Accelerate Resources Ltd

Phase Two 2,000m Drilling Program Commenced At Woodie Woodie North

Phase One Drilling Demonstrates Depth Potential for Manganese Deposits at Area 42

Accelerate Resources Limited (ASX:AX8) ("AX8" or the “Company") is pleased to announce the commencement of the Phase Two drilling program at the company’s Woodie Woodie North Manganese project in the Pilbara.


  • Initial results from discovery holes WWN22_017 and WWN22_015 have confirmed a deeper fertile feeder zone, with iron and manganese rich mineralisation. Significant drill hole intersections include:
    • WWN22_017
      • 6m @ 17.3% Mn from 13m, incl. 1m @ 32.5% Mn from 18m
      • 5m @ 18.6% Mn from 35m, incl. 3m @ 45% (Fe+Mn) from 35m
      • 8m @ 47% (Fe+Mn) from 47m
      • 7m @ 44% (Fe+Mn) from 65m, incl. 2m @ 15%Mn from 70m
      • 5m @ 49.6% (Fe+Mn) from 82m, incl 19.4% Mn from 82m to end of hole
    • WWN22_015
      • 6m @ 13% Mn from 26m, incl.1m @ 30.3% Mn from 26m, and 2m @ 22.6%Mn from 26m
      • 3m @ 12.4% Mn from 33m, incl. 1m @ 16.9%Mn from 35m
  • These newly discovered manganiferous zones are the thickest recorded at Woodie Woodie North and indicate a large and well-developed hydrothermal system, highly prospective for the development of large high-grade manganese orebodies
  • Historical Valiant drilling confirms near surface, high-grade manganese potential with reported intercepts including:
    • BX63 – 7m @ 41% Mn from surface
    • BX71 – 8m @ 37.4% Mn from surface
    • BX79 – 3m @ 34% from surface
  • Drilling at Area 42 to target:
    • Deeper high grade deposits based on discovery holes; and
    • Near surface Direct Shipping Ore (DSO) grade manganese identified by historical drilling and mapping
  • Results of 25 holes at Area’s 1,3 & 4 at Barramine and 3 remaining holes from Area 42 are pending
The 2,000m drilling program is designed to follow up on the deeper feeder zone identified from discovery holes WWN22_017 and WWN22_15, with mineralisation tracing to the hilltop at Area 42. Phase Two drilling will test six priority target zones with outcropping manganese at the surface, along a strike of 2.25km of stacked manganese replacement seams within outcropping layered chert.

Managing Director Yaxi Zhan commented,

The second phase of drilling aims to build on the success of recent drilling and exploration data collected during the Phase One campaign in July 2022. We are now targeting a more defined area to better understand the tonnage and grade potential of the near surface high grade zones. This drilling campaign will drill test about 50% of overall strike length of the near surface DSO targets (Area 42) and investigate only about 5% of the structural feeder zone target which is in line with the overall Woodie Woodie exploration model. This is a step forward in the company’s plan to become the next producer of high grade manganese.”

Targets and Drill Planning

Drilling aims to follow-up the recent success of WWN22_015 and WWN22_ 017, and also to target near surface high grade (Direct Ship) manganese material identified by surface mapping and historical Valiant drill hole results, within Area 42.


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