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Augustus Minerals (ASX: AUG; “Augustus” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the results of rock chips collected recently at the 3,600 sq km Ti-Tree Project in the Gascoyne Region.
Augustus Minerals has received the following assays from new rock chip samples recently collected as part of an ongoing regional targeting program:
- 35% copper and 236 g/t silver from rock chip assays at Tiberius prospect.
- 32% copper, 3.26 g/t gold and 129 g/t silver from rock chips from the South Snowy prospect.
- 10.1g/t gold from rock chips from the Justinian prospect.
- 53.1 g/t silver and 5,000ppm molybdenum from rock chips from the Claudius prospect.
- 537ppm molybdenum and 47 g/t silver from rock chips from Minnie SE prospect, 1.4km SE of the existing Minnie Springs Mo-Cu porphyry drilling area.
Mapping and field work is continuing around these prospects as well new targets identified from a combination of geology, geophysics and multi-spectral image analysis.
Andrew Ford, GM Exploration
“These rock chips continue to highlight the untapped potential of the Ti-Tree Project to host significant precious and base metal mineralisation. Mapping and sampling continue over both existing prospects and in virgin areas with exciting results.
Meanwhile, preparations are underway for the diamond drilling to test the deeper potential at Minnie Springs Mo-Cu porphyry. Dilling is planned for Q3 2024 with assistance from the co funded EIS drilling grant as announced 2nd of May 2024”.
Rock Chip sampling
The Augustus Minerals geology team continues to cover the ground at Ti-Tree, with 231 samples collected in June. Assays have now been returned for these samples with encouraging results from existing prospects, as well as the definition of new prospects which have had no previously documented exploration (Figure 1). Meanwhile, soil sampling continues along strike of major structural trends hosting existing prospects2.
Highly anomalous rock chip results are listed in Table 1 and more comprehensive sample details are attached at the end of this announcement in Table 3, 4, 5 and 6.
Figure 1 Prospects with new anomalous rock chip assays draped on GSWA 500K geology.
Table 1 Rock chip assays for major elements (>0.1g/t Au, or 1g/t Ag, or 0.5% Cu)
South Snowy
South Snowy is a large area centred 8km NE of Minnie Springs Cu-Mo deposit and covers an area of structural complexity related to the major Minga Bar Fault System which runs from southeast to northwest through granitic rocks of the Moorarie Supersuite. The area is also cut by late NE trending dolerite dykes and quartz veins. Thirty-five samples have been collected in this area, with several samples returning elevated gold, silver and copper. A major NW trending fault defined by shearing, quartz veining and iron oxides after sulphide returned elevated gold in 5 samples, with a maximum of 3.26g/t Au in sample REE0012 (Figure 2). Sample WA001026, from northwest trending veining adjacent to a dolerite located 5km north of the major fault, returned high grade silver (129g/t Ag) and copper (32%) as well as anomalous gold (0.38g/t Au) (Figure 3). Nearby sample WA001028, also related to veining proximal to a dolerite dyke assayed 5.0g/t Ag and 1.14% Cu. Pathfinder elements include Bi and Te.
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High grade Massive Sulphide Intercepts Confirmed at Oval
HIGHLIGHTS:
- OVD027 confirms the continution of high grade massive sulphide from OVD0211 with an intercept of 6.1 metres of 4.16% Cu, 3.51% Ni, 0.G3g/t E3, and 0.13% Co from G8.2 metres encountered between broader high grade zones of:
- A dense disseminated intercept - 26.2 metres of 0.44% Cu, 0.52% Ni, 0.12g/t E3, and 0.03% Co from 72.0 metres and
- A net textured intercept - 15.3 metres of 1.15% Cu, 0.79% Ni, 0.35g/t E3, and 0.04% Co from 104.3 metres;
- A high grade broad intersection is confirmed at the central part of the Oval area by OVD026. It includes a massive sulphide intercept in hole OVD026 of 1.8 metres of 3.21% Cu, 3.32% Ni, 0.6Gg/t E3, and 0.14% Co from 105.0 metres within broader mineralisation of:
- 19.8 metres of 1.23% Cu, 0.98% Ni, 0.36g/t E3, and 0.05% Co from 91.2 metres.
OVD026 is located 100 metres northwest of the previously announced 8.8 metres of massive sulphide identified in drillhole OVD021.
On completion of the Phase 2 exploration work and receipt of all assays, Managing Director Gan-Ochir Zunduisuren, commented:“The 2024 Phase 1 and 2 drilling and exploration programs have confirmed the broad presence of high-grade mineralisation in the Oval gabbroic intrusion. The grades intercepted in some of the drillholes are exceptional and may be indicative of broader potential over a larger area, given Oval is a greenfields discovery.
The 2025 exploration program will focus on obtaining information on the size/metal content potential of the Oval Cu-Ni-PGE mineral system as well as targeting the possible deeper magmatic sources at Oval. Broader exploration is also planned at potential extensions of Oval and nearby look-a-like prospects. We look forward to updating shareholders on progress, with drilling expected to commence in around 8 weeks”.
Summary of Phase 2 exploration drilling at Oval Cu-Ni-PGE project
The Company’s recent drilling work has predominantly focused on finding high-grade mineralisation in the olivine-amphibole gabbro at the Oval project. The multiple intercepts of massive sulphide mineralisation with different ratios of metal contents throughout the Oval gabbroic intrusion is highly encouraging for the presence of one or more deeper sources of high grade mineralisation in the opinion of ABM.
Figure 1. Plan view of drillhole locations on high resolution magnetics map (RTP)
Drillhole OVD02c
Drillhole OVD026 was designed to test the Down-Hole Electromagnetic (DHEM) conductor plate identified as OVD007_L2_B (reinterpretation of OVD007_L2_A2 by Southern Geoscience Consultants), which exhibits a conductance of 1,000 siemens. The drilling intersected a total of 1G.8 metres of mineralisation with 1.23% Cu, 0.G8% Ni, 0.36g/t E3, and 0.05% Co from G1.2 metres including;
- 4.8 metres of @ 0.45% Cu, 0.43% of Ni, 0.14g/t E3, and 0.02% Co of dense disseminated mineralised gabbro from 91.2 metres,
- 6.6 metres of @ 1.56% Cu, 0.G0% Ni, 0.50g/t E3, and 0.04% Co of net textured mineralisation from G6.0 metres,
- 2.4 metres of @ 1.52% Cu, 1.3G% Ni, 0.43g/t E3, and 0.07% Co of semi massive sulphide mineralisation from 102.6 metres,
- 1.8 metres of @ 3.21% Cu, 3.32% Ni, 0.6Gg/t E3, and 0.14% Co of massive sulphide mineralisation from 105.0 metres, and
- 4.2 metres of @ 0.57% Cu, 0.45% of Ni, 0.21g/t E3, and 0.02% Co of dense disseminated mineralised gabbro from 106.9 metres (Table 1 provides a detailed breakdown of mineralisation intervals).
OVD026 is located in the Oval area, which is approximately 100 metres northwest of the previous intersection identified in drillhole OVD0213. This intercept may represent an extension of the known massive sulphide mineralisation in the Oval area and highlights the potential for further expansion of massive sulphide zones within the broader prospect area (Figures 1 and 3).
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