LINKA TUNGSTEN RECOVERY IMPROVED TO 76.0%
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10 June 2026
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LINKA TUNGSTEN PROJECT RECOVERY IMPROVED TO
76.0% AT 56.9% WO3 GRADE
• Combined gravity and cleaner flotation circuit testwork improves recovery to 76.0%
whilst achieving a 56.9% WO3 concentrate grade from a 1.2% WO3 feed grade.
• Exceeds the >70% recovery >50% grade target set in the 28 May 2026 release.
• Industry-leading results represents a 1.27x step-change improvement in recovery
from the previously reported results, (increasing from 59.8% to 76.0%).1
• Flotation testwork continuing to derisk the process flowsheet, with significant
advancements now made on both the gravity and flotation circuits.
• Flotation testwork continues on gravity tails from the larger 10 kg sample to
determine if further grade and recovery improvements can be made.
• Results feed directly into the conceptual processing study (CAPEX/OPEX) underway
with Mineral Technologies. Simple, low-CAPEX, gravity-led flowsheet using simple
proven technologies.2
• Metallurgical pathway now significantly de-risked ahead of Viking’s maiden drilling
programme at Linka, targeted to commence late June 2026 quarter.
• Western tungsten pricing remains near all time highs, with CIF Rotterdam 88.5%
Ammonium Paratungstate (APT) at US$3,100/mtu3
(US$305,000/t).
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ASX Announcement 28 May 2026: Linka Metallurgy Success Delivers 62.5% WO3 at 59.8% Recovery
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ASX Announcement 27 April 2026: Conceptual Process Established for Linka Tungsten Project.
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Source: Shanghai Metal Market https://www.metal.com/tungsten 5th June 2026
Figure 1; Photo showing separation of scheelite (white) from waste minerals (dark brown) during Wilfley table gravity concentration stage.
Wilfley concentrate feeds into the Mozley table cleaning stage. Assayed grade of Mozley table concentrate is 66.6% WO3. Flotation
concentrate grading 48.2% WO3 is combined with gravity concentrate to produce final concentrate grade of 56.9% WO3.
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Viking Mines Limited (ASX: VKA, OTC: VKALF) ("Viking" or "the Company") is pleased to
report another major step forward in metallurgical testwork at the Linka Tungsten Project in
Nevada, USA.
Follow-up flotation testwork focussed on optimisation of the flotation stage has delivered yet
another excellent outcome with a combined gravity-plus-flotation concentrate delivering a
56.9% WO3 concentrate grade at 76.0% recovery - a step-change improvement from the
59.8% recovery reported less than two weeks ago1
(representing a 1.27x uplift from previous
results).
Commenting on the significance of these results, Viking Mines Managing Director & CEO
Julian Woodcock said:
“We set an objective to obtain >70% recovery >50% WO3 grade, which we have now achieved.
“The metallurgical testwork continues to deliver improvements for the Linka Project, with the
combined gravity and cleaner flotation testwork circuit is now delivering 56.9% WO3 concentrate
grade at an industry leading 76.0% recovery - a meaningful 1.27x uplift in recovery from the 59.8%
reported less than 2 weeks ago.
“We've deliberately kept the flowsheet simple, using proven gravity and flotation technologies,
which we believe positions Linka for a low-capital development Project. These results feed directly
into the conceptual processing study underway with Mineral Technologies, which will provide our
first capital and operating cost estimates.
“With our maiden drilling programme scheduled for the June quarter, we're advancing the
metallurgical and resource workstreams in parallel to move the Project forward as efficiently as
possible.”
LINKA GRAVITY CLEANER AND ROUGHER FLOTATION TESTWORK
Ongoing testwork on a 10 kg subset of the Linka Pit sample LKMET0004 has built on the recently
reported gravity and flotation results, with the further optimisation testwork improving
rougher/cleaner flotation circuit performance conducted on the gravity tails (Figure 2). Phase 2
testwork grade and recovery improvements are illustrated in Figure 3. Key findings are
summarised below:
• Combined gravity and flotation recovery has significantly improved to 76.0% (from
59.8%), representing a 1.27x uplift.
• Premium concentrate (>50% WO3) maintained, grading 56.9% WO₃.
• Attained via combined gravity concentrate (66.6% WO₃ at 42.16% recovery) plus flotation
concentrate (48.2% WO₃ at 33.89% recovery) from a 1.2% sample feed grade.
