Alien Metals Ltd (AIM:UFO, OTC:ASLRF) said strong nickel, copper and platinum group element (PGE) anomalies were defined in an initial trenching and rock chip sampling programme at the Elizabeth Hill project in Western Australia.
The project is host to the high-grade Elizabeth Hill silver mine in the resource-rich Pilbara region.
The AIM-listed company said it was "very encouraged by these early results" and is planning the next stage of work to possibly infill with more sampling.
"The maiden trenching programme has reinforced historical anomalous copper, nickel and PGE mineralisation, which are still open along strike and, given the width and grade of these zones, could indicate the presence of a much larger system as a source,” said chief executive Bill Brodie Good.
“This mineralisation appears to be associated with the ultramafic intrusion of the Munni Munni intrusion, the known J-Reef and the complex structural controls in the area. These results will contribute to planning a follow-up field programme to expand our knowledge of the potential of these targets.
“The more regional rock chip sample results from Munni Munni North are also giving us further target areas to pursue, especially the southern trend of the J-Reef and the area around the Conquest prospect in the east, and we will continue to test these areas when we go back into the field," he said.