Military Metals Corp. (CNSX: MILI) (OTCMKTS: MILIF) (FSE: QN90) will begin a diamond drilling campaign this week at its wholly owned West Gore Antimony-Gold Project in Nova Scotia, targeting extensions of historic antimony and gold mineralization beneath former mine workings.
The company announced plans to drill seven holes totaling 1,750 metres across two target areas on Monday. Three holes will test the down-plunge extension of the past-producing West Gore deposit below historical underground workings.
Meanwhile, four additional holes will focus on the Brook Vein, where earlier exploration returned strong antimony results. The company also intends to test whether mineralization continues beyond a notable historical drill intercept.
One of the key targets comes from Durham Resources’ 1987 drillhole 87-01. That hole intersected 2.3 metres grading 10.27 per cent antimony.
Chief executive officer Scott Eldridge said the project has seen little drilling since mining ended in the early 1900s. He added that recent reconnaissance work identified several promising targets that the company is now ready to evaluate through drilling.
Furthermore, Eldridge said no previous operator carried out a comparable program to test the deposit below the historical mine workings. He explained that the campaign aims to determine whether mineralization extends deeper than earlier mining reached.
The Brook Vein represents a second priority for the exploration program. Additionally, the company designed those drillholes to evaluate the continuity of mineralization associated with the strong historical intercept from drillhole 87-01.
Antimony is a metal used in products ranging from batteries to flame retardants and military equipment. Consequently, governments have identified it as an important resource because secure domestic supplies remain limited.
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West Gore property among Canada’s best antimony producers
Canada classifies antimony as a critical mineral needed for national security, defence and clean technologies. Nova Scotia also lists the metal as a critical mineral under its provincial minerals strategy.
Furthermore, Eldridge said the West Gore property ranks among Canada’s most significant historical antimony producers. He added that its exploration potential remains largely untested despite the mine’s production history.
Antimony has become one of the world’s most sought-after critical minerals as governments work to secure supply chains for defence, energy storage and advanced manufacturing.
The metal is used in ammunition, flame retardants, lead-acid batteries and semiconductor applications. Additionally, demand has increased as Western countries seek alternatives to supplies that have traditionally come from China, the world’s dominant producer and processor.
Consequently, governments in Canada, the United States and Europe have designated antimony as a critical mineral and encouraged domestic exploration. That shift has renewed interest in historic deposits that received little exploration after mining operations ended decades ago.
Several other companies are also advancing antimony projects as governments seek to strengthen domestic supply chains. NevGold Corp (CVE: NAU) (OTCMKTS: NAUFF) (FRA: 5E50) is expanding its Limousine Butte project in Nevada, where recent drilling has supported plans for a maiden antimony-gold resource estimate and potential near-term production. Perpetua Resources (NASDAQ: PPTA) (TSE: PPTA) continues to advance its Stibnite gold-antimony project in Idaho, which is expected to become the largest domestic source of antimony in the United States once developed. Meanwhile, United States Antimony Corp (NYSEAMERICAN: UAMY) remains North America’s only producer of antimony products, processing the metal for industrial and defence-related applications while expanding its domestic supply capabilities.
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