• Rougher and cleaner flotation recovery doubled to 33.89% (from 17.1%).
• Viking continues to test different flotation conditions to maximise final flotation concentrate
recovery and grades and determine if >80% recovery >50% WO3 grade can be attained.
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Figure 3; Gravity only and combined gravity and flotation recovery improvement points illustrates the gravity
improvement performance between the 31/3/26 and 28/5/26 announcements. Gravity and flotation recovery
improvements at a >50% premium WO3 concentrate are shown between this announcement (8/6/26) and the 28/5/26
announcement.
Figure 2; Gravity and rougher-cleaner flotation flowsheet which achieved a final gravity concentrate of 66.6% WO3 grade and 42.16%
recovery. Achieved cleaner 1 concentrate grade of 48.2% WO3 and 33.89% recovery. Combined gravity and cleaner 1 concentrate
achieved the final 56.9% WO3 grade at 76.0% recovery.
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RECOVERY STEP-UP FROM COMBINED CIRCUIT
Rougher and cleaner flotation optimisation testwork conducted on the gravity tails lifts total
recovery to 76.0% at a combined premium concentrate grade of 56.9% WO3, comfortably above
the >50% WO₃ saleable threshold for scheelite concentrate. This is a meaningful 1.27x step up
from the most recently announced 62.5% WO₃ at 59.8% recovery.
Continuing flotation reagent regime optimisation is being finalised for this testwork phase, with
the objective of further lifting flotation recovery to an ambitious 80%, while holding the combined
concentrate grade above the >50% WO₃ saleable threshold. Updates will be reported to the
market as the testwork is completed.
A VALIDATED, LOW-CAPEX PROCESSING PATHWAY
The ongoing metallurgical testwork program further reinforces the "Rapid-Start" model that
prioritises low-cost physical separation over complex chemical processing. Refinement of the
gravity circuit on a 10 kg sample lifted the standalone gravity concentrate grade to 66.6% WO3.
The ability to produce a premium scheelite product through gravity alone - replicated at five-fold
larger scale - is a significant competitive advantage, enabling a simplified, modular plant design
that can be permitted and built in shorter timeframes compared to traditional on-site established
facilities. These results are being incorporated into the conceptual processing study underway
with Mineral Technologies to refine CAPEX estimates and plant design.
STRATEGIC POSITIONING IN THE US SUPPLY CHAIN
With global APT prices at US$3,100/mtu3
, the ability to produce high-grade concentrates via a
low-CAPEX model in Nevada establishes Linka as an increasingly strategic asset. As the US
Department of War and domestic manufacturers seek to secure "NATO-grade" tungsten supply
outside of traditional channels, Viking is positioning as a primary onshore solution.
HIGH-VALUE PRODUCT
The value of tungsten bearing ores has significantly increased in 2026. Tungsten price is most
commonly quoted as ammonium paratungstate (APT), in metric tonne units (mtu), equivalent to
10kg of APT. APT producers utilise scheelite and wolframite concentrates as feedstocks,
purchasing these concentrates at between ~30% to ~50% of the APT price. The payability
achieved for concentrates is influenced by its WO3 grade, the level of deleterious elements and
other factors, the higher-grade, with cleaner concentrates attracting stronger payability.
Concentrate value is therefore a function of two market variables: the prevailing APT price
and the grade and quality of the concentrate produced. The inherent per tonne value of
tungsten bearing ores can be determined by multiplying grade x metallurgical recovery x $mtu
price.
As a recent market example, EQ Resources (ASX:EQR) recently reported attaining US$1,189/mtu
for concentrates from their Mt Carbine operations in the March 2026 quarter4
.
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EQ Resources ASX Announcement “Quarterly Activities/Appendix 5B Cash Flow Report-March 2026”, 28 April 2026.
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NEXT STEPS
With the gravity and rougher/cleaner flotation operating conditions now established, the
metallurgical programme is moving into optimisation and variability testing across the four bulk
samples previously collected from the Linka Project area5
. Key next steps include:
• Continuing Flotation Reagent Optimisation: refinement of the rougher/cleaner
flotation regime to maximise flotation recovery while holding combined concentrate
grade above the >50% WO₃ saleable threshold and targeting >80% recovery.
• Variability Testing: application of the optimised gravity and flotation conditions to the
remaining bulk samples (Conquest, Hillside and Stockpile) to confirm flowsheet
performance for samples collected from across the Project area.
