Antipa Minerals Ltd (ASX: AZY) — Fiama North Lode Extended to 160m Strike and 200m Below Surface at Minyari Gold-Copper Project
13 July 2026
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Highlights:
- First batch of CY2026 drill results from the Minyari Gold-Copper Project confirms the Fiama North lode has been extended to approximately 160m of strike and 200m below surface, with the lode remaining open in all directions
- Notable intersections from the Fiama area include:
- 26m at 1.5g/t Au and 0.09% Cu from 275m in 26XMDC0960 (Fiama), including 10m at 2.6g/t Au and 0.12% Cu from 290m
- 22m at 0.9g/t Au and 0.23% Cu from 135m in 26XMDC0961 (Fiama North), including 1m at 3.8g/t Au from 135m and 3m at 1.5g/t Au, 0.54% Cu and 1.2g/t Ag from 151m
- 10m at 1.3g/t Au and 0.22% Cu from 147m in 26XMDC0963 (Fiama North), including 1m at 5.3g/t Au and 0.49% Cu from 155m
- Three rigs are currently active across the broader Minyari Project, with RC drilling underway at Tim’s Dome, aircore drilling commenced at the 4km-long AL01 corridor and diamond drilling underway at GEO-01 Main Zone
- The Phase 1 CY2026 program is scheduled to comprise 321 holes for 41,000m, with 106 holes for 13,207m completed to date
- Antipa has been awarded multiple drilling grants totalling A$400k under the WA Government’s Exploration Incentive Scheme to co-fund drilling at Tim’s Dome and the Mollie skarn target
- The Minyari Dome Mineral Resource currently stands at 2.5Moz of gold, including 2.2Moz at 1.6g/t Au in the Indicated category, within Antipa’s 100% owned 4,500km² Minyari Project in the Paterson Province
Overview:
Antipa Minerals has delivered a strong opening batch of CY2026 drill results from its Minyari Gold-Copper Project in Western Australia’s Paterson Province, with RC drilling at the Fiama area extending the newly identified Fiama North lode to approximately 160m of strike and 200m below surface — with the lode still open in all directions and showing strong potential for further resource growth.
The Fiama North lode, located approximately 65m north of the main Fiama deposit and first reported in February 2026, has now been tested by 10 of the 15 RC holes in this first batch. The results confirm a coherent gold-copper lode with multiple high-grade sub-intervals, highlighted by 26XMDC0961 returning 22m at 0.9g/t Au and 0.23% Cu from 135m — including discrete high-grade intervals up to 3.8g/t Au — and 26XMDC0963 delivering 10m at 1.3g/t Au and 0.22% Cu from 147m with a stand-out 1m hit at 5.3g/t Au and 0.49% Cu from 155m. The main Fiama deposit also continued to perform, with 26XMDC0960 returning 26m at 1.5g/t Au and 0.09% Cu from 275m, including a strong 10m at 2.6g/t Au from 290m.
Beyond Fiama, Antipa is running a highly active multi-front exploration campaign across its enormous 4,500km² Minyari Project. RC drilling is underway at Tim’s Dome, a satellite gold deposit 30km southwest of Minyari and just 11km from Greatland Resources’ Telfer gold-copper mine, where the stratigraphy correlates directly to the key mineralised domains at Telfer — including the Middle Vale Reef host that has produced approximately 5Moz of gold at Telfer. Aircore drilling has commenced at the AL01 gold-copper corridor 17km north of Minyari, across a 4km system with anomalies remaining open in most directions. Diamond drilling is also underway at GEO-01 Main Zone, targeting resource expansion across a 1km by 1km area where several deposits remain open down-dip and along strike.
Future diamond drilling at the Mollie skarn target — a large coincident magnetic-gravity anomaly located 25km from Greatland Resources’ O’Callaghan’s skarn deposit, Australia’s largest tungsten mineral resource — adds further optionality to what is already a well-stocked exploration pipeline. Non-dilutive WA Government EIS grants totalling A$400k are supporting the Tim’s Dome and Mollie drilling programs, with assay results to be released progressively as they become available.
Company Notes:
Antipa’s Managing Director, Roger Mason, commented: “These first results from our CY2026 drilling programme have certainly delivered a strong start, extending the new Fiama North lode to approximately 160 metres of strike and 200 metres below surface, where it remains open in all directions. Fiama continues to show very high potential within the broader Minyari Dome mineral system, with these results suggesting strong potential for further resource growth. The CY2026 programme is focused on extending known areas of mineralisation in parallel with testing a series of priority discovery opportunities across our 100%-owned Minyari Project, including the Tim’s Dome, AL01 and Mollie targets. We are now actively drilling at both Tim’s Dome and AL01, providing shareholders with multiple near-term exploration catalysts across a district-scale gold-copper project in one of Australia’s most strategically important mineral provinces.”
About Antipa Minerals Ltd (ASX: AZY):
Antipa Minerals is an ASX-listed gold-copper explorer advancing its 100% owned, 4,500km² Minyari Gold-Copper Project in Western Australia’s Paterson Province — one of Australia’s most prolific and strategically important mineral provinces. The project hosts a 2.5Moz gold Mineral Resource at the Minyari Dome, including 2.2Moz at 1.6g/t Au in the Indicated category, alongside a pipeline of discovery targets including Fiama, Tim’s Dome, AL01 and Mollie. Antipa’s Phase 1 CY2026 drilling program is targeting both new discoveries and resource growth across the project footprint, with three rigs currently active and results being released progressively.
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