Cygnus Metals has extended its Bencubbin clay-hosted rare-earth mineralization zone in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia by four times along strike, to over 22 kilometers.
　　The mining area is located 200 kilometers east of Perth and has previously focused on exploring nickel, base metals, and gold.
　　Recently, exploration efforts in the region have shifted to focus on rare earth elements, confirming that the mineral belt is 22 kilometers long and 2.8 kilometers wide, with relatively high grades.
　　Spiral drilling revealed a mineralized zone 25 meters thick at a depth of 52 meters, with a rare-earth oxide grade of 0.2745%, including a 8-meter-thick ore body with a grade of 0.5617%.
　　In addition, drilling encountered mineralization 51 meters at a depth of 39 meters, with a grade of 0.1108%; and mineralization 41 meters at a depth of 47 meters, with a grade of 0.1219%.
　　Drilling has confirmed that the entire ore belt has a grade exceeding 0.1%, with a relatively high content of magnetic oxides such as neodymium and praseodymium.
　　The company plans to conduct encrypted and extended drilling to expand the high-grade area.
　　Meanwhile, the company is preparing to conduct beneficiation and metallurgical tests—this will also be the first time such tests have been carried out in this region.