• Comminution Testing: detailed comminution test suite on fresh samples to define
crushing and grinding energy requirements and ore abrasion properties, feeding into
plant design and OPEX estimations.
• Gravity Enhancements: Ongoing gravity separation tests at coarser grind sizes.
• Ore Sorting: Completion of testing of a recently collected ~40kg sample by ore sorting
technology.
• Modular Blueprint: finalising the conceptual processing study underway with Mineral
Technologies.
• Geological Understanding: 3D geology model completion using recently digitised
mapping and drillhole data.
• Maiden Drilling: with drill permitting now approved, the maiden drill programme at
Linka is scheduled to commence in the June 2026 quarter with earthworks and drill site
preparation, followed by drilling.
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This announcement has been authorised for release by the Board of the Company.
Julian Woodcock
Managing Director and CEO
Viking Mines Limited
For further information, please contact:
Michaela Stanton-Cook - Company Secretary
Viking Mines Limited
+61 8 6245 0870
Learn more about Viking Mines via our investor hub here.
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ASX Announcement 14 January 2026: High grade assays up to 1.3% WO3 from Linka Tungsten Project
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Competent Persons Statement – Exploration Results
Information in this release that relates to Exploration Results is based on information compiled by Mr Julian Woodcock, who is a
Member of the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (MAusIMM(CP) – 305446). Mr Woodcock is a full-time employee of
Viking Mines Ltd. Mr Woodcock has sufficient experience which is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under
consideration and to the activity being undertaken to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 2012 Edition of the
‘Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves’. Mr Woodcock consents to the
disclosure of the information in this report in the form and context in which it appears.
Competent Persons Statement – Metallurgical Testwork
The information in this announcement that relates to Exploration Results from metallurgical test work is based on, and fairly
represents, information and supporting documentation compiled by Mr Peter Adamini, BSc (Mineral Science and Chemistry), who
is a Member of The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM). Mr Adamini is a full-time employee of SGS Australia
owned Independent Metallurgical Operations Pty Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of SGS Australia Holdings Pty Ltd, and has
sufficient experience that is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity being
undertaken to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 2012 Edition of the ‘Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration
Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves’. Mr. Adamini is an independent consultant engaged by Viking Mines Limited for
metallurgical representation. Mr Adamini consents to the disclosure of the information in this report in the form and context in
which it appears.
Forward-Looking Statements
This document may include forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements
concerning Viking Mines Limited’s planned exploration programme and other statements that are not historical facts. When used
in this document, the words such as "could," "plan," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may”, "potential," "should," and similar
expressions are forward-looking statements. Although Viking Mines Limited believes that its expectations reflected in these
forward-looking statements are reasonable, such statements involve risks and uncertainties and no assurance can be given that
actual results will be consistent with these forward-looking statements.
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APPENDIX 1 – JORC CODE, 2012 EDITION – TABLE 1
JORC Table 1, Section 1 – Sampling Techniques and Data
Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
Sampling
techniques
Nature and quality of sampling (e.g. cut channels, random
chips, or specific specialised industry standard measurement
tools appropriate to the minerals under investigation, such as
downhole gamma sondes, or handheld XRF instruments,
etc.). These examples should not be taken as limiting the
broad meaning of sampling.
Metallurgical Sample
Collection of loose rocks on surface from each of the 4 sample locations using an ultraviolet light (254nm wavelength) to
identify mineralised material to identify mineralised material. Samples collected were bagged in to calico and polyweave
bags and subsequently broken into smaller pieces to aid transportation to the metallurgical laboratory and facilitate
processing by the metallurgical laboratory.
Include reference to measures taken to ensure sample
representivity and the appropriate calibration of any
measurement tools or systems used.
Metallurgical Sample
Samples are deemed representative of the target mineralisation being sampled as they were identified using an ultraviolet
light which confirmed scheelite bearing mineralisation was sourced. It is unknown if the samples are representative of the
original insitu material due to rocks being collected from loose material on surface and not being insitu.
Aspects of the determination of mineralisation that are
Material to the Public Report. In cases where ‘industry
standard’ work has been done this would be relatively simple
(e.g. ‘reverse circulation drilling was used to obtain 1 m
samples from which 3 kg was pulverised to produce a 30 g
charge for fire assay’). In other cases more explanation may
be required, such as where there is coarse gold that has
inherent sampling problems. Unusual commodities or
mineralisation types (e.g. submarine nodules) may warrant
disclosure of detailed information
Metallurgical Sample
Loose rocks collected form surface and delivered to the metallurgical laboratory in 26 individually numbered calico bags.
