Recent drilling and surface sampling activities at Sky Metals’ (ASX: SKY) Tallebung tin project have identified significant extensions of the known mineralisation, outlining new mineralised positions east and southeast of the current footprint.
Extensional drilling has intersected prospective quartz-vein structures beneath an extensive soil sampling anomaly, confirming the potential for repetitions of the Tallebung mineralisation to the southeast.
Recent rock chip sampling has further strengthened the growth potential of the system, confirming tin-cassiterite mineralisation at newly identified historical workings discovered through Sky’s 2024 airborne LiDAR survey.
Sky says the results provide further strong evidence that the Tallebung system remains open in all directions, with significant potential for continued growth beyond the current resource footprint.
Sky managing director and chief executive Oliver Davies says the ongoing drilling and sampling campaign continues to reinforce the outstanding growth potential of the Tallebung tin-silver-tungsten project as the company establishes Tallebung as a major near-term development opportunity.
“The combination of recent surface sampling, the discovery of new cassiterite-bearing rock chips and successful extensional drilling continues to define new tin mineralisation well beyond the margins of the current resource,” he said.
“This expanding footprint highlights the growing scale of the system and the opportunity for further high-grade discoveries.
“With two reverse circulation (RC) rigs turning, Sky is driving the project towards an upcoming updated mineral resource estimate (MRE) and, concurrently, rapidly advancing the technical foundations required for mine planning and to progress mining approvals.”
Ongoing RC drilling continues to grow high-grade tin-silver-tungsten zones, while also completing key in-fill drilling required to support the upcoming MRE update, scheduled for next quarter.
The updated MRE and associated mining studies remain on track for release in the first half of 2026, incorporating what is anticipated to be more than 400 drill-holes.
