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Metallica triples high-purity silica sand resource

Written by dev on . Posted in All News, Exploration.

Metallica Minerals has tripled the high-purity silica sand resource at its Cape Flattery project to 38.3 million tonnes.

Industrial mineral specialists Ausrocks produced the new estimate after drilling at the Far North Queensland project in December.

“We are delighted to announce a major upgrade of the high purity silica sand resource at our Cape Flattery project," Metallica executive chairman, Theo Psaros said.

"This resource will provide a solid basis for future exploration. . .

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Cape Flattery Silica Sands Project drilling

Metallica confirms sand site has the right stuff

Written by dev on . Posted in All News, Exploration.

Assay results from a maiden drilling program at Metallica Minerals' CapeFlattery silica project have confirmed significant intervals of high purity silica sand.

The results came from 22 vacuum drillholes made across the breadth of thedune complex in December, totalling 505m of drilling and 554 assays.

“The confirmation of the continuity of high purity silica sands in the Cape Flattery sand dune system gives us further confidence for the potential tomaterially increase the resource in both size and confidence," Metallica executive chairman Theo Psaros said.

"The team at Ausrocks have now started their independent review of these results and we remain. . .

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