OD6 Metals (ASX:OD6) expands footprint around Quinn Fluorspar Project in Nevada

OD6 Metals has moved to strengthen its position in Nevada’s historic Quinn fluorite district by staking additional exploration claims adjacent to its Quinn Fluorspar Project, consolidating ground around a cluster of known high grade deposits and expanding its exposure to prospective geological structures.

Highlights

• OD6 has staked additional claims surrounding known high grade fluorspar deposits adjacent to the Quinn Fluorspar Project in Nevada, USA.

• The Quinn project is subject to an exclusive option for OD6 to acquire a 100% legal and beneficial interest.

• New claims cover interpreted strike extensions of historic deposits including Mammoth, Spar, Big Jim, Rocket, Jumbo and Horseshoe.

• The additional ground includes structural corridors and favourable carbonate host rocks associated with fluorite mineralisation.

• Newly staked claims also secure the Dresser epithermal alteration target, described as a large untested zone interpreted to host additional fluorite mineralisation.

The claim expansion effectively enlarges OD6’s presence across what the company describes as a district scale fluorite system.

The Quinn project sits within a well developed fluorite district hosted in carbonate sequences, where hydrothermal fluids associated with intrusive activity have produced fluorite bearing veins, breccia pipes and replacement bodies.

Geological mapping and historic data indicate the mineralised system extends beyond the existing deposits, with alteration zones and structural corridors continuing across a broader area.

By staking additional claims along interpreted strike extensions, the company has secured a broader portion of the district geology, with the newly acquired ground capturing extensions of several historic workings and deposits including Mammoth, Spar, Big Jim, Rocket, Jumbo, North Horseshoe and Horseshoe.

According to the company, the expanded claim position also covers extensive epithermal alteration zones considered prospective for further fluorspar discoveries.

Particular attention is being directed to the Dresser target area south of the main Quinn deposits, where a large footprint of hydrothermal alteration has been identified within Pogonip limestone and Simonson dolomite units, both recognised as host rocks for fluorite mineralisation elsewhere in the district.

Despite these geological similarities, the zone has seen little modern exploration to date.

Satellite imagery including hyperspectral data from the EnMap satellite was used to identify alteration indices highlighting the target area.

OD6 Managing director Brett Hazelden framed the move as a strategic consolidation of ground within the district.

“By staking additional claims around the known deposits we have secured key structural corridors and extensive epithermal alteration zones that we believe have strong potential to host additional fluorite mineralisation.”

The expansion also reflects the broader strategic context surrounding fluorspar supply.

Fluorspar is recognised as a critical mineral in the United States, with applications including steelmaking, advanced fluorochemicals, semiconductors, nuclear technologies and battery related industries, while the United States currently imports 100% of its domestic fluorspar supply.

From a technical perspective, the company’s immediate work program centres on due diligence and verification of historical data.

Planned activities include systematic surface rock chip and channel sampling, verification of historical assay grades, geological mapping and structural interpretation, soil geochemistry sampling and testing, and consideration of geophysical testing and interpretation.

The program will also focus on developing and prioritising drill targets across the district and commencing permitting requirements for an initial drill program, with the Quinn Fluorspar Project located in Nevada, which the company describes as one of the world’s leading mining jurisdictions.

Subject to OD6 exercising its option to acquire the project, the enlarged claim position would place the company in control of a large portion of the Quinn fluorite district, providing a broader geological platform for testing extensions of known deposits and evaluating additional exploration targets within the system.

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