Lion Rock Minerals (ASX:LRM) has confirmed the presence of coarse monazite crystals in residual soils at its Minta Est Project, supporting the company's exploration strategy targeting high-value rare-earth minerals.
Infill drilling, which began in November 2025, has progressed well, with 285 holes completed for a total of 1,227m. Samples from the drilling are currently undergoing laboratory analysis.
The visual identification of large, angular monazite crystals during a recent field inspection by the company’s competent person, Richard Stockwell, confirms the local monazite-enriched granite as the source of monazite rare earths.
Coarse monazite was observed dominating the mineral assemblage in deeper, weathered saprolite, while panning of residual soils consistently showed monazite liberated by weathering processes.