Development Progresses on NT Mining Project
In August, Projectory reported that a Northern Territory rare earth mining project is inching ahead thanks to a NT Government grant – now the latest update is that the drilling campaign is commencing. MetalsGrove Mining is currently undertaking a phase two soil sampling program at the Arunta Project’s Bruce Prospect in the Northern Territory. This follows the recent discovery of high-grade rare earth element mineralisation. Aeromagnetic and surface geochemistry work identified a 1,000-metre by 600-metre intrusive system considered as highly prospective for rare earth mineralisation.
The testing is the early part of a 2,000-metre drilling campaign, which will soon commence with appropriate mining plant and equipment to test the property’s best-looking targets and will involve a broad conductor and a substantial intrusive system measuring 1,600 metres by 600 metres. MetalsGrove’s program director Sean Sivasamy has been contacted for comment and said in a statement that the company is fast-tracking its exploration in the region. “Both the sampling and drilling programs completed so far have been extremely encouraging and point to a potential high-grade REE mineralised system within our tenure,” he said.
“This next phase of sampling will look to build on the recent drilling success and further refine our next suite of drill targets, as we move quickly to assess and unlock the potential of our prospects within the Arunta region.” The phase 2 soil sampling program will leverage steel fabrication in mining by testing remaining outcrops and geophysical anomalies along the 9-kilometre carbonatite corridor. All things going to plan, the company aims to commence the next phase of drilling using advanced drilling technologies at the end of the third quarter. The Bruce REE Prospect covers an area of about 17,722 hectares and is located within the central desert region of the Northern Territory.
Source: https://www.projectory.com.au/article/development-progresses-on-nt-rare-earth-project