{"id":114760,"title":"ECR Minerals (AIM:ECR) Active on Numerous Projects Over the Summer","publisher":"Share Talk","author":"sharetalk","published":"2024-06-05T14:17:38+00:00","modified":"2024-06-05T14:17:38+00:00","canonical_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/ecr-minerals-aimecr-active-on-numerous-projects-over-the-summer/","markdown_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/ecr-minerals-aimecr-active-on-numerous-projects-over-the-summer.md","json_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/ecr-minerals-aimecr-active-on-numerous-projects-over-the-summer.json","category":"Exclusive Interviews","categories":["Exclusive Interviews","Mining"],"tags":["Adam Jones","Andrew Haythorpe","Andrew Scott","Avoca Gold Project","bailieston gold project","Ballarat","ballarat gold system","Black Cat","cherry tree","Creswick Gold Project","David Tang","dimocks main shale","dr rodney boucher","ECR","ECR Minerals","fosterville gold mine","fosterville south exploration","Geological Survey of Victoria","Mike Whitlow","Moderna","Nick Tulloch","Philippines","Queensland","Share Talk","Tambo Gold Project","Timor Gold Project","Victoria"],"featured_image":"https://i0.wp.com/www.share-talk.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Image-2024-06-05-at-3.16.55-PM.webp?fit=1200%2C691&quality=80&ssl=1","format":"news","language":"en-GB","content":"Mike Whitlow, ECR Minerals Chief Operating Officer talks to Stock Box. Here is a summary of the key points discussed:\n\n- ECR Minerals has [introduced new bulk sampling methods at Kuboid Hill](https://www.share-talk.com/ecr-minerals-chief-geologist-adam-jones-recaps-victoria-bulk-sampling-and-upcoming-qld/) to enhance the accuracy of mineral sampling.\n\n- The company reported promising high-grade gold findings and has a comprehensive summer work schedule planned across various sites.\n\n- Management is focused on boosting asset value and market engagement through strategic asset disposals and capital initiatives\n\nhttps://youtu.be/pz7j6RQdNzQ?si=2uswpmkqwqPVeWzR\n\nHere is a summary of the key points discussed:\n\n1. **Kuboid Hill Bulk Sampling**: ECR Minerals has introduced new bulk sampling methods at Kuboid Hill to enhance the accuracy of mineral sampling. This method provides a larger sample size, leading to more accurate results. High-grade gold findings have been reported, indicating a broader mineralized footprint.\n\n2. **Project Updates**:\n\n**Victoria and Tambo**: Recent work at Tambo includes a planned drill program, pending results.\n\n3. **Queensland**: A busy schedule includes reconnaissance sampling and potential trenching to gather subsurface data and prepare for drilling.\n\n4. **Photon Analysis**: To overcome delays in results, ECR is trialling photon analysis, a method used by larger players in the Victoria region.\n\n5. **Summer Work Schedule**: The company has a packed summer schedule with various activities planned across their sites, aiming to boost asset value and market engagement.\n\n6. **Strategic Focus**: The management is focused on boosting asset value and market engagement through strategic asset disposals and capital initiatives. They aim to increase the company’s market cap significantly.\n\n7. **Ongoing Projects**:\n\n**Antimony Testing at Biston**: A historical drilling core from Victoria is being tested for antimony.\n\n8. **Lolworth Soil Sampling**: Soil sampling is underway at Lolworth.\n\n9. **Blue Mountain**: Trenching and potential use of a small-scale plant to run a pilot project and show investors some gold.\n\n10. **Funding and Market Strategy**: ECR is fully funded for their planned work programs for the year. The board of directors has aligned their interests with shareholders by taking share-based payments instead of remuneration.\n\nOverall, ECR Minerals is actively engaged in numerous projects with a strategic focus on enhancing asset value, engaging the market, and planning significant fieldwork over the summer."}