Antipa Minerals Limited (AZY) has announced the initial assay results from its CY2026 drilling campaign at the 100%-owned Minyari Project in Western Australia’s Paterson Province. The latest reverse circulation drilling at the Fiama area successfully extended the Fiama North lode to approximately 160 metres of strike length and 200 metres below the surface. According to the company, this lode remains open in all directions, suggesting potential for further resource expansion within the broader mineral system.

Among the notable intersections reported from the 15 holes completed, one hole returned 26 metres at 1.5 g/t gold and 0.09% copper, while another at the Fiama North lode intercepted 22 metres at 0.9 g/t gold and 0.23% copper. These results mark the first phase of an extensive 41,000-metre programme designed to test both new greenfield discovery targets and expand existing deposits.

"These first results from our CY2026 drilling programme have certainly delivered a strong start, extending the new Fiama North lode to approximately 160 metres of strike and 200 metres below surface, where it remains open in all directions."

"We are now actively drilling at both Tim's Dome and AL01, providing shareholders with multiple near-term exploration catalysts across a district-scale gold-copper project in one of Australia's most strategically important mineral provinces."
— Roger Mason, Managing Director

The broader exploration programme remains active, supported by A$400,000 in government funding through the Exploration Incentive Scheme. This non-dilutive capital is specifically allocated to co-fund drilling at the Tim's Dome and Mollie prospects, helping to accelerate the exploration effort across the project's 4,500 square kilometre landholding.

Looking ahead, the company maintains several operational fronts as it advances the project throughout the current calendar year. Upcoming catalysts include ongoing diamond core drilling at the GEO-01 Main Zone and continued reverse circulation and future diamond drilling at Tim's Dome. Additionally, the exploration team is currently conducting air core drilling across the four-kilometre-long AL01 corridor. Plans are also in place for future diamond drilling to test the Mollie target, a base metal and precious metal skarn opportunity located 30 kilometres from major local infrastructure. Antipa expects to continue reporting assay results in subsequent batches as they become available from the laboratory, providing ongoing data as the Phase 1 programme progresses through the third quarter.

Read the full announcement: Phase 1 Drill Results Extend Gold Mineralisation at Fiama