Guardian Metal Resources completes Pilot Mountain drilling
By Josh White
Date: Tuesday 27 May 2025
(Sharecast News) - Guardian Metal Resources announced the completion of a geotechnical drilling programme at its Pilot Mountain tungsten project in Nevada on Tuesday, with data from the campaign now submitted to engineering consultants to support the project's ongoing pre-feasibility study.
The AIM-traded firm said the programme was focussed on the Desert Scheelite zone and comprised 1,156 metres across seven holes, with one hole abandoned and redrilled due to operator error.
It reported that several drillholes intersected porphyry and skarn-style alteration and mineralisation, suggesting that the Desert Scheelite mineralised system extended beyond its currently defined boundaries.
Notable intervals included visible scheelite mineralisation in GCH-01 and mineralised porphyry features in GCH-04, GCH-05, and GCH-07, including potassic, sodic-calcite, and phyllic alteration zones associated with sulphide veins.
Additionally, the first drill hole at the nearby Garnet Zone, PGMR25-001, reached a depth of 100 metres and encountered multiple strongly skarn-mineralised scheelite-rich intervals.
That, the company said, marked the first drilling at the Garnet Zone since Guardian Metal acquired it in 2021.
The firm said the results provided further encouragement for the broader mineral potential at Pilot Mountain.
"The company continues to make excellent progress at Pilot Mountain, with drilling operations advancing at pace," said chief executive officer Oliver Friesen.
"Encouragingly, multiple geotechnical holes indicate that the mineralising system at Desert Scheelite extends beyond the currently drilled footprint.
"In addition, strong visual mineralisation observed at the Garnet Zone demonstrates the significant untapped potential across other known, at-surface skarn zones."
Friesen said recent executive orders from the Trump administration underscored a "strategic push" to reshore critical metal supply chains, particularly tungsten, given its importance to the defence sector and US national security.
"We remain focused on advancing both of our co-flagship projects as swiftly as possible, with analytical results from Pilot Mountain and Tempiute expected shortly."
At 1139 BST, shares in Guardian Metal Resources were up 0.23% at 39.99p.
Reporting by Josh White for Sharecast.com.
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