Purpose-listed URU Metals has supplied an extra replace from the lately accomplished floor geophysics programme at its Zeb nickel mission, in Limpopo, South Africa.
Following the affirmation of Goal 1 as the corporate’s precedence follow-up goal, URU says the ultimate interpretation of the bottom survey information over Goal 2 has refined extra targets inside the broader Zeb nickel feeder system.
Goal 2 was chosen as one of many precedence airborne electromagnetic targets for floor follow-up.
The target of the bottom programme was to find out whether or not the airborne targets might be confirmed from floor, to enhance goal definition and to help the corporate in rating targets forward of the following part of drilling.
The Goal 2 outcomes present a extra advanced image than Goal 1, with the bottom surveys additionally confirming underlying magnetic our bodies related to each the northern and southern Goal 2 areas.
The corporate says it considers Goal 2 to stay of geological curiosity, however as a secondary follow-up space behind Goal 1.
The outcomes will now be integrated into the corporate’s 3D geological mannequin and ranked towards the broader goal pipeline at Zeb.
Goal 2 was initially recognized from the airborne Spectrem electromagnetic survey flown in 2025. The bottom survey work has now supplied a clearer understanding of the goal space.
URU says the airborne magnetic information signifies that there are nonetheless distinct magnetic our bodies beneath floor in each the northern and southern Goal 2 areas. These options might signify ultramafic rocks or associated geological our bodies inside the broader feeder system.
The corporate says it’ll, due to this fact, deal with Goal 2 as a follow-up space slightly than a major goal.
Additional work might embody refined modelling, floor checking and attainable scout drilling, relying on how Goal 2 ranks towards Goal 1 and different targets throughout the mission space.
WAY FORWARD
The corporate says it’ll now combine the Goal 1 outcomes into the Zeb nickel 3D geological mannequin and use the up to date mannequin to rank drill targets throughout the mission.
URU says the following part of drilling will stay versatile and will likely be designed to check the best-ranked targets throughout the mission.
This will likely embody each Platreef-style nickel/copper/platinum group factor (PGE) targets and higher-grade huge sulphide targets related to the interpreted feeder system.
Ultimate drill-hole places, depths and sequencing will likely be decided after the brand new floor geophysical information has been built-in into the 3D geological mannequin.
URU says this strategy is in step with the corporate’s said work programme, which incorporates updating the Leapfrog 3D mannequin, defining the quantity and place of drill holes, planning nickel/copper/PGE useful resource drilling in Zone 2, testing high-grade nickel targets in Zone 3 and drilling overlapping conductor and density anomalies.
Ultimate drill-hole places, depths and sequencing will likely be decided after completion of goal rating, land entry planning and contractor engagement.
The corporate is sourcing and finalising drill contractors and appears ahead to updating the market in the end as soon as the contractor has been finalised.
URU exploration supervisor Richard Montjoie describes the Goal 2 outcomes as necessary as a result of they assist the corporate higher perceive and rank the broader goal pipeline at Zeb nickel.
He says that, whereas this goal is extra advanced than Goal 1, the presence of underlying magnetic our bodies means the realm stays geologically attention-grabbing and can warrant follow-up testing.
He explains that because of this the corporate carried out the bottom survey programme earlier than drilling, noting that the work has helped URU cut back uncertainty, rank the targets and focus future capital on the strongest alternatives.
“Our broader exploration mannequin stays unchanged. Zeb Nickel incorporates a big, underexplored feeder system, and former drilling has already confirmed higher-grade sulphide mineralisation inside this setting.
“The following step is to combine the brand new information into our 3D mannequin and design a versatile, staged drill programme targeted on the best-ranked targets throughout the mission,” says Montjoie.
