Dreadnought Resources Ltd has confirmed high-grade tungsten mineralisation across its 100% owned Mangaroon and Mangaroon South projects in the Gascoyne region of Western Australia, highlighted by rock chip sampling results reaching up to 6.5% WO₃ at the Nina target.

At the Nina target within Mangaroon, multiple quartz-scheelite veins span a core area of approximately 800 metres in strike and 100 metres in width. Recent reconnaissance night sampling and ultraviolet prospecting returned significant rock chip assays including 6.5% WO₃ in sample NIRK002, 3.3% WO₃ in NIRK003, 2.4% WO₃ in NIRK011, and 1.4% WO₃ in NIRK009.

These findings add to earlier surface work completed by Catalyst Metals Ltd between 2005 and 2011, which outlined a broader tungsten zone and yielded rock chip returns up to 12.7% WO₃.

Further south, Dreadnought sampled the Mulka Well prospect within the Mangaroon South tenements, which the company acquired in March 2026 to consolidate the critical metal potential of the area. Mulka Well is one of over a dozen scheelite occurrences originally mapped by Urangesellschaft mbH in 1982 that had never previously been assayed. Dreadnought’s initial sampling across a 150-metre section confirmed high-grade scheelite mineralisation, returning rock chip results such as 1.9% WO₃ in MWRK003, 1.4% WO₃ in MWRK008, 1.3% WO₃ in MWRK009, and 1.0% WO₃ in MWRK002. An additional quartz vein outcrop located 200 metres north returned 0.5% WO₃.

“Tungsten has become a highly valuable critical metal and the Gascoyne presents a compelling opportunity to make multiple significant tungsten discoveries.”

“While we remain focussed on gold, adding in high-grade tungsten targets will ensure we pursue the most attractive opportunities to add value through discovery and diversify our exploration and potential development opportunities.” 

— Dean Tuck, Managing Director

Systematic surface mapping and sampling across the remaining prospects at Mangaroon South are scheduled to commence in September 2026. Meanwhile, Dreadnought is preparing regulatory approvals and field preparations for reverse circulation drilling at the Nina target, planned for late 2026 or early 2027.

Read the full announcement: High-Grade Tungsten Opportunity Across Mangaroon