Assay results from 15 reverse circulation (RC) drill holes at the Minyari gold-copper project’s Fiama North lode extended 160 metres (m) along strike and 200 metres below surface, with strong intercepts indicating formidable potential for the wider mineral system.

The Fiama lode’s results represent the first findings of Anitpa’s Phase 1 2026 calendar year drilling program, drilling both new discoveries and growing existing deposits.

Currently, 10 holes are targeting the recently identified Fiama North lode, remaining open in all directions, while drilling has also confirmed continued mineralisation at the broader Fiama deposit.

Standout intercepts included 26m at 1.5 grams per tonne (g/t) gold and 0.09 per cent copper from 275m at Fiama, including 10m at 2.6g/t gold and 0.12 per cent copper, alongside 22m at 0.9g/t gold and 0.23 per cent copper from 135m at Fiama North.

Another hole returned 10m at 1.3g/t gold and 0.22 per cent copper from 147m, including 1m grading 5.3g/t gold and 0.49 per cent copper.

Antipa managing director Roger Mason said the results marked an encouraging start to the company’s 2026 exploration campaign.

“These first results from our CY2026 drilling programme have certainly delivered a strong start, extending the new Fiama North lode to approximately 160 metres of strike and 200 metres below surface, where it remains open in all directions,” he said.

“Fiama continues to show very high potential within the broader Minyari Dome mineral system, with these results suggesting strong potential for further resource growth.”

Antipa’s Phase 1 program is scheduled to comprise 321 holes for approximately 41,000m using a combination of air core, RC and diamond drilling.

The campaign has two primary objectives: expanding existing mineral resources across the Minyari Dome and testing priority regional greenfield gold and copper targets.

Three rigs are currently active across the project, with drilling underway at GEO-01 Main Zone, Tim’s Dome and AL01.

The Tim’s Dome campaign is targeting resource growth and high-priority structural targets near Greatland Resources’ Telfer gold-copper operation, while air core drilling has commenced along the 4km-long AL01 gold-copper corridor north of Minyari.

Mason said the broader program would continue to generate newsflow in the coming months.

“The 2026 calendar year programme is focused on extending known areas of mineralisation in parallel with testing a series of priority discovery opportunities across our 100 per cent-owned Minyari Project, including the Tim’s Dome, AL01 and Mollie targets,” he said.

“We are now actively drilling at both Tim’s Dome and AL01, providing shareholders with multiple near-term exploration catalysts across a district-scale gold-copper project in one of Australia’s most strategically important mineral provinces.”

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