Power Minerals has spotted new exploration targets at its Santa Anna niobium–REE project in Brazil after a drone survey revealed unseen geological structures across the largely untested carbonatite complex.
The airborne program is the first major geophysical step since Power acquired 100 per cent of the project earlier this month.
Close to 90 per cent of the roughly 2.5km Santa Anna Carbonatite Alkaline Complex has never been drilled, an unusual amount of untouched ground for a system already known to host high-grade niobium and rare earths.
Preliminary images from the survey highlighted structural trends that had not been identified in earlier work, immediately pointing to at least two new target zones.
The findings are set to sharpen Power’s drill targeting, complementing high-grade intercepts from previous and current drilling. The company said the geophysical data will also streamline planning for upcoming fieldwork and resource modelling.
“As we look to accelerate the exploration of Santa Anna following the completion of our acquisition, we are pleased to have completed this drone aerial survey to help us further understand the geology and identify the best areas for follow-up,” Power Minerals managing director Mena Habib said.
“Given that a significant portion of the complex area remains untested by drilling, with minimal exploration below 100m from surface, the introduction of this new geophysical dataset is expected to provide crucial insights for exploration targeting and resource definition drilling.”
Power is preparing a major 10,000m reverse circulation (RC) drilling campaign – starting with an initial 2000m this month – as it pushes toward a maiden mineral resource in the first half of 2026.
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