McLaren Minerals Limited has reported its highest average grade batch to date from the 2026 drilling program at the wholly owned McLaren Titanium Project in Western Australia, returning a length-weighted average of 5.44% heavy minerals from surface.

The latest results cover 74 drill holes totaling 1,199 metres of complete sampled intervals. Every reported interval commences at surface, with an average sampled thickness of 16.2 metres. The company recorded strong grade consistency across the batch, with 66 holes averaging at least 4% heavy minerals, 46 holes reaching at least 5%, and 24 holes hitting 6% or higher.

Individual one-metre assays revealed higher-grade zones within the broader mineralised profile, including 24 holes returning at least 10% heavy minerals. Hole MAC434 yielded a peak of 16.43% heavy minerals from 8 metres to 9 metres. Significant intercepts include 18 metres at 8.06% heavy minerals from surface in MAC435 and 21 metres at 7.61% from surface in MAC470.

The ongoing 2026 assay releases follow the completion of the first stage of the Bankable Feasibility Study, which comprised 663 holes drilled for a total of 11,568 metres at McLaren. Following an acquisition from Iluka Resources in March 2026, McLaren also holds the zircon-rich Barossa Project located in the eastern Eucla Basin of South Australia.

“This is the strongest set of results yet from the 2026 drilling program. All from surface and across 1,199m of sampling, to return a length-weighted average of 5.44% HM over an average thickness of 16.2m is quite remarkable.”

“I'll put that in context: 62% of holes averaged at least 5% HM, up from 46% in the previous batch, and we recorded peak one-metre grades above 16% HM. The grade profile appears to be strengthening as we move south through the deposit, and what we're seeing is consistently mineable grade and widths from surface across the entire dataset. Every batch seems to outdo the last. Long may it continue!”

— Simon Finnis, Managing Director

McLaren Minerals will integrate the complete 2026 drilling dataset into the updated geological model and Mineral Resource estimate for the McLaren Titanium Project. The company will also progress metallurgical test work and technical studies to support future Ore Reserve and Bankable Feasibility Study activities.

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