Great Dirt Resources Delivers High-Grade Manganese Results from Junior Prospect

Key Highlights

• 5m @ 21.30% Mn including 1m @ 36.10% Mn confirmed at Junior Prospect.
• Multiple shallow and stacked manganese lodes identified.
• Doherty Project’s economic potential bolstered by maiden drill success.

Great Dirt Resources Ltd (ASX: GR8) has unveiled impressive results from its maiden drilling campaign at the Junior Prospect within its Doherty and Basin Manganese Project in northern New South Wales. The standout findings signal robust opportunities for expanding the project’s scale and economic viability.

Major High-Grade Intersections

The campaign’s most noteworthy result was from drill hole GRCD015, which intercepted 5 meters at 21.30% manganese (Mn), including a remarkable 2 meters at 29.65% Mn and a peak of 36.10% Mn over 1 meter.

Additional key intersections include:

• 3m @ 18.74% Mn from 25m (GRCD007), including 1m @ 33.20% Mn.
• 4m @ 9.07% Mn from 14m (GRCD014).

These results provide evidence of extensive and high-grade manganese mineralization, with multiple shallow and stacked lodes identified, significantly enhancing the prospect’s tonnage potential.

Advancing Exploration at Doherty and Basin Projects

The Junior Prospect spans a strike length of over 2,000 meters and shows promise for developing a major resource base. This milestone follows Great Dirt Resources’ (ASX: GR8) successful application for two additional tenements in the Pilbara region, further diversifying its portfolio to include lithium exploration.

Marty Helean, Managing Director, commented, “Our maiden drilling program at the Junior Prospect has validated the presence of high-grade manganese zones. These results highlight the untapped potential of this region and reinforce our strategy to advance exploration and unlock value for shareholders.”

Unlocking Strategic Value in Manganese

Manganese is increasingly in demand for its use in steel production and as a critical component in battery technologies for electric vehicles. Great Dirt Resources (ASX: GR8) historical records indicate that the Doherty Project previously supplied battery-grade manganese to Eveready, underscoring its pedigree as a high-grade source.

The latest results not only confirm mineralization at depth and along strike but also suggest the potential for blind deposits, which were likely missed by earlier, less systematic exploration. Great Dirt Resources (ASX: GR8) is leveraging modern geophysical and geochemical surveys to uncover these additional opportunities.

What’s Next?

Great Dirt Resources (ASX: GR8) plans to ramp up drilling to delineate deeper and lateral extensions of the mineralized zones while simultaneously expanding its resource estimates. The company is also assessing metallurgical testing to confirm the suitability of the manganese for battery applications.

As the energy transition accelerates globally, Great Dirt Resources’ (ASX: GR8) commitment to securing high-grade manganese deposits positions it as a key player in meeting future supply needs.