Nelson Resources (ASX:NES) advances reconnaissance work at Cinnamon Tungsten Property, Nevada

Nelson Resources has commenced first-pass reconnaissance field work at its Cinnamon Tungsten Property in Mineral County, Nevada, following the staking of 186 unpatented Federal Lode Claims covering approximately 15.5km².

The company said the work is intended to provide an on-ground assessment of Cinnamon’s tungsten and polymetallic skarn potential ahead of receiving final geophysical survey data recently flown on the property.

Highlights

• 186 BLM lode claims covering approximately 15.5km² form the Cinnamon Property in south-central Nevada.
• Initial work includes reconnaissance-style area surveying, geological mapping, prospecting and rock-chip sampling across priority areas.
• Cinnamon is located immediately west of the Pilot Mountain tungsten project and approximately 2km west of the Desert Scheelite deposit.
• Nelson recently completed a heli-borne magnetics and radiometric survey, with results pending.
• The initial Cinnamon exploration program is expected to be funded from existing cash reserves, with Nelson reporting A$3.03m cash as at 31 March 2026.

The current phase of exploration is described by Nelson as a practical, on-ground assessment of Cinnamon’s tungsten and polymetallic skarn potential.

Rather than commencing with a detailed grid-based campaign, the company said its focus is on rapidly assessing the most prospective parts of the newly staked claims, identifying geological controls, validating interpreted target vectors and determining where more systematic follow-up work should be concentrated.

Field efforts are focused on investigating the surface expressions of the shared geophysical anomaly within Nelson’s ground.

The company said work will then extend north where strong geological and geophysical features associated with the Gunmetal / Porphyry West area appear to continue west toward Cinnamon.

When combined with favourable carbonate host rocks and intrusive-related skarn potential, the company said this creates a target corridor for concealed or repeated tungsten skarn mineralisation.

Nelson also outlined the geological setting of the Cinnamon Property, where tungsten skarn mineralisation in the area is reported to be hosted in limestone of the Lunning Formation, with scheelite occurring in tactite bands adjacent to granitic intrusive rocks.

At Cinnamon, the Lunning Formation is interpreted to underlie parts of the property and may be partly capped by younger volcanic rocks, with the company also referencing recently released USGS airborne magnetic data, satellite imagery interpretation and ASTER band-ratio imagery as part of the technical rationale for the project.

Nelson Non-Executive Chairman Gernot Abl said,

“Our first phase of work is intentionally reconnaissance-focused. We want our geologists on the ground mapping, prospecting and sampling the key areas so we can test the exploration concept directly, understand the local geology and determine where the best follow-up targets are likely to emerge”.

The release also states that no historical exploration has been identified within the Cinnamon Property itself, with Nelson saying the near-term program will include field traverses across priority parts of the claims, sampling and geological mapping of prospective carbonate units, intrusive contacts and identified alteration zones, followed by integration of field observations with existing public and third-party datasets and recently acquired geophysical data.

The Cinnamon Property also complements Nelson’s broader Nevada critical minerals strategy, including the Gold Point gold-silver project located approximately 125km to the south-southeast within Walker Lane.

The near-term program includes reconnaissance activity, mapping, sampling and data review across the property.

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