Drilling at Minyari reaffirms Antipa’s Paterson credentials, highlighted by bonanza 1m interval of 176.5g/t gold

• Antipa’s latest drilling results have delivered gold intersections up to 200 gram-metres
• Resource definition drilling at Minyari and WACA confirms continuity of substantial gold-copper zones
• Phase 2 discovery-focused drilling is ongoing, scheduled for 25,000–35,000m

Special Report: Antipa has lit up WA’s Paterson region once again, with drilling at Minyari delivering impressive gold hits, including 12m at 16.7g/t gold and 0.13% copper, and a bonanza 1m interval running 176.5g/t gold.

These results, part of Antipa’s (ASX:AZY) ongoing resource definition drilling, are confirming the strong continuity of gold-copper zones at the Minyari and WACA deposits, where broad mineralised intercepts like 69m at 0.8g/t gold and 0.11% copper underscore the scale of the system.

Along with the aforementioned hits, another standout hole among the latest results returned 18m at 2.7g/t gold and 0.49% copper, with grades spiking to 17.3g/t gold over 2m.

And beyond the resource areas, aircore drilling has also outlined a 6km strike of gold-copper anomalies at the Reaper-Poblano-Serrano trend and AL01 anomaly, pointing to significant growth potential.

With Phase 1 drilling largely complete and Phase 2 already underway, Antipa is not only de-risking the wider Minyari Gold-Copper Project asset ahead of a pre-feasibility study but also extending the hunt for new discoveries across its 4100km² Paterson footprint.

Results to guide resource update

Antipa’s Managing Director Roger Mason said today’s results serve to further highlight Minyari as a high-quality gold-copper system of scale.

“The exceptional grades intersected at the Minyari deposit, together with the hits at WACA and GEO-01, provide a strong foundation for the upcoming mineral resource update and the PFS,” he said.

“At the same time, broad-spaced drilling at the RPS and AL01 anomalies north of Minyari point to significant discovery potential across our tenure”.

“This year’s programme is delivering exactly what it was designed to achieve, further advancing the development while adding new discoveries to build additional scale”.

“With Phase 2 drilling in progress, and more Phase 1 results to come, we look forward to reporting more success in the months ahead.”

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More drilling to wrap up in October

In parallel, Antipa is making solid headway on the PFS for development opportunity at Minyari Dome, with technical and non-technical workstreams well advanced to help de-risk and refine the project.

Around 92% of the resource definition drilling program is already complete, with just 1500m of diamond core left to finish by October 2025.

So far, results have been received for 55 of the 82 holes drilled, including the latest batch of 33 holes, with one more still awaiting partial assays.

Phase 1 of Antipa’s growth drilling is now in the bag, with work targeting Minyari South and the wider GEO-01 prospect area, including the Main Zone, Minella, Fiama and Central deposits.

Importantly, mineralisation across these areas remains open both down-dip and, in some cases, along strike. Of the 60 holes drilled, results have been received for 58, with the final two still pending.

Looking ahead, an updated resource estimate incorporating all Phase 1 results is on track for release in October 2025.

Initial groundwater exploration was completed in August, hydrogeological drilling kicked off in late September, and sterilisation drilling across potential infrastructure and waste dump locations is expected to wrap up by November.

This article was developed in collaboration with Antipa Minerals, a Stockhead advertiser at the time of publishing.

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