes, where higher copper (up to 0.65% Cu) and gold (up to 0.3g/t Au) values have been found. The possibility of a buried porphyry copper system beneath the extensive cover within the interpreted caldera-like structure will also be tested.
Cangallo is located close to significant infrastructure and is approximately 25km from the town of Chala, and within 10km of the coast.
Commenting on the imminent commencement of drilling at Cangallo, AusQuest’s Managing Director, Graeme Drew, said:
“This is a very exciting time for the Company as we are about to commence the maiden drill program at this high-priority porphyry copper target in Peru which we have been working towards for over 12 months.
Cangallo has never been drilled before and demonstrates classic geochemical and alteration signatures which suggest there is significant potential to discover large-scale copper porphyry mineralisation.
Success at Cangallo has potential to create significant value for our shareholders and we look forward to keeping our shareholders updated as the results become available.”
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