Trigg Minerals (ASX:TMG) secures drilling permit for Antimony Canyon

Trigg Minerals has advanced its Antimony Canyon Project in Utah with the tentative approval of a Notice of Intention to conduct exploration, a decision that enables the company to proceed toward its maiden drilling campaign.

The progress follows a rapid transition from acquisition to drill ready status, supported by the regulatory advantages of operating on privately owned Patented Mining Claims, which fall under streamlined state level oversight rather than federal permitting pathways.

Highlights

• Tentative approval granted for the Notice of Intention to conduct exploration for the Antimony Canyon Project.
• Drilling will be conducted solely on Patented Mining Claims regulated at the state level, avoiding possible federal permitting delays.
• Site preparations are complete, and drilling is planned to begin before the end of December 2025, subject to lodgement of the final bond.
• Energold Drilling USA appointed to undertake diamond core drilling with heli portable S4 Ranger rigs.
• Program will test the “Salt n Pepper” tuff horizon, where sampling returned 1.5m at 33.2% Sb and 29.4% Sb.
• More than 380 additional claims have been staked to form a consolidated district scale land package.

The Notice of Intention, recorded under File Number E/017/0340, authorises 24 drill pads and diamond core drilling within the company’s Patented Mining Claims.

These claims provide Fee Simple ownership, meaning the land is private property and exploration is regulated by the State of Utah, allowing Trigg Minerals to benefit from a more predictable and expedited process than would be possible on federal lands where approvals are subject to significantly longer lead times.

This distinction underpins the company’s ability to move quickly toward drilling, with all site preparations completed ahead of the final permit issuance.

Managing Director Andre Booyzen said,

“Securing the drilling permit for Antimony Canyon marks a significant milestone that shifts Trigg from an explorer to an active developer in the US critical minerals sector. Our strategy to initially focus on the Patented Claims is paying dividends, allowing us to leverage private land tenure to secure permits efficiently, avoiding potential federal delays.”

The company has appointed Energold Drilling USA to conduct the Phase 1 program using S4 Ranger man portable and heli portable rigs, modular units that can be transported by helicopter to eliminate the need for extensive roadworks and reduce surface impact on the small 20ft by 20ft drill pads.

The drilling program consists of at least 24 holes totalling around 5,400ft, or approximately 1,650m.

At the Little Emma Prospect, 21 close spaced holes will test down dip and feeder extensions where recent channel sampling returned 29.4% Sb. At the Gem Prospect, three deeper holes up to 400ft will target structural feeders where assays of 17.94% Sb were recently reported.

Pre drilling preparation has included establishing a secure core yard on private land, engaging SLR Consulting to implement QAQC procedures, coordinating aviation logistics to mobilise equipment above the canyon walls, and completing a Class III Cultural Resource Inventory confirming no archaeological sites within the disturbance area.

The company has now staked well over 380 additional claims surrounding the patented core, forming the district scale Antimony Canyon Project.

With drilling planned to commence before the end of December 2025, Trigg Minerals is positioned to generate the first subsurface data from one of the United States’ largest and highest grade undeveloped antimony systems.

The program will test the continuity and grade of the “Salt n Pepper” tuff horizon as the company advances its strategy of progressing high grade private land targets through a streamlined regulatory framework.

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