High-grade ore bodies discovered at the Eyrelon niobium mine in Western Australia

Published: Jul 3, 2025 14:54

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Encounter Resources announced that the first batch of wide-spaced hollow core drilling at the Joyce prospect in the Aileron project, located in the West Arunta region of Western Australia, had yielded positive results this year.

The drilling encountered a 9-meter ore body at a depth of 120 meters, with a grade of 2.2% niobium oxide (Nb2O5). The final hole did not penetrate the entire ore body.

This is also the first result from the planned 40,000-meter drilling program for the project.

The Joyce deposit is located approximately 6 kilometers east of the Green deposit, which has an ore resource of 12.1 million mt with a grade of 1.63%.

The deposit is not far from the Luni deposit of WA1 Resources. Currently, the Luni deposit has an indicated ore resource of 73 million mt with a grade of 1.38%, including a high-grade portion of 31 million mt with a grade of 2.31%.

The hollow core drill has been moved to the Stellar prospect, located approximately 15 kilometers north of the Joyce deposit.

A rotary drill will be transported to the Joyce deposit to verify the width of its deep and high-grade ore sections.

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