OD6 Metals Limited announced that the second phase drilling is complete at its Splinter Rock clay hosted rare earth element (REE) Project, located northeast of Esperance in Western Australia. An 83-hole, ~200m spaced drill program designed to test the localised consistency of clay type, thickness and grades has been completed at Splinter Rock. A total of 4,305m has been drilled at an average depth of 50.6m.

The drill program continued to confirm thick saprolite clay horizons at four main prospect areas (Prop, Flanker, Centre and Scrum), with samples currently being assayed for rare earth elements (REEs). The Company is compiling and reviewing drill hole logs to enable detailed mapping of clay depth and thickness. This infill program will assist in determining optimal drill spacing for future JORC Mineral Resource Estimation.

The second phase drilling campaign targeted the four main prospect clay basin areas identified through the Airborne Electromagnetic Survey (AEM) The completed drilling depth and clay thickness strongly correlates with the AEM data. OD6 is now able to avoid areas of granites and or minimal clays and as such can now focus future infill drill on the highly prospective clay zones. Each prospect (Prop, Flanker, Centre and Scrum) has similar but also particular geological features and geographic locations that may result in regional clay differences and characteristics.

This second phase drilling program was undertaken to identify, test and then rank each prospect, so as to prioritise future work.