Energy Transition Minerals refining Kvanefjeld models as new targets identified

• ETM conducting geological mapping and rock sampling across Kvanefjeld to identify new targets
• Initial work has discovered previously unknown surface expressions of prospective rocks
• Sampling will assess the potential for gold and silver alongside the main REE mineralisation

Special Report: Energy Transition Minerals is progressing geological mapping and rock sampling over prospective areas at its flagship Kvanefjeld rare earths project in Greenland to refine existing models and identify new exploration targets.

The field work, which seeks to build on extensive data gathered previously, is focused on the main resource areas of Kvanefjeld, Sørensen and Zone 3.

Some work may also be carried out on other prospective areas within the licence that are under-explored.

Energy Transition Minerals (ASX:ETM) is carrying out the fieldwork through a combination of ground-based access and helicopter support to efficiently cover rugged terrain.

“Only a fraction of the Ilímaussaq Intrusive Complex has been fully assessed and this field program aims to discover and sample additional highly prospective steenstrupine and eudialyte bearing rock units in under-explored parts of the licence area,” managing director Daniel Mamadou said.

Mapping and sampling

Detailed mapping within the licence area is being undertaken to update and improve the geological understanding of the Ilímaussaq Intrusive Complex, which hosts the Kvanefjeld deposit.

This will help to delineate the extent and relationship of the various rock units that host REE mineralisation.

Initial activities have identified previously unknown surface expressions of rocks associated with REE mineralisation.

Of these, lujavrite and naujaite – both peralkaline rocks that host REEs – are of potential economic interest and have been noted in several unmapped occurrences.

Systematic rock sampling is being conducted across large portions of the licence for geochemical analysis to provide a high-resolution surface geochemical dataset to complement geological mapping and existing drill core data.

This will help identify zones prospective for mineralisation outside the main resource areas.

ETM is also using the program to assess the project for its gold and silver prospectivity.

Publicly available historical stream sediment samples have indicated the presence of gold within the licence area while the Gardar Province in South Greenland is prospective for intrusion-related gold deposits.

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

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