Titanium explorer McLaren Minerals has completed a phase one drilling program of 192 air core holes for 4067 metres, targeting its high-value McLaren titanium sands project in Western Australia's Eucla Basin. The program identified extensions of prospective sediments outside the limits of historic resources in three key zones. The biggest southern zone measures about 2600m wide and averages 10m thick, up to 15m maximum.
The latest drilling blitz at McLaren Minerals' titanium project in WA's Eucla Basin has revealed thick new intercepts of heavy mineral-rich sands coupled with an unexpected groundwater discovery and confirmation of an in-ground gypsum source. The campaign is focussed on infill drilling within a previously identified mineral sands strandline about 40km west of Balladonia. McLaren expects to wrap up the 6000m air core drill program by mid-April.
McLaren Minerals has launched an air core drilling campaign at the company's flagship McLaren titanium sands project in Western Australia's Eucla Basin. The program aims to refine resource estimates, expand high-grade titanium mineralisation and enhance confidence in the 280-million-tonne resource. A key priority will be to collect 5 tonnes of sample material for metallurgical testing at IHC Mining's laboratory in Queensland.
McLaren Minerals is gearing up for a six-week infill drilling program to gather metallurgical samples, explore for extensions and strengthen its resource at the company's existing McLaren titanium sands project in Western Australia's Eucla Basin. Designed by ERM Australia Consultants and kicking off in two weeks, the campaign is expected to cover 6000 metres of air core drilling.
Allup Silica has secured the services of a leading international mining consultant to conduct a prefeasibility study on its at-surface McLaren heavy minerals project outside of Norseman in Western Australia. The company has engaged IHC Mining for the work less than a month after it acquired the advanced-stage project that boasts an impressive 280 million-tonne resource grading 4.8 per cent heavy minerals.
Allup Silica has beefed up the leadership team tasked with producing a prefeasibility study on its mineral sands project in Western Australia's Eucla Basin by installing Simon Finnis as its new managing director. The company has also added experienced mineral sands operator Peter Secker as a non-executive director as it ramps up its plans to develop the McLaren valuable heavy mineral sands project.
