Trigg’s new find at Antimony Canyon hints at larger system than anticipated

• Trigg has reeled in channel sample grades of up to 33.2% antimony during maiden exploration 
• The company has found new mineralisation beneath the Flagstaff Formation, supporting the recently announced exploration target 
• Further geological mapping and geophysical surveys are planned 

Special Report: Trigg Minerals has stumbled across new mineralisation beneath the Flagstaff Formation at the Antimony Canyon asset in Utah, indicating the potential for a larger system than originally anticipated. 

A recent rock chip sampling program has returned grades of up to 33.2%, confirming widespread antimony across the Antimony Canyon project area and supporting the 12.8 to 15.6Mt exploration target at 0.75% to 1.5% antimony. 

Trigg (ASX:TMG) says the results confirm the presence of high-grade mineralisation in multiple regions, including both historically mined areas and newly identified targets. 

The explorer also identified an area of antimony mineralisation beneath the Flagstaff Formation where stibnite-cored concretions occur within tuffaceous sandstone below a gypsum horizon. 

TMG says this setting suggests the system extends vertically, opening an entirely new target domain for exploration. 

The range of mineralisation styles from massive sulphide veins to disseminated stibnite in breccias and tuffs underscores the scale and complexity of the Antimony Canyon system.

And the combination of high-grades, broad mineralised footprints and stacked geological horizons is consistent with a long-lived hydrothermal system capable of supporting multiple high-grade zones over a significant vertical extent.

Exciting, emerging antimony play 

TMG managing director Andre Booyzen said the results indicate that Antimony Canyon may be one of the most exciting emerging antimony exploration projects in the US. 

“The range of values, with multiple samples exceeding 10% antimony and a peak result of over 33% is highly encouraging and points to a robust mineralising system,” he said. 

“The identification of mineralisation beneath the Flagstaff Formation opens an entirely new search space and reinforces our view that Antimony Canyon hosts a large, vertically extensive mineral system. 

“The combination of high grades, geological continuity, and multiple mineralised zones provides a compelling platform for our next phase of exploration, which will include drilling.” 

Planned activities at the Antimony Canyon project include further geological mapping of priority targets and geophysical surveys to assist in identifying extensions of known mineralisation, and preparation of initial drill sites to test high-priority zones.

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

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