Rare earth explorer RareX, Subiaco, Western Australia, reported on Feb. 14 that the discovery of high-grade phosphate in the Cummins Range in Western Australia is a “game changer.” The discovery was just north of the Rare Earths Main Zone and will now be referred to as the “Northern Phosphate Zone.”
“Along with the spectacular high-grade rare earths results we have been reporting from diamond drilling into the primary zone at Cummins Range, we now have a very exciting development to the north with diamond drilling intersecting a primary zone of high-grade phosphate mineralization,” said Jeremy Robinson, RareX Managing Director.
“Because of its strategic location immediately adjacent to the main rare earths zone – which is not uncommon with large carbonatite systems – this is a discovery of considerable importance to the company, which we intend to follow up and pursue this year as part our expanded drilling campaign at Cummins Range,” he added.
Robinson said because of its role in fertilizer production, phosphate is a strategic and future-facing mineral that complements the company’s rare earth focus. “We are very much looking forward to seeing how this discovery shapes up with further drilling this year,” he said.