Samples which corresponded to the parent (composite) sample were prepared by the laboratory by combining contents
from the designated bags, stage crushing to <3.35 mm, passing through a riffle splitter multiple times and blending to
homogenise. This blended sample was further processed through the riffle splitter to generate a representative sub-sample.
This sub-sample was then pulverised to minimum P80 <75 µm prior to being submitted for assay. This sub-sample is
considered accurate with sample mineralogy not expected to have caused sampling issues.
Drilling
techniques
Drill type (e.g. core, reverse circulation, open-hole hammer,
rotary air blast, auger, Bangka, sonic, etc.) and details (e.g.
core diameter, triple or standard tube, depth of diamond
tails, face-sampling bit or other type, whether core is oriented
and if so, by what method, etc.).
Not applicable, no drilling being reported.
Drill sample
recovery
Method of recording and assessing core and chip sample
recoveries and results assessed.
Not applicable, no drilling being reported.
Measures taken to maximise sample recovery and ensure
representative nature of the samples.
Not applicable, no drilling being reported.
Whether a relationship exists between sample recovery and
grade and whether sample bias may have occurred due to
preferential loss/gain of fine/coarse material.
Not applicable, no drilling being reported.
Logging
Whether core and chip samples have been geologically and
geotechnically logged to a level of detail to support
appropriate Mineral Resource estimation, mining studies and
metallurgical studies.
Not applicable, no drilling being reported.
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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
Whether logging is qualitative or quantitative in nature. Core
(or costean, channel, etc.) photography.
Not applicable, no drilling being reported.
The total length and percentage of the relevant intersections
logged.
Not applicable, no drilling being reported.
Subsampling
techniques and
sample
preparation
If core, whether cut or sawn and whether quarter, half or all
core taken.
Not applicable, no drilling being reported.
If non-core, whether riffled, tube sampled, rotary split, etc.
and whether sampled wet or dry.
Metallurgical Sample
Samples were collected dry. No splitting was undertaken in the field. In the metallurgical laboratory, the sample was
prepared by stage crushing to <3.35 mm and then homogenised and sub-sampled using a riffle splitter.
For all sample types, the nature, quality and appropriateness
of the sample preparation technique.
Metallurgical Sample
The sample preparation, blending and sub-sampling techniques are appropriate for this material’s mineralogical makeup.
Quality control procedures adopted for all subsampling
stages to maximise representivity of samples.
Metallurgical Sample
No QAQC samples were utilised by Viking. The metallurgical laboratory inserted blanks and standards which contained WO3
grades similar to the assayed samples WO3 head grades.
Measures taken to ensure that the sampling is representative
of the in-situ material collected, including for instance results
for field duplicate/second-half sampling.
Metallurgical Sample
Insitu material has not been sampled. No duplicates taken. On completion of the metallurgical testwork programme, the
metallurgical balance will be used to verify the head grade assays.
Whether sample sizes are appropriate to the grain size of the
material being sampled.
The Competent Person considers the current methods and processes described as appropriate for this style of
mineralisation due to the grade of mineralisation being reported. Sample size of the metallurgical sample is appropriate
both due the grades being grade of the mineralisation and the large samples collected.
Quality of
assay data and
laboratory
tests
The nature, quality and appropriateness of the assaying and
laboratory procedures used and whether the technique is
considered partial or total.
Metallurgical Sample
The assaying technique utilised a lithium metaborate/lithium tetraborate (50/50) fusion melt followed by nitric acid
dissolution with the resulting solution analysed by an ICP OES/MS. This technique is considered to be total.
For geophysical tools, spectrometers, handheld XRF
instruments, etc., the parameters used in determining the
analysis including instrument make and model, reading
times, calibrations factors applied and their derivation, etc.
No data has been reported of this type.
Nature of quality control procedures adopted (e.g. standards,
blanks, duplicates, external laboratory checks) and whether
acceptable levels of accuracy (i.e. lack of bias) and precision
have been established.
Metallurgical Sample
No QAQC samples were utilised by Viking. The metallurgical laboratory inserted blanks and standards which contained WO3
grades similar to the Viking’s assayed samples WO3 head grades. This achieved acceptable levels of accuracy and removed
bias.
Verification of
sampling and
assaying
The verification of significant intersections by either
independent or alternative company personnel.
