Maxus Models 900-Metre VTEM Corridor at Alturas West

By Mining Hub News Desk
15 September 2026, 10:34 a.m. EDT 2 min read

Maxus Mining Inc. has completed a first-pass interpretation and Maxwell plate modelling of preliminary 2026 airborne versatile time-domain electromagnetic data over the Alturas West Antimony Project in British Columbia. Convolutions Geoscience Corp. completed the work and provided external quality-control review during survey acquisition.

The geophysical interpretation focused on electromagnetic responses within and adjacent to the mineralized Alps-Alturas shear corridor. A series of Maxwell plate models was fitted to selected responses distributed along a structural corridor spanning more than 900 metres, including responses beneath and adjacent to the historic Alps-Alturas mine workings.

Figure 1
Plan view of the Alturas West target area showing the mapped Alps-Alturas shear zone, plan-projected Maxwell plate footp. Source: Maxus Mining Inc.

Three-dimensional visualization of the line-by-line models indicates that several fitted plates display moderate northerly dips of locally about 45 degrees, while one response toward the eastern portion of the modelled corridor features a contrasting southerly dip. These variations in position and orientation along strike may reflect structural complexity, such as faults, structural offsets, or changes in shear-zone geometry. The modelled geometry provides subsurface structural constraints that have been integrated with surface geology, historical workings, and structural measurements to refine drill targeting during the ongoing Alturas West drill program.

The geological source of the conductive responses remains unconfirmed, and the geophysical data do not on their own establish the presence, grade, or continuity of antimony mineralization. Drilling observations and physical-property measurements will be used to evaluate the source of the responses as the campaign advances.

Maxus earned a 100% legal and beneficial interest in the Alturas West Property on March 26, 2026, through a property option agreement with Eminence Minerals Ltd. The project comprises 899 hectares of exploration ground in the Slocan Mining Division of British Columbia and hosts the past-producing Alps-Alturas Mine.

Maxus expects to provide an update on the ongoing Alturas West drill program shortly, detailing progress to date and initial geological observations. Elsewhere in its portfolio, the company is advancing the Quarry Project toward upgrading the historic Bullseye Zone estimate to an NI 43-101-compliant mineral estimate.

Read the full announcement: Maxus Mining Refines Alturas West Drill Targets with VTEM Interpretation and Maxwell Plate Modelling