Lion Rock roars with rutile corridor results in Cameroon
Lion Rock Minerals (ASX:LRM) has extended its rutile corridor at the Minta Project in Cameroon, with peak heavy mineral grades of 72.7% rutile from the Mboma-Loum area.
The company completed 588 mineralogy intervals across 125 holes, extending the known mineralised area to 130km².
Results from the latest drilling define a developing residual rutile corridor between the Mboma and Loum tenements.
Mboma returned the highest rutile grades, with peak rutile grades of 72.7% in heavy minerals from hole MB0130, 69.9% from MB0119, and 68.6% from MB0131. The highest in-situ rutile result was 3.32% from hole MB0155.
Loum delivered peak grades of 65.4% from hole LM0035, with other results including 63.0% from LM0070 and 61.4% from LM0041. The area recorded a maximum in-situ rutile grade of 2.02% from hole LM0022.
A second accredited independent laboratory has confirmed natural rutile nuggets from both areas contain greater than 98% titanium dioxide, ranking among the highest concentrations recorded globally.
“Mboma’s high-grade rutile assemblage values of 72.7% and Loum’s 65.4% are not isolated points — they sit within a broader distribution of high-grade intervals,” CEO Theuns de Bruyn says.
The company has identified increased rutile grades coincident with the ferruginous horizon below the soil profile, suggesting enrichment extends beyond the immediate surface and provides depth extension potential.
Lion Rock Minerals has remobilised drill crews to the Minta Est tenement to advance separate monazite rare earth element targets.
The Minta Project comprises 18 granted exploration permits covering 8,800km² in central Cameroon, with exposure to rutile, titanium, zirconium, and rare earth elements.
Write to JC Villarba at Mining.com.au
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