Protium Clean Energy Corp. (CSE: GRUV) (FSE: G07) has announced the successful completion of a high-resolution unmanned aerial vehicle magnetic survey at its wholly owned Gabbs Tungsten Project in Nye County, Nevada. The survey covered approximately 472 line-kilometres across 98 east-west oriented flight lines at 50-metre spacing, generating over 600,000 individual magnetic measurements. The dataset is expected to sharpen geological interpretation and refine exploration targeting at a project that includes the historically significant Emma and Ten O'Clock Mines, two past-producing tungsten workings within the Gabbs Tungsten District.

Key Points

  • Protium Clean Energy Corp. (CSE: GRUV) is a critical minerals explorer focused on its 100%-owned Gabbs Tungsten Project in Nevada
  • The company completed a UAV magnetic survey spanning approximately 472 line-kilometres across the project area
  • 604,762 magnetic measurements were acquired; four processed datasets — TMI, RTP, 1VD, and TDR — have been generated
  • Investors may be watching for further exploration steps, including geological mapping, sampling, and drilling to test identified targets

Survey Scope and Geophysical Data Generated at Gabbs

The survey was flown along 98 east-west flight lines with 50-metre spacing, capturing 604,762 magnetic measurements across the Gabbs Tungsten Project area. Four processed geophysical datasets were produced: Total Magnetic Intensity, Reduced-to-Pole, First Vertical Derivative, and Tilt Derivative. The company states that these products collectively define a broad east-west magnetic corridor across the northern portion of the survey area, along with discrete magnetic highs and lows separated by well-developed gradients — features the technical team believes reflect a structurally complex geological framework underlying the property.

Preliminary Structural Interpretation Across the Property

A preliminary review of the processed data has identified several distinct magnetic domains, prominent gradients, and multiple interpreted structural features across the survey area. According to the release, the First Vertical Derivative and Tilt Derivative products highlight linear structures, interpreted contacts, and structural intersections that may have influenced historical tungsten mineralisation. Protium is integrating these magnetic results with historical mining records, geological mapping, and field observations to better understand structural controls potentially associated with the Emma and Ten O'Clock Mines and other zones across the project. The company cautions that these interpretations are preliminary and do not on their own confirm tungsten mineralisation.

Gabbs District History and Tungsten's Strategic Relevance

The Gabbs Tungsten Project encompasses multiple historical tungsten occurrences within a district that has been recognised as a historically significant tungsten-producing area in Nevada. The past-producing Emma and Ten O'Clock Mines sit within the project boundary. Protium positions the asset as strategically relevant to western critical mineral supply chains, given tungsten's applications in defence, aerospace, energy, and advanced manufacturing. The technical information in the release was reviewed and approved by William Feyerabend, CPG, acting as qualified person under National Instrument 43-101.