Accelerate Resources Limited announced its Phase 2 drilling at Woodie Woodie North Manganese project in the Pilbara, WA, is complete with 4300m drilled during the maiden drilling campaign in 2022. The thickness of the manganiferous zones indicate a large and well-developed hydrothermal system, which is highly prospective for the development of potentially large high-grade manganese orebodies. The thickness of the newly discovered mineralised zone represents the largest known intersection of manganese-rich mineralisation in the Barramine and Braeside area to date.

AX8's Phase 2 drilling program was designed to target Area 42 and on the hilltop near-surface manganese zones. AX8 completed 46 drill holes with 2400m drilled in Phase 2. From the preliminary logging information, Phase 2 drilling has successfully achieved the following objectives: Follow-up mineralisation from drill holes WNRC017 and WNRC015. Evaluate depth and continuity of near-surface high grade outcropping manganese supported by mapping and historical Valiant exploration drill holes.

Scout drilling to locate and identify deeper mineralisation, to develop the geological framework and to define a potential mineralised envelope for further exploration. Drilling at Dale's Patch and Nathan's Flat confirmed the near-surface high-grade mineralisation with mineralisation remaining open. At Dale's Patch, drilling targeted two large 50m-wide slabs of high-grade manganese exposed at the top of a broad rounded ridge.

The historical intercepts ranged from 1m to 8m in thickness at 20-41% Mn in shallow vertical holes on and adjacent to the outcrops. Historical drilling holes intersections including: BX57 - 2m @ 41% Mn from surface, BX58 - 5m @ 37.6% Mn from surface, BX59 - 3m @ 25% Mn from surface, BX60 - 1m @ 20.6% Mn from 1m, BX70 - 2m @ 24.7% Mn from surface, BX71 - 8m @ 37.4% Mn from surface. A total of 21 holes were drilled to connect the target outcrops.

The preliminary results based on mapping and visual logging of the drill holes confirmed the presence of a substantial enriched surface manganese cap ranging in thickness from 2m to 7m with moderate to high-grade manganese. The cap has been drilled over an area measuring 120m long and 25m to 35m wide. Beneath the cap, the triangular area outlined by holes WNRC047, 50 & 57 contained a band of lower grade manganese with variable thickness (1m-13m) down to 11m-19m depths.

This area remains open to the northeast.