Not applicable, no drilling being reported.
The use of twinned holes. Not applicable, no drilling being reported.
Documentation of primary data, data entry procedures, data
verification, data storage (physical and electronic) protocols.
Metallurgical Sample
Samples are bagged in calico bags and assigned a sample number from a ticket book. Sample details are recorded in a
spreadsheet and then uploaded in to Viking’s Maxwell Datashed database.
Discuss any adjustment to assay data. No adjustment is made to the assay data.
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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
Location of
data points
Accuracy and quality of surveys used to locate drillholes
(collar and downhole surveys), trenches, mine workings and
other locations used in Mineral Resource estimation.
Metallurgical Sample
No drilling being reported. Sample locations provided are approximate area where the samples were collected from.
Composite sample collected for each area is composed of loose rocks collected from within an approximate15m radius of
the reported sample coordinate.
Specification of the grid system used. The adopted grid system is NAD83/UTM Zone 12N and all data are reported in these coordinates.
Quality and adequacy of topographic control.
Publicly available LiDAR data from the USGS is at 1m accuracy and considered of a high quality and has been used to
determine the elevation of the samples collected.
Data spacing
and
distribution
Data spacing for reporting of Exploration Results. Not applicable.
Whether the data spacing and distribution is sufficient to
establish the degree of geological and grade continuity
appropriate for the Mineral Resource and Ore Reserve
estimation procedure(s) and classifications applied.
Not applicable.
Whether sample compositing has been applied.
Metallurgical Sample
Sample assay results have not been composited. Physical samples collected are consider a composite sample via the
collection of multiple loose rocks from the sample locations to provide sufficient material for the metallurgical testwork
programme.
Orientation of
data in relation
to geological
structure
Whether the orientation of sampling achieves unbiased
sampling of possible structures and the extent to which this is
known, considering the deposit type.
Metallurgical Sample
Unknown, the mineralisation sampled was not insitu.
If the relationship between the drilling orientation and the
orientation of key mineralised structures is considered to
have introduced a sampling bias, this should be assessed
and reported if material.
Not applicable, no drilling being reported.
Sample
security
The measures taken to ensure sample security.
Metallurgical Sample
Samples were collected in the field by Viking geologists and personally delivered to Base Met Labs in Tucson, Arizona.
Audits or
reviews
The results of any audits or reviews of sampling techniques
and data.
The Company has conducted no audits or reviews of the sampling techniques and data.
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JORC 2012 Table 1, Section 2 – Reporting of Exploration Results
Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
Mineral
tenement and
land tenure
status
Type, reference name/number, location and ownership including
agreements or material issues with third parties such as joint ventures,
partnerships, overriding royalties, native title interests, historical sites,
wilderness or national park and environmental settings.
Tenements and location
The USA Tungsten Project Lode Mineral Claims are located in the state of Nevada in the USA. Details of the
Mineral Claims are presented in the table below:
Project State County Type Holder Quantity
Linka Nevada Lander Unpatented
BLK Group LLC 10
Viking Tungsten LLC 91
Alpine Nevada Pershing Unpatented BLK Group LLC 4
Long Nevada Pershing Unpatented
BLK Group LLC 4
Viking Tungsten LLC 12
Ragged Top Nevada Pershing Unpatented
BLK Group LLC 8
Viking Tungsten LLC 30
Terrell Nevada Nye Unpatented
BLK Group LLC 10
Viking Tungsten LLC 56
Victory Nevada Nye Unpatented Kircher Mine Development LLC 8
Third Party Interests
Viking Mines Ltd has signed a binding term sheet to acquire a 100% interest in the project BLK Group LLC
Mineral Claims and currently holds no ownership. Viking can acquire 100% interest in the claims by paying a
total of US$2.88M over a staged 7 year period. BLK group will retain a 2% NSR on all minerals recovered from
mineral claims, and Viking retains the option to buy down 1% of the NSR for US$2M.
Native Title, Historical sites and Wilderness
There are no known registered historical sites over the Project Mineral Claims. The Mineral Claims are
registered with the Bureau of Land Management. The Linka Project has split federal agency responsibility with
the Bureau of Land management managing approximately half of the claims and the US Forestry Service the
other half. All the remaining projects fall under the jurisdiction of the BLM.
The security of the tenure held at the time of reporting along with any
known impediments to obtaining a licence to operate in the area.
