{"id":8999,"date":"2024-05-01T03:00:42","date_gmt":"2024-05-01T03:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/economicherald.net\/?p=8999"},"modified":"2024-05-01T03:00:42","modified_gmt":"2024-05-01T03:00:42","slug":"terra-gifted-up-to-435000-in-govt-grants-to-explore-dante-critical-minerals-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/economicherald.net\/?p=8999","title":{"rendered":"Terra gifted up to $435,000 in govt grants to explore Dante critical minerals project"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Up to $435,000 in government co-funding awarded as part of EIS scheme<br \/>\nFunds to be used for upcoming diamond drilling and electromagnetic surveys<br \/>\nDante is surrounded by major critical minerals deposits in the West Musgrave region <\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Special Report<\/em><\/strong><strong>: Terra Metals has been awarded up to $435,000 in government co-funding grants for diamond drilling and electromagnetic surveying of its highly prospective Dante copper-gold-nickel-PGE project in WA\u2019s West Musgrave region.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Musgrave block, a region covering 140,000km2 in central Australia, is at the junction of three major crustal elements: the WA, North Australian, and South Australian cratons.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stockhead.com.au\/company\/gcx-metals-gcx\/\"><strong>Terra Metals (ASX:TM1)<\/strong><\/a>, formerly GCX Metals, is in good company in West Musgrave \u2013 a burgeoning critical minerals district where <a href=\"https:\/\/stockhead.com.au\/company\/bhp-bhp\/\"><strong>BHP (ASX:BHP)<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/stockhead.com.au\/company\/rio-tinto-rio\/\"><strong>Rio Tinto (ASX:RIO)<\/strong><\/a> and a stack of juniors are unearthing significant nickel, copper and platinum group elements (PGE) deposits.<\/p>\n<p>BHP is in the midst of constructing its $1.7bn, 390Mt Nebo-Babel nickel-copper-PGE project with associated infrastructure that de-risks projects such as TM1\u2019s Dante in terms of logistics.<\/p>\n<p>The discovery of the Nebo-Babel Ni-Cu-PGE sulphide deposit was considered to be the world\u2019s largest Ni-Cu-PGE sulphide discovery since Voisey\u2019s Bay, before the discovery of <a href=\"https:\/\/stockhead.com.au\/company\/chalice-mining-chn\/\"><strong>Chalice Mining\u2019s (ASX:CHN)<\/strong><\/a> Julimar-Gonneville deposit in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>In March TM1 <a href=\"https:\/\/stockhead.com.au\/resources\/gcx-metals-starts-to-sniff-out-the-copper-potential-of-its-dante-project-in-the-west-musgrave\/\"><strong>commenced a maiden drill program at Dante<\/strong><\/a>, where it is testing four district-scale targets including the Cronus magmatic copper-gold sulphide target and the Crius, Hyperion, and Oceanus Cu-Au-PGE reefs.<\/p>\n<p>Based on initial visual observations, the drill program has now been expanded to ~10,000m and initial assay results are expected in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><strong>EIS grant to boost exploration efforts<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The grants come under WA\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dmp.wa.gov.au\/Geological-Survey\/Exploration-Incentive-Scheme-1428.aspx\"><strong>Exploration Incentive Scheme<\/strong><\/a> (EIS), a government initiative that aims to encourage exploration in the state and support the demand for critical minerals.<\/p>\n<p>Two co-funding applications were applied for and granted to:<\/p>\n<p>Undertake diamond drilling at the Cronus prospect at Dante to test a large-scale magmatic copper-gold sulphide target; and<br \/>\nUndertake a regional high-resolution airborne electromagnetic (AEM) survey over Dante to identify bedrock conductors<\/p>\n<p>The EIS allows TM1 to apply for a total refund of up to $220,000 from 50% of incurred diamond drilling costs and up to $215,000 from 50% of incurred direct AEM costs, subject to signing a funding agreement.<\/p>\n<p>The explorer is currently finalising its plans for the proposed DD drilling program and AEM survey, which are both expected to commence in the second half of 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Both programs need to be completed prior to 31 May 2025 to be eligible for the EIS funding.<\/p>\n<p>The Dante project and surrounding West Musgrave projects. Pic supplied: (TM1)<\/p>\n<p>TM1 CEO and MD Thomas Line says the company is delighted to receive not one, but two, EIS grants to explore the exciting Dante project.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur limited exploration to-date has already shown the significant potential for the Dante Project to host copper, gold, PGE and nickel mineralisation, with assays from our maiden drill program expected soon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are grateful to the WA government for their support in providing this funding which will allow us to accelerate our future exploration plans at the Dante project.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<p><span class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>This article was developed in collaboration with Terra Metals, a Stockhead advertiser at the time of publishing.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>This article does not constitute financial product advice. 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