Errawarra Resources Ltd (ASX:ERW) has identified graphite outcrops at its 100%-owned Errabiddy Project, 200km north-west of Meekatharra in Western Australia.
The Errabiddy project covers an area of 1,066 km and comprises eight granted tenements, four of which are contiguous. Tenements E52/3838, E09/2410, and E09/2457 are located within the regionally significant Errabiddy Shear Zone and tenements E09/2346 and E09/2440 are located immediately south of the Errabiddy Shear Zone within the Archaean Narryer Terrane.
The project is highly prospective for nickel and gold, but Errawarra has recently been reviewing its potential to host significant accumulations of other minerals including graphite and rare earths.
The company notes the announcement by Buxton Resources on 23 March 2023, reporting significant graphite results from its Graphite Bull Project, which is surrounded by Errabiddy tenement E09/2547. Buxton encountered zones of thick and high-grade graphite mineralisation in all five RC holes drilled in the campaign.
Further, Buxton commented that the zones of graphite mineralisation extend along at least 1,880m of strike and remain open along strike and depth. In 2014, an inferred resource of 4Mt at 16.2% total graphitic content (TGC) was estimated over a strike length of 440m at Graphite Bull.
Errawarra commissioned consulting geologists to review the potential for graphite within E09/2457, leading to the identification of graphite occurrences within the target corridor. Field reconnaissance has confirmed the presence of graphitic schists less than 6km from Graphite Bull on the 520 sq. km Errabiddy tenement.
Rare Earth Elements
Significant rare earth elements (REEs) drilling intercepts have been reported at Desert Metals’ Dingo Pass Project and Krakatoa Resources’ Tower Project, both of which are in proximity to Errabiddy.
In light of these developments, Errawarra commissioned an independent review into the REE potential of the tenement package based on publicly available information. The report identified potential exploration target areas in all tenements, but highlighted E09/2459 as offering the most potential.
Errawarra plans to conduct ground reconnaissance and sampling in the short term to determine the prospects for both graphite and REE and where necessary, undertake various geological surveys to further define target areas.