The tenements are held in good standing by BLK Group LLC. To the best of Vikings knowledge, all annual
claim payments are up to date. There are no known impediments to obtaining a licence to operate in the area.
The US process is to file either a notice of intent or Plan of Operations to the responsible Federal Agency to
obtain permits for drilling. The Company does not know of any reason why these permits would not be
granted once the process if followed and the required bond payment made.
Exploration
done by other
parties
Acknowledgment and appraisal of exploration by other parties.
Linka Mine: The area was staked in 1941 by Steve Linka of Austin, NV. In 1943-44, the mine produced 2,420
tons of ore averaging 0.69% WOз. Consolidated Uranium Mines purchased the property in 1953, sunk a
vertical shaft to 210 feet and drove approximately 1,000 feet of drifts and cross-cuts on the 150’ level.
Additional production included; 4,000 tons of ore averaging 0.98% WOз between 1951 and 1956 and 60,000
tons averaging 0.40% WOз between 1955 and 1956. The mine closed when the Government buying program
ended. Mine workings include a 100’ X 50’ open-pit 25 feet deep, a 210’ shaft with approximately 1,500 feet of
drifts and cross-cuts. Shrinkage stopes extend from the 150’ level to the surface (Stager and Tingley, 1988).
In 1951, the Linka Mine was optioned to Hugh Chesser, Reno, NV. Hugh Chesser estimates shipments to
Metals Reserve Corporation during WWII totalled 2,673 tons averaging 0.72 percent WOз.
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Criteria JORC Code explanation Commentary
Cache Creek Exploration held the properties in the early 1970’s and conducted geological and geophysical
programs. Duval Corporation optioned the properties in the mid-1970’s, did geological studies but no drilling.
Min-Ex drilled the property in 1977-78, with a total of 73 drillholes recorded (eight DDH and 64 wide-spread
percussion drillholes). Note: Not all drillhole locations have been established, with 69 holes digitised and 1
hole estimated (total 70) and three percussion holes with unknown location. Exploration activity completed by
Minex included drilling, surface and underground geological mapping and sampling, minor geophysical
magnetic survey with 10,400 linear feet collected (inconclusive results), 6,500ft of bulldozer trenching and
mapping.
Stager and Tingley, 1988 estimate total production at the Linka mine at 25,670 units WOз (1943-56).
Linka-Conquest Mine: The mine was discovered in 1941 but did not start production until 1943 when Gale
Peer sunk a two-compartment inclined shaft to 130 feet. Workings off the shaft were at the 50 and 100 foot
levels. During WW II mined and shipped 390 tons of ore averaging 2.7% WOз. Additional shipments after the
War averaged over 1.0% WOз, but the tonnage is unknown. Last work on the 100’ level exposed a zone 40’
long, 12’ to 20’ wide, open to the northeast with a grade of <0.4% WOз. Stager and Tingley, 1988, estimate
total production at 5,208 units WOз (1944-56).
Stager and Tingley, 1988 estimate total production at the Conquest mine to be 5,208 units WOз (1944-56)
Geology Deposit type, geological setting and style of mineralisation
Linka Project: The area is underlain primarily by sedimentary rocks; it includes an outcrop of massive
limestone of Ordovician age (Upper Plate) overlain in thrust contact by chert and shale of Ordovician Vinini
Formation (Lower Plate). The limestone is intruded locally by granitic rocks of Jurassic age, and the tungsten
deposits occur in the limestone along the granite contact (Stager and Tingley, 1988)
Linka-Conquest Mine - Granite intrusive rocks (Jg) and aplite dikes intrude cherts, shales and limy members of
the Vinini Formation (Ov) in the Upper Plate of the Roberts Mountain Thrust. Scheelite-bearing skarn formed at
the contact.
Miocene age Bates Mountains tuff (Tbm) covers any extension of the mineralization to the northeast.
Linka Mine – Scheelite occurs in lenses and tabular masses of skarn at the contact between Ordovician
Antelope Valley Limestone (Lower Plate of the Roberts Mountain Thrust) and granitic intrusive rocks. The
contact zone is cut by igneous dykes and high-angle faults. Exposures are poor. Granite rocks west of the
contact zone are covered by post-mineral volcanic rock and sediments of Big Smokey Valley.
Antelope Valley limestone east of the contact zone is nearly vertical. The contact zone is about 40 feet wide.
Drilling in the 1970’s shows that, at depth, the contact zone ma
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