- Carbine Resources’ (CRB) maiden drilling at the Muchea West silica sand project in Western Australia confirms high grades of silica sand
- The drilling program included 233 holes for 1892 metres
- Results have confirmed grades from the previous drilling and includes intercepts of up to 99.81 per cent silicon dioxide
- The company has appointed Widenbar and Associates to undertake the mineral resource estimate at the project
- On the market, Carbine Resources is up 21.7 per cent and trading at 2.8 cents per share
Carbine Resources’ (CRB) maiden drilling at the Muchea West silica sand project in Western Australia has confirmed high grades of silica sand.
The program included 233 vacuum drill holes which were drilled for 1892 metres, producing 1088 samples.
Results have confirmed grades from the previous drilling and includes intercepts such as 15 metres at 99.81 per cent silicon dioxide, 222 parts per million (ppm) iron oxide and 154 ppm aluminium oxide from one metre and 20 metres at 99.69 per cent silicon dioxide, 450ppm iron oxide and 313ppm aluminium oxide from one metre.
“Carbine is delighted with the results. Carbine believes the quality of the Muchea West Silica Sand Project is exceptional and these results confirm that,” Managing Director Peter Batten said.
“This is not a matter of discovering sufficient material for a commercial operation, but more selecting the first development location and defining the product within that location. The overall size and quality of the Muchea sand dune system ranks highly in the silica sand market.”
The company has appointed Widenbar and Associates to undertake the mineral resource estimate at the project.
A program of works application is currently underway for the 2022 drilling program.
On the market, Carbine Resources was up 21.7 per cent and trading at 2.8 cents per share at market close.