OD6 Metals Accelerates Quinn Fluorspar Exploration with Historic Data Acquisition

Strategic Data Acquisition Cuts Exploration Time and Cost

OD6 Metals (ASX:OD6) has landed a rare coup in the critical minerals space by acquiring a comprehensive historical dataset from Union Carbide covering the Quinn Fluorspar Project in Nevada. This trove of drilling logs, geological maps, and metallurgical testing data, secured for a nominal fee, is estimated to replace at a cost exceeding A$1 million if recreated from scratch. The dataset offers a substantial shortcut, enabling OD6 to leapfrog early-stage exploration hurdles and sharply reduce capital outlay.

The Union Carbide data, known for its technical rigor, includes detailed cross-sections and assays that define multiple high-grade fluorspar zones open along strike and at depth. This complements OD6's recent surface sampling and channel assays that confirmed ultra-high-grade fluorspar mineralisation, including results up to 82% CaF2 at the Horseshoe Prospect and continuous high-grade intervals at Mammoth, as documented in prior announcements. The historical data integration will underpin rapid geological modelling and drill targeting, feeding into the company’s Phase 1 and Phase 2 exploration programs currently being finalised.

Critical Minerals Supply and Strategic Positioning

The United States currently imports 100% of its fluorspar, a mineral critical to sectors ranging from battery technology to aerospace and defence. Quinn's location in Nevada, a top-ranked mining jurisdiction, and proximity to the US Strategic Minerals Reserve at Hawthorne, enhances its strategic value. OD6’s acquisition of the Union Carbide dataset strengthens its ability to unlock new discoveries beyond historic workings, potentially contributing to reducing US reliance on imports.

Metallurgical testwork included in the dataset, covering grinding and flotation, provides a valuable foundation for OD6’s upcoming preliminary testwork aimed at assessing processing characteristics. This will support future development studies and de-risk the project’s pathway to production.

Next Steps Focus on Validation and Resource Upgrade

OD6 plans to digitise the scanned historical records into a geological model, integrate new assay results, and expand surface sampling. This will validate and replicate historic high-grade results, while detailed geological and structural mapping alongside soil geochemistry programs will refine drill targets. The company is also moving towards permitting for maiden drilling and advancing metallurgical testwork planning.

These steps align with OD6’s broader strategy to upgrade the historical exploration data into a JORC 2012 compliant resource, a critical milestone for advancing the Quinn Fluorspar Project. The dataset acquisition marks a major de-risking event, positioning OD6 to execute a capital-efficient exploration program at one of North America’s most prospective fluorspar assets.

This development builds on OD6’s recent progress, including the initial systematic exploration at Quinn after six decades, which has already identified multiple high-grade zones and generated promising assay results. The integration of historical data with modern exploration techniques could transform the project’s potential, provided validation drilling confirms the historic grades and continuity.