Accelerate Resources has mapped more than 200 manganese outcrops and occurrences covering a combined mineralised footprint of approximately 9.7 hectares at the Woodie Woodie North Manganese Project in Western Australia, with rock-chip assays returning up to 58.4% Mn.

Detailed LiDAR interpretation and field mapping defined the new high-grade Rancor and Wampa prospects across the Gingarrigan and El Largo corridors. Rancor comprises a roughly one-hectare manganese-chert breccia outcrop with an apparent thickness of up to 10 metres, where sampling returned peak grades of 57.6% Mn, 55.6% Mn, and 48.5% Mn. Seven of ten rock chips from the prospect exceeded 30% Mn.

The prospect sits at the interpreted intersection of two structures identified through geological mapping and gravity interpretation, with manganese vein sets exposed in the underlying dolomite interpreted as potential feeder structures.

Along the El Largo trend within exploration licence application E45/7201, sampling at the Wampa prospect returned high-grade assays including 58.4% Mn, 55.3% Mn, and 50.6% Mn. A further sample collected 100 metres south returned 46.9% Mn, bridging the distance toward the Dewind prospect. Activities at the El Largo trend remain subject to the grant of tenement E45/7201, heritage clearance, and access.

“The scale of the surface manganese at Gingarrigan and El Largo is becoming increasingly clear. We have now mapped more than 200 manganese outcrops and occurrences defining around 9.7 hectares of mineralised manganese exposure, with several of the larger bodies showing a close relationship to the structural architecture highlighted by the gravity survey.”

— Luke Meter, Chief Executive Officer

Accelerate Resources previously completed high-resolution ground gravity surveys and surface sampling across the Gingarrigan and El Largo corridors. First vertical derivative gravity data indicates a network of structures that coincide with mapped manganese occurrences, with larger clusters concentrated near structural intersections.

Nearby explorer Black Canyon Limited reported final assay results from drilling at the Wandanya project within the surrounding district in August 2026, intersecting 7m at 40.7% Mn from 5 metres.

Heritage surveys across the Gingarrigan area are complete, with final clearance documentation expected in the coming weeks. Maiden reverse circulation drilling at Gingarrigan is scheduled to commence in September 2026. In addition, metallurgical diamond drilling at the Area 42 Deposits, located 15 kilometres north-west, is scheduled for late August 2026 to assess potential direct shipping ore and processing pathways.

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