DY6 Metals gets boots on the ground in Malawi critical minerals quest

• DY6 Metals to commence soil sampling at African gallium and rare earths projects
• The program will follow up historic hits at Tundulu and Machinga
• The aim is to further define high-grade targets for future drilling

Special Report: DY6 Metals is gearing up to start follow up exploration at its Tundulu rare earth, phosphate and gallium and Machinga heavy rare earths and niobium projects in Malawi.

The plan at Tundulu is to complete a soil and rock chip sampling program to build on the discovery of high-grade gallium mineralisation in historic drilling which included:

• 25m at 64.63g/t Ga2O3 and 1.03% TREO from 45m, including 9m at 81.85g/t Ga2O3
  from 61m; and
• Up to 310.46 g/t Ga2O3 and 5.68% TREO from 97m to 98m.

Notably, Tundulu has enormous upside potential, with only 40% drill tested to date and mineralisation open at depth with no previous assays for deep-seated gallium potential.

At Machinga, soil and rock chip sampling will target a strong radiometric anomaly as well as a follow-up of the recent results from maiden RC and diamond drilling, which returned:

• 15.1m at 1.01% TREO and 0.36% Nb2O5 from 23.9m (3.71% Dy/ Tb/TREO)
  including 4m at 1.75% TREO and 0.63% Nb2O5 from 33m (3.8% Dy/Tb/TREO).

DY6 Metals (ASX:DY6) said the mineralised zones at Machinga correlated strongly with radiometric anomalies, enhancing confidence in targeting higher-grade areas with future drilling.

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Advancing exploration as demand grows

The company’s in-country team has started community engagement within the prospecting licence areas ahead of upcoming drilling.

“Previous identification of high-grade gallium mineralisation at Tundulu presents a unique opportunity for DY6 to advance a critical metal alongside rare earths and phosphate,” DY6 CEO Cliff Fitzhenry said.

“With only a portion of the licence area tested to date, we see significant potential to expand the footprint of gallium and rare earth mineralisation across both Tundulu and Machinga.

“The upcoming sampling programs are designed to build on our recent successes and to further define high-value targets for follow-up drilling.

“Importantly, our initial work at Machinga has already confirmed excellent grade continuity, giving us confidence in the growth potential of these projects.

“We are excited to be advancing exploration in Malawi at a time when demand for critical metals is forecast to grow strongly.”

This article was developed in collaboration with DY6 Metals, a Stockhead advertiser at the time of publishing.

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