WA1 Resources Ltd (ASX: WA1) has commenced follow-up drilling at the Luni REE discovery within the West Arunta Project in WA’s north.
The Luni carbonatite has only three reconnaissance drill holes to date which were drilled in 2022. The initial priority of this programme will be to step out from the high-grade niobium enrichment discovered in holes LURC002 and LURC003, then targeting key geophysical features of the Luni carbonatite.
Ultimately drilling at Luni is planned to conclude with an approximate 200m x 200m grid defining the lateral extent of the carbonatite and any potential zonation of mineralisation within the system.
Following the first phase of drilling at Luni, the RC rig is expected to proceed to the P2 carbonatite which only has one reconnaissance drill hole to date. Drilling at P2 will initially target key geophysical anomalies and, if successful, the target will likely be drilled in a grid pattern.
A number of regional targets are also planned to be tested during the program.
The West Arunta Project is located approximately 490km south of Halls Creek in WA and 550km to the west of Alice Springs.
It comprises the Pachpadra, Sambhar and Urmia prospect areas, which are contained within a granted Exploration Licence.
During WA1’s maiden exploration RC drilling programme completed in August 2022, the Luni and P2 targets were successfully identified as being niobium-REE mineralised carbonatites with high-grade niobium, elevated REEs and tantalum drill intercepts.