Field logging and UV inspection confirm scheelite-bearing skarn across multiple drill targets in Nevada, with assay results due in the fourth quarter.
Bench-scale flotation tests on Defender ore recovered 92.98% of tungsten into a concentrate grading 7.21% WO₃, up from a 0.35% starting grade, supporting a standard processing route for the Nevada project.
Great Western Mining Corporation has begun a resource drilling programme at its Defender Tungsten Project in Nevada, targeting a maiden resource estimate by the end of 2026.
Great Western Mining Corporation has appointed Addison Mining Services as Competent Person ahead of drilling starting within two weeks at its Defender Tungsten Project in Nevada.
"The completion of these programmes marks another important step in accelerating the Defender‑Pine Crow tungsten project towards drilling and resource definition," Great Western CEO Ed Loye said.
The project will now be advanced over a six‑year option deal, giving KGHM the chance to earn up to 100% of the Nevada copper project, with staged payments, at least US$5m of exploration spending and royalty upside to the London-listed firm.