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E-Tech Resources Commences Trenching at Its Rare Earth Eureka Tenement in Namibia and Confirms New Rare Earth Prospects

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Halifax, Nova Scotia--(Newsfile Corp. - February 26, 2024) - E-Tech Resources Inc. (TSXV: REE) (FSE: K2i) ("E-Tech" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that its trenching program on the  100%-owned Eureka project on Exclusive Prospecting License (“EPL”) 6762 in Namibia has commenced.

The main objective of the trenching program is to test new targets identified by the 2023 regional soil geochemical survey. Further, trenching is planned in a way to better define the orientation and structural setting of mineralized zones prior to starting a proposed drilling campaign. The program was initiated on February 22.  As of February 26, 10 trenches for a total of approximately 400 m were dug and all have intercepted multiple zones of monazite mineralization.

“We continue to pursue a methodical and systematic exploration strategy as we advance our understanding of the Eureka property and identify new high-priority drill targets,” said CEO Todd Burlingame. “Our initial focus is to test new targets on a regional scale identified through the 2023 exploration program and use the results to further refine our targeting methodology prior to finalizing a proposed drill program. Visual inspection shows the presence of rare earth mineralization in the form of monazite bearing calc-silicate mineralization similar to those found in the discovery zones in trenches in targets located outside of the original Eureka Central Prospect, thus supporting the new geological concept.”

Trenching Program

The focused Phase 1 trenching program will initially include 15 trenches planned for a total length of 629 m. The trenches cover the prospects Eureka East, North (T9), Northeast (T15) and T16 and new areas identified by geological reconnaissance and the 2023 systematic regional soil sampling program.

The trenching program is managed by Gecko Exploration and aims at identifying rare earth mineralization in bedrock at the new regional prospects and, thus, increasing the prospectivity of E-Tech’s ground. Detailed geological and structural logging is conducted in the new trenches to identify lithological and structural elements controlling the calc-silicate hosted monazite mineralization which will further allow for focused prospecting of the tenements including the new EPL 8748.

Geological logging has commenced and is ongoing.  Visual inspections of the trenches confirm rare earth mineralization in the form of coarse crystalline monazite hosted by zones of calc-silicate rock in all the trenches.

The trenching program is kept flexible to maximize the outcome. Continuous geological logging, structural mapping and sampling allows the field team to strategically position additional trenches throughout the program. At key intercepts, short trenches are dug in parallel to log the spatial setting of the mineralized zones, their geometry and relationship to the bedding of the host meta-sedimentary sequence and Damaran age foliation and structures. 


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