Benz Mining Corp. has confirmed widespread tungsten mineralisation across the entire 12-kilometre gold corridor at its Glenburgh project in Western Australia.
Routine multi-element analysis and recent fusion digest re-assays have revealed elevated tungsten concentrations closely intertwined with established gold mineralisation across the Icon, Hurricane, and emerging Thunderbolt camps. The highest tungsten grades are consistently appearing within higher-grade gold zones.
Significant intercept re-assays include a massive 79-metre zone grading 4.4 grams per tonne (g/t) gold from 534 metres, which contains internal tungsten intervals of 26 metres at 0.24 per cent tungsten and 5 metres at 0.11 per cent tungsten.
Another hole returned 25 metres at 10 g/t gold from 568 metres, sitting within a broader tungsten interval of 33 metres at 0.1 per cent tungsten.
Mineralogical examinations using X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) have confirmed the tungsten occurs predominantly as coarse-grained scheelite and ferberite.
Preliminary field observations indicate this coarse structure allows for easy separation, with simple hand-panning techniques successfully generating visible, tungsten-rich concentrates. This supports the potential for conventional, low-cost gravity recovery pathways. Formal metallurgical testing has commenced at ALS Metallurgy.
Benz CEO Mark Lynch-Staunton said: “Historically, tungsten at Glenburgh was largely viewed as a pathfinder element associated with gold mineralisation.
“What is becoming increasingly clear through ongoing drilling and mineralogical work is that tungsten is not isolated to a single area, but is emerging as a widespread component of the broader Glenburgh mineralised system.
“It has the potential to represent an additional by-product value stream alongside any future gold mining operation.”
Driven by growing confidence that Glenburgh is evolving into a large-scale, multi-million-ounce gold system, Benz is rapidly ramping up site activity.
The company is gearing up for 12 reverse circulation (RC) drilling shifts across the project, representing one of the largest active gold exploration programs in Australia.
Glenburgh is rapidly emerging as a new frontier gold district with multi-million-ounce potential. Its unique combination of thick, bulk-style gold mineralisation and multiple high-grade underground lenses positions it as a rare opportunity in the Australian gold sector.
With gold prices at record levels, the ability to develop both large-scale open pit and underground operations offers exceptional leverage and growth potential.