Australian mineral exploration company Octava Minerals (ASX:OCT) has selected the drilling contractor for the exploration work commencing at its 100-percent-owned Yallalong antimony project, according to an article by Business News - Australia. The deal will kick off the company’s 3,000-metre program focused on the Discovery target.

“Antimony is on an absolute price tear, up almost 300 percent in the past four years and more recently exacerbated by a Chinese export ban. Given its prospects, Octava would seem to be perfectly positioned to take advantage,” the article said.

The exploration campaign will target the Discovery and Central zones and will begin in the next two weeks. The Central prospect has been drilled before with rock chips reported to contain up to 60 percent antinomy.

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