Trek Metals Extends Kuro Manganese Discovery with 41.1% Intercept

Kuro Drilling Returns Widespread Shallow Mineralisation

Trek Metals Limited (ASX:TKM) has finished the first phase of drilling at Kuro with a result that gives the Western Australian manganese prospect more scale as well as grade: 38 of 72 reverse-circulation holes returned significant intercepts above 5% manganese, including 19 holes with intercepts averaging above 20% Mn.

The strongest new interval was 7 metres at 32.3% Mn from 8 metres in hole 26XCRC065, contained within 15 metres at 20.5% Mn. A one-metre sample in that zone assayed 55.1% Mn. Other standout results included 3 metres at 41.1% Mn from 13 metres in 26XCRC064 and 2 metres at 40.1% Mn from 9 metres in 26XCRC058.

Mineralisation Remains Close to Surface

Every significant intercept reported from the Phase 1 program occurs between surface and 37 metres down-hole. Trek says the interpreted mineralised geometry starts at surface in the north-west and progressively deepens towards the south-east, although the true widths of the reported intersections are not yet known.

That distinction matters at this stage. The results establish exploration intersections, not a defined orebody: Trek has not estimated a Mineral Resource at Kuro, and says additional drilling and evaluation are required before continuity, geometry and potential scale can be assessed. The company reports that its sampling and assay quality controls produced acceptable accuracy and precision, but the geological interpretation remains early.

Phase 2 Assays Become the Next Test

Phase 2 drilling has now been completed across newly generated induced-polarisation anomalies surrounding the original discovery area. Assays are expected in six to eight weeks, creating the clearest near-term catalyst for testing whether the shallow mineralisation continues beyond the Phase 1 footprint.

Trek is also moving reconnaissance crews across the broader Christmas Creek landholding, which includes an interpreted prospective basin stretching about 30 kilometres. At Leviathan, an IP survey has identified a bedrock chargeability anomaly near manganese-bearing rock chips, alongside a radiometric signature said to resemble Kuro. Those rock-chip samples are selective and are not representative of in-situ mineralisation, so Leviathan remains a target rather than a second discovery.

Regional Target Generation Underway

New high-resolution magnetic and radiometric data are being processed to refine the basin architecture and identify areas for follow-up work. Trek says its next exploration steps include geological mapping, surface geochemistry, target verification and further IP or drilling across selected areas, while assays from other Christmas Creek targets, including Coogan, remain in the laboratory queue.