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Antipa Minerals has returned a standout intersection of 22m at 8.2 grams per tonne (g/t) gold at its Minyari deposit in Western Australia, strengthening confidence in the high-grade mineralisation underpinning its proposed gold-copper development.
The intercept, which also contained 0.35 per cent cobalt, included 5.1m at 27.4g/t gold and 1.04 per cent cobalt from 107.9m.
The results came from previously unsampled sections of a diamond drill hole completed in 2025, with the core recently sampled as part of preparations for definitive feasibility study metallurgical testwork.
Antipa said the results confirmed the presence of a shallow, north-plunging high-grade gold shoot previously identified by neighbouring drill holes.
Antipa managing director Roger Mason welcomed the results, which formed part of the company’s fifth batch of assays from its 2026 Phase 1 drilling program.
“These latest results are another encouraging demonstration of the opportunities we have to grow the Minyari project, both around our existing deposits and through delivering new gold and copper discoveries,” Mason said.
“The 22m at 8.2 g/t gold assay result at Minyari is an excellent result from previously unsampled core within the deposit area.
“At the same time, the latest drilling at GEO-01, WACA and Rizzo continues to identify opportunities to extend mineralisation beyond zones that we’ve currently defined.”
At GEO-01 Main Zone, drilling intersected 26.6m at 1.4g/t gold and 0.04 per cent copper from 640.4m, extending known mineralisation approximately 230m down dip.
Further drilling at WACA returned 44m at 0.5g/t gold from 386m, while Rizzo delivered 12m at 1.3g/t gold and 0.35 per cent copper from 70m.
The results come as Antipa advances its Minyari Dome pre-feasibility study, which is expected in November.
As previously reported, Antipa said it is finalising mine scheduling, capital costs and financial modelling following its selection of a processing configuration producing gold doré and copper concentrate.
Minyari Dome currently hosts a mineral resource of approximately 2.5 million ounces of gold, alongside copper and silver.
Meanwhile, exploration at Tim’s Dome identified further gold-copper-lead-silver mineralisation across approximately 600m of strike above and adjacent to a large airborne electromagnetic (AEM) conductor.
The results build on earlier drilling that extended the prospect’s mineralised footprint to approximately 2.2km.
“We’re now also making good progress at Tim’s Dome,” Mason said.
“Results from this round of drilling have now identified further zones of mineralisation along the eastern limb of the deposit above the AEM conductor target, with diamond drilling underway to directly test that target.”
Elsewhere, Chicken Ranch returned 14m at 2.1g/t gold from 40m, including 2m at 13g/t, identifying additional mineralisation outside its existing resource boundary.
With 330 holes totalling 42,248m completed across Phase 1, Antipa continues progressing exploration at Tim’s Dome and AL01 while evaluating further resource growth opportunities at Minyari Dome.
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