Pantera Minerals Limited (ASX:PFE) has received Cultural and Heritage approval, allowing for the commencement of drilling at the Weelarrana Manganese Project, located 70km south of Newman in West Australia’s Pilbara region.
The company has identified multiple high grade manganese targets at Weelarrana from rock chip sampling.
Highlights include:
- A further 12 rock chip samples were taken from Mn Area 2, 3 and the newly identified Mn Area 4
- Mn Area 2 had a further three rock chip samples taken with one sample returning 11.5% Mn
- Mn Area 3 had a further six rock chip samples taken with five samples ranging from 13.0% Mn to 43.6% Mn. Outcropping manganese mineralisation was further identified 600m to the east of the previously identified mineralisation
- Mn Area 4 had three rock chip samples taken with two samples ranging from 12.5% Mn to 38.2% Mn.
We are delighted to have received Cultural & Heritage approval for the commencement of drilling programs at Weelarrana and to have identified a further area of outcropping manganese mineralisation,” CEO, Matt Hansen, said.
“We believe this area holds great potential for the discovery of high-grade manganese mineralisation.
“The upcoming drill programme will be the first time the manganese mineralisation within the tenement area has been drill tested, and with the high grades reported in the rock chip samples, we look forward to the results of the maiden drill programme.”
- Since tenement grant of E 52/3878 in late 2021 Pantera has identified four prospective areas for manganese mineralisation with a total of 34 rock chip samples taken to delineate the outcropping manganese
- Mn Area 1 has been mapped as a continuous outcrop of bedded manganese mineralisation over a strike length of 800m with a variable thickness of between 2.0 and 5.0m with rock chip Mn grades from 11.9% Mn to 43.6% Mn
- Mn Area 2 has been mapped as a semi continuous outcrop of bedded manganese mineralisation over a surface area of 600m by 60m with rock chip Mn grades from 11.5% Mn to 30.8% Mn
- Mn Area 3 has been mapped as sporadic outcrops of massive manganese mineralisation over a surface area of 1200m by 450m with rock chip Mn grades from 13.0% Mn to 43.6% Mn
- Mn Area 4 has been mapped as sporadic outcrops of massive manganese mineralisation over a surface area of 280m by 70m with rock chip Mn grades from 12.5% Mn to 35.2% Mn.
