DY6 Metals in rutile heaven as sampling uncovers high-grade mineralisation

• High-grade saprolite-hosted rutile confirmed at DY6’s Central Rutile project
• Grades of up to 2.1% and 1.57% rutile over 1m from surface have been received
• Systematic soil sampling campaign ongoing across entire Central Rutile project area

Special Report: Exploration by DY6 Metals has confirmed that high-grade saprolite-hosted rutile is present north of the 41km strike of defined mineralisation at its Central Rutile project in Cameroon.

Assays from 10 auger holes and 12 channel sample localities have confirmed that heavy mineral and rutile mineralisation extends from surface to the limits of exploration to date.

To top it off, XRD analysis has confirmed that rutile is the dominant titanium-bearing mineral while highlighting low levels of ilmenite and the non-existence of leucoxene.

Significant channel sample results from DY6 Metals’ (ASX:DY6) work are 3.5m at 0.78% rutile from surface and 5.8m at 0.47% while auger drilling returned 2.25m at 0.6% from surface.

“These first assays of reconnaissance samples have confirmed the presence of high-grade saprolite-hosted rutile mineralisation at the Central Rutile Project with grades of up to 2.1% and 1.57% over 1m from surface respectively,” CEO Cliff Fitzhenry said.

“XRD analysis has also confirmed that the dominant titanium-bearing mineral collected at the Central Rutile project in all samples collected is dominated by rutile.”

“These reconnaissance assays cover 10 shallow auger holes, as well as 12 channel sample localities, which only just scratched the surface of such a large licence package.”

He added that reconnaissance exploration at Nsimbo and Alamba had so far delineated ~41km of mineralised strike.

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Central Rutile project

Central Rutile sits within the Central Cameroon area known for historical production of high purity rutile recorded from artisanal mining of the alluvial deposits around Nanga-Eboko between 1935 and 1955.

It borders Lion Rock Minerals’ Minta rutile project where initial sampling revealed widespread, high-value mineral assemblages with valuable heavy minerals of up to 93% of total heavy minerals (THM) and with the dominant HMs being rutile (up to 69.8%), monazite (up to 35.6%) and zircon.

Recent studies have highlighted the similarities of the region to the Lilongwe Plain of Central Malawi, where Sovereign Metals is advancing towards developing the Kasiya project – the world’s largest primary rutile deposit at 1.8Bt at 1% rutile.

DY6 is currently carrying out a systematic soil sampling campaign across the entire 5901km2 project area to help delineate areas of higher grade rutile for a first pass auger program.

This program of ~651 samples is nearing 35% completion.

It has also completed a follow-up reconnaissance auger program of 24 holes totalling 237.9m at Nsimbo and Alamba with samples being prepped for assay in a commercial laboratory in South Africa.

Assays from the reconnaissance auger, channel and grab sample campaign are also being prepared for assay.

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

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