Australian tungsten explorer Apollo expands drill target footprint in France
Original announcement by miningweekly on
- Company
- Apollo Minerals
- Ticker
- ASX:APO
- Exchange
- Unavailable
- Region
- France
- Primary commodity
- Tungsten
- Secondary commodities
- None reported
- Document categories
- Drill results, Other
- Extracted
- 2026-08-24 14:52:40 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
Apollo Minerals has identified new tungsten mineralisation zones at the Couflens project in France, expanding the targeting footprint of the historical Salau mine. The newly defined Veronique-Upper zone includes intercepts of up to 4.3 m at 1.3% tungsten trioxide, with planned Phase 1 drilling to follow.
Reasoning: The company has identified new tungsten zones (Veronique-Upper) using historical data, expanding the known footprint of a high-grade historical mine.
Positive factors
- identification of new mineralisation zones
- expansion of drill target footprint
- high-grade historical context
- demonstrated strike and dip continuity
Facts used in scoring: 3
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 3. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Drill Results (3)
Fact 1Couflens · tungstenGrade: 1.3Grade Unit: % tungsten trioxideIntercept: 4.3 mHistorical resultNeeds review: drill_no_hole_idView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Couflens
- Commodity
- tungsten
- Region
- france
- Reported Region
- France
- Ticker
- ASX:APO
Geometry
- Grade
- 1.3
- Grade Unit
- % tungsten trioxide
- Intercept
- 4.3 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- drill_no_hole_id
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- Yes
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-24T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Historical intercept reported in the text as part of the review of digitised archives.
Positive factors
- high grade for tungsten
Evidence · text
“Veronique-Upper zone, which exhibits intercepts of up to 4.3 m grading 1.3% tungsten trioxide”
Fact 2Couflens · tungstenGrade: 2.5Grade Unit: % tungsten trioxideHistorical resultNeeds review: drill_no_hole_idView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Couflens
- Commodity
- tungsten
- Region
- france
- Reported Region
- France
- Ticker
- ASX:APO
Geometry
- Grade
- 2.5
- Grade Unit
- % tungsten trioxide
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- drill_no_hole_id
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- Yes
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-24T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Historical mining grade mentioned for the Veronique zone in the final year of operation.
Positive factors
- high grade
Evidence · text
“Veronique zone was mined historically at 2.5% tungsten trioxide in the Salau mine's final year of operation”
Fact 3Couflens · tungstenGrade: 1.5Grade Unit: % tungsten trioxideHistorical resultNeeds review: drill_no_hole_idView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Couflens
- Commodity
- tungsten
- Region
- france
- Reported Region
- France
- Ticker
- ASX:APO
Geometry
- Grade
- 1.5
- Grade Unit
- % tungsten trioxide
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- drill_no_hole_id
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- Yes
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-24T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Historical average grade for the Salau mine during its 15 years of operation.
Positive factors
- high grade
Evidence · text
“Salau was historically one of the world's highest-grade tungsten operations, with grades averaging 1.5% tungsten trioxide”
How Atlas produces this analysis
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