Taylors Arm South Antimony
The Taylors Arm Antimony Project, located in the New England Orogen of northern New South Wales, is a key asset in Trigg Minerals’ portfolio.
Encompassing historical sites such as the Munga Creek Mine and the Toorooka and Pinnacles Antimony Camps, the project area is renowned for its high-grade antimony mineralisation and significant exploration potential.
Historical Significance
The Munga Creek Mine, a prominent feature of the Taylors Arm South Project, operated until 1974, producing over 1,100 tonnes of antimony concentrates. The Toorooka and Pinnacles Camps have reported antimony grades exceeding 25% Sb, highlighting the area’s rich mining history and the presence of substantial stibnite (Sb₂S₃) mineralisation.
Geological Setting
The project is underlain by Permian-aged metasediments of the Nambucca and Kempsey Beds, hosting quartz-stibnite breccia veins. These geological formations are structurally controlled by fault, shear, and fracture systems, creating favourable conditions for primary stibnite mineralisation and potential polymetallic or gold-antimony associations, akin to the nearby Hillgrove deposit.
Exploration Potential
Despite the area’s historical mining activity, modern systematic exploration has been limited. Trigg Minerals aims to revitalise the Taylors Arm South Project through comprehensive data compilation, remote sensing, and geophysical surveys. The objective is to delineate new zones of mineralisation, assess metallurgical characteristics, and evaluate the economic viability of future mining operations.
Future Outlook
Trigg Minerals is poised to unlock substantial value from this strategically important asset through systematic mapping, rock chip sampling programs, deployment of advanced geophysical techniques, and subsequent drilling of defined targets.