en.Wedoany.com Reported - Mining company Antipa has released assay results from the first 15 reverse circulation drill holes at the Fiama North vein of the Minyari gold-copper project in Western Australia, showing the vein extends 160 meters along strike with strong mineralization intercepts still present 200 meters below surface, indicating exploration potential for a larger mineral system.
This data comes from the first phase of Antipa's 2026 calendar year drilling program, designed to validate new discoveries and expand existing deposits. Ten holes have been drilled targeting the newly discovered Fiama North vein, which remains open in all directions, while drilling also confirms the continued presence of mineralization in the broader Fiama deposit.
Highlight intercepts include: 26 meters at 1.5 grams per ton gold and 0.09% copper from 275 meters depth in the Fiama section, including 10 meters at 2.6 g/t gold and 0.12% copper; 22 meters at 0.9 g/t gold and 0.23% copper from 135 meters depth in the Fiama North section; and another hole returning 10 meters at 1.3 g/t gold and 0.22% copper from 147 meters, including 1 meter at 5.3 g/t gold and 0.49% copper.
Antipa Managing Director Roger Mason said the results provide a strong start to the 2026 exploration campaign. He emphasized that the first-phase drilling has extended the newly discovered Fiama North vein to approximately 160 meters along strike and down to 200 meters below surface, remaining open in all directions. Mason noted that the Fiama vein shows extremely high potential within the broader Minyari Dome mineral system, indicating further resource growth possibilities.
Antipa's first-phase program plans 321 drill holes totaling approximately 41,000 meters, combining air core, reverse circulation, and diamond drilling. The two core objectives of this campaign are: expanding the existing mineral resource at Minyari Dome, and testing priority greenfield gold-copper targets in the region. Three drill rigs are currently operating simultaneously at the project, located at the GEO-01 main zone, Tim's Dome, and AL01.
Drilling at Tim's Dome aims to expand resources and explore high-priority structural targets near Greatland Resources' Telfer gold-copper project; meanwhile, air core drilling has commenced along the 4-kilometer-long AL01 gold-copper corridor north of Minyari. Mason said the broader drilling program will continue to release information over the coming months. He noted that the 2026 calendar year program is committed to both expanding known mineralization zones and testing a range of priority discovery opportunities within the wholly owned Minyari project, including Tim's Dome, AL01, and Mollie. The project is currently actively drilling at Tim's Dome and AL01, providing shareholders with multiple near-term exploration catalysts, positioning the project as a regional-scale gold-copper opportunity in one of Australia's most strategically significant mineral provinces.
