Minrex Opens New Tlamino Ground Beyond Known Gold-Silver Deposits
Minrex Resources has completed its 33-hole Barje infill program and begun a 6,604-metre greenfield campaign at Tlamino in Serbia. The drilling will test whether Barje and Liska form part of a single mineralised system extending more than 1.5 kilometres.
- 33 Barje infill holes completed over 3,398 metres
- 6,604-metre greenfield campaign now underway
- Western and Eastern Expansion targets to be tested
- More than 1 kilometre of untested Barje-Liska corridor
- Maiden JORC resource and Scoping Study targeted after assays
Minrex Resources Limited (ASX:MRR) has moved beyond resource definition at its Tlamino gold-silver project in Serbia, beginning the first systematic drilling outside the known outcropping deposits. The new 33-hole, approximately 6,604-metre campaign could test whether Tlamino is materially larger than the areas drilled to date, although the potential connection between its two main prospects remains unproven.
Greenfield Drilling Targets Tlamino Extensions
Drilling has started at the Western Expansion target, with the program also covering Eastern Expansion ground and the more than 1-kilometre corridor between the Barje and Liska deposits. Minrex is targeting extensions of the shallow structural intersection associated with the Barje breccias, as well as the untested ground linking Barje and Liska.
The company’s geological model interprets Barje and Liska as hydrothermal centres within one zoned epithermal system. Both deposits sit on the same regional detachment and show comparable structural and mineralisation characteristics, while their differing metal signatures are interpreted as evidence of vertical zonation. That is a geological interpretation, not yet a demonstrated continuous resource.
Barje Infill Program Completes on Schedule
The exploration push follows completion of 33 Barje infill holes for 3,398 metres, with the work finished on schedule and within budget. Holes averaged about 103 metres downhole, reflecting the shallow, near-surface nature of the deposit.
Assays from the next batch, covering holes BAR043 to BAR051, are expected from ALS and will be released progressively. Geological modelling is already underway, with Minrex maintaining its target of completing a maiden JORC 2012 Mineral Resource Estimate after the remaining infill results arrive.
Resource Estimate and Study Create Near-Term Test
The announcement gives Minrex several milestones to deliver in the coming months: greenfield drilling results, further Barje assays, the maiden resource estimate and the start of a Scoping Study. Tenders for the study are progressing, with awards targeted to allow work to begin in October 2026.
The key question is whether the new drilling converts a compelling structural model into mineralisation continuity. A successful result along the Barje-Liska corridor would link two separately discovered deposits into a system more than 1.5 kilometres long; until assays arrive, that remains an exploration target rather than an established project scale.
Bottom Line?
The next phase is less about confirming what Minrex already knows than proving how far Tlamino extends beyond it. The coming assays and maiden resource estimate will provide the first hard test of that expansion case.
Questions in the middle?
- Will drilling confirm continuous mineralisation between Barje and Liska?
- What size and classification will the maiden JORC resource establish at Barje?
- Will the greenfield results support the planned Scoping Study timetable?
