The Utah Division of Oil, Gas and Mining (DOGM) has tentatively approved the Notice ofIntention (NOI) to conduct exploration for the Antimony Canyon Project.
Drilling operations concentrate solely on Trigg’s 100% owned Patented Mining Claims. Asprivate land, these claims benefit from streamlined state-level regulations, effectivelyavoiding possible federal permitting delays.
The focus on Patented Claims has allowed the Company to progress quickly fromacquisition to a ‘drill-ready' status. Site preparations are completed, and subject to receiptof the final DOGM permit, drilling is planned to begin before the end of December 2025.
Specialist contractor Energold Drilling USA has been engaged to carry out the diamondcore drilling program using heli-portable S4 Ranger rigs.
Drilling will test the "Salt n Pepper" tuff horizon, which outcrops extensively on thePatented Claims. Recent sampling in this specific zone returned bonanza grades of 1.5mat 33.2% Sb1 and 29.4% Sb2, confirming the high-grade potential of the Company's privateholdings.
The Company has now staked well over 380 additional claims, merging them into a singleland package that forms the Antimony Canyon Project, a district-scale critical mineralsasset.
Trigg Minerals Limited (ASX: TMG, OTCQB: TMGLF) is pleased to announce it has receivedtentative regulatory approval to start its maiden drilling campaign at the Antimony Canyon Project (ACP)in Utah, USA. The final permit will be issued following lodgement of the required bond, which isscheduled to be paid this week.
The Utah Division of Oil, Gas and Mining has approved the Company's Notice of Intention (NOI) toConduct Exploration (File Number E/017/0340). This approval authorises the construction of 24 drillpads and the drilling of diamond core holes within the Company’s Patented Mining Claims. By focusingon patented (private) land, the Company has successfully streamlined the permitting process, allowingrapid mobilisation.
Managing Director, Mr Andre Booyzen, stated:
“Securing the drilling permit for Antimony Canyon marks a significant milestone that shifts Trigg from anexplorer to an active developer in the US critical minerals sector. Our strategy to initially focus on thePatented Claims is paying dividends, allowing us to leverage private land tenure to secure permitsefficiently, avoiding potential federal delays. This is an exciting milestone for us, and this first phase ofdrilling will help inform our assessment of potential pilot-scale mining activities in 2026. We have a goodrelationship with the folks at the Utah Division of Oil, Gas and Mining and are appreciative of theirsupport.
We are pleased to appoint Energold Drilling, a top-tier contractor with a global reputation for working inchallenging terrain. Their use of heli-portable rigs greatly lowers our environmental impact. It allows usto access the high-grade 'Salt n Pepper' tuff targets above the canyon walls—areas that have historicallyyielded exceptional grades but have lacked modern drill testing. With site preparations finished and ourlogistics fully winterised, we are ready to commence drilling. We have also started the planning andpreparing the permit applications for the next phases of drilling on our patented claims.”
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Aleksei Andrievskii is the founder of the ANDRIEVSKII SEA WEALTH family office in Cyprus, a member of the advisory board at Bendura Bank AG, Liechtenstein