Tusker Minerals ramps up Cameroon rutile project exploration and development

• On-site sample processing facility now fully operational
• Purpose-built HMS mineral separation laborator fully operational
• Auger drilling program completed at Central Rutile project
• Maiden Douala Basin HMS exploration target study progressing well

Tusker Minerals (ASX: TSK) is ramping up exploration and development activities across its rutile and heavy minerals sands (HMS) portfolio in Cameroon.

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At the Central Rutile project, processing of both soil and auger samples collected during recent exploration programs is well advanced at Tusker’s wholly-owned sample processing facility in Cameroon.

The purpose-built processing facility represents a significant strategic advancement in Tusker’s in-country exploration capability, enabling rapid turnaround of exploration samples and the ability to estimate recovered rutile concentrations rather than relying solely on total HM percentages.

Field activities have continued to advance with a total of 24 auger holes for 305m successfully completed across the southern portion of the high-grade BRGM rutile corridor within the Central Rutile project. This historically mapped high-grade BRGM rutile corridor extends over approximately 70km of strike and up to 15km in width.

Licence approvals for further auger drilling and associated field programs across the broader Central Rutile licence area are expected to be granted over the coming weeks and months.

Within the Yaoundé West licence package, a systematic soil-sampling campaign is well advanced with approximately 853 samples collected to date. The program represents the first modern, systematic exploration campaign undertaken across the project area, with all samples to be processed through Tusker’s Yaoundé HMS laboratory facility.

At the Douala Basin HMS project, detailed technical work is continuing on the maiden exploration target. This study incorporates all available historical and recent exploration data across the project area and is progressing well, with results anticipated in the coming weeks.

CEO, Cliff Fitzhenry, said Douala Basin represents a large-scale HMS opportunity within the highly prospective Douala coastal basin in Cameroon.

Covering a substantial portion of this under-explored basin system, the project has already demonstrated significant exploration potential through historical sonic and auger drilling completed by previous holder Eramet across the Diwong licence.

“At Central Rutile, our purpose-built in-country HMS processing facility is now operational and delivering reliable and repeatable results, representing a major advancement in the company’s exploration capability through rapid sample turnaround and enhanced data quality,” Mr Fitzhenry said.

“The recently completed auger drilling program marks the first modern, systematic drill testing of the historically mapped BRGM high-grade rutile corridor, which remains one of the company’s highest-priority exploration targets. We believe this corridor has the potential to emerge as a significant rutile system within Cameroon.

“At Douala Basin, the maiden exploration target study remains on schedule and is expected to provide an important first step in understanding the broader scale potential of this highly prospective HMS basin system.

“Overall, we continue to see exceptional prospectivity and scale potential across our Cameroon portfolio and look forward to delivering further exploration results and project milestones over the coming months.”

TSK is steady at 10.5¢, Mkt cap $11.20M.

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