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Military Metals wins C$100,000 Nova Scotia grant for West Gore drilling
The funding will support part of a planned 1,750m, seven drillhole diamond campaign to test down-plunge extensions of the West Gore deposit and the Brook Vein occurrence.
Military Metals has been awarded a C$100,000 exploration grant by the Government of Nova Scotia through its Mineral Resource Development Fund, to advance exploration at the company’s West Gore antimony-gold project.
The grant will fund a portion of an ongoing diamond drilling program, which includes seven drillholes totaling 1,750m. The work is designed to target down-plunge extensions of the past producing deposit below historical mine workings, and to test the down-plunge continuity of the Brook Vein occurrence.
Military Metals acquired the project in 2024, citing historical drilling that returned grades as high as 10.6 g/t gold and 3.4% antimony over 7.1 metres. The company said antimony is used in applications including ammunition, explosives, infrared sensors, and fireproofing military uniforms.
West Gore, located in the Meguma gold camp, includes a past-producing underground mine and the Brook Vein, historically mined with a single stope. Mining.com also notes that a historical production estimate for the district was 7,761 tonnes of Sb concentrate at 46% antimony, and 7,149 ounces of gold.
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