ABx Group Limited has commenced its drilling campaign ahead of schedule at its Deep Leads and Rubble Mound rare earth element (REE) discoveries in northern Tasmania. Mobilisation of the RC drill rig to site was completed on 17 January 2023, with the 120-hole campaign expected to take three months. Assay results from this drilling campaign will be fast-tracked and batches of results could start arriving within a few weeks.

The primary aim of this campaign is to extend the mineralisation zone between the Deep Leads and Rubble Mound rare earth discoveries. Importantly, the favourable dry summer conditions will allow drill rig access to key low-lying targets which had been difficult to access during the unusually wet winter. Recent results have confirmed that the Rubble Mound and Wind Break discovery areas are both high grade REE centres similar to Deep Leads.

ABx has applied for a new exploration licence application covering the corridor between Deep Leads /Rubble Mound and the Wind Break discovery, which lies 13.5km northeast of Deep Leads. The ABx exploration team will seek to confirm the most prospective REE-rich channel that will connect through to Wind Break, with several potential channels already evident. If granted, the new tenement will allow ABx's REE exploration to confirm the degree of continuity of mineralisation between the three discovery areas as part of a larger REE domain.

Recent REE assay results from the Wind Break discovery have revealed Wind Break to be higher grade and more extensive than previously reported.