Encounter Resources (ASX: ENR) has intersected further shallow, high-grade niobium mineralisation at the Aileron project in the West Arunta region of WA.
In the first phase of the 2024 aircore drill programme at the Crean Target, continuous near-surface carbonatite was intersected across the four aircore drill lines completed to the west of previous drilling.
The new, second batch of assays results includes additional shallow, high-grade niobium-REE.
The company says Mmineralisation at Crean is strongest on the two western sections and remains open to the west.
The aircore drill rig has now returned to Crean to complete 200m spaced drill lines to extend this high-grade, near surface mineralisation further to the west.
“Aircore drilling is defining new belts of shallow niobium-REE carbonatite hosted mineralisation in the West Arunta,” Executive Chairman, Will Robinson, said.
“Highly enriched, near surface mineralisation has now been intersected at both the Crean and Emily targets which are located on separate structures at Aileron, over 10km apart. The aircore rig is currently completing further drill sections at the western end of Crean and will then return to Emily and Green.”
