Tungsten Mining kicks off drilling at exciting Mt Mulgine Trench target

• RC drilling campaign includes 130 holes at Mulgine Trench
• Testing continuity of extensions beneath the 2020 MRE
• RC drilling testing top portions of exploration target
• Diamond drilling to collect material for metallurgical test work

Tungsten Mining (ASX: TGN) has kicked off a key drilling program aimed at adding to its world class Mount Mulgine resource with a test of the Mulgine Trench exploration target in WA.

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Drilling will examine the Mulgine Trench deposit at depth and along strike where there is strong evidence of continuity.

The program is designed to add to TGN’s already significant resource base, potentially positioning Mt Mulgine as one of the largest, if not the very largest, tungsten project outside of China.

Th RC drilling will test the top portions of the previously reported exploration target of 165 to 200 million tonnes (Mt) at a grade of 0.10 to 0.12% tungsten trioxide (WO3) and 180 to 220 parts per million (ppm) molybdenum (Mo), potentially adding significantly to the existing 270Kt of contained WO3 in the existing MRE.

The campaign includes 37 PQ diamond holes for 4,700m which are planned to collect material for metallurgical test work and obtain geotechnical data for pit designs.

“This Mount Mulgine drilling campaign reflects TGN’s drive to meet favourable and ongoing market conditions through the development of its globally significant tungsten assets in Australia – one of the world’s most secure mining jurisdictions,” chairman, Gary Lyons, said.

Mr Lyons said the company’s objective is to increase the indicated category through increasing confidence in its existing inferred MRE and exploration of the above exploration target.

The company’s and historic drilling have defined a 160 to 260 metre wide mineralised horizon at Mulgine Trench over 1.5 kilometres of strike.

Drilling previously intersected stronger molybdenum-gold-silver-copper mineralisation associated with a 50m to 120m wide lower tungsten-molybdenum domain within the larger tungsten envelope.

TGN is steady at 22.0¢. Mkt cap $307.1M.

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