Critica (ASX:CRI) said its resource definition drilling program at the Jupiter rare earth project confirmed the strong continuity of higher-grade rare earth mineralization, according to a Monday Australian bourse filing.
The program comprised 145 air core drill holes for 7,274 meters. The resource definition area coincides with the pilot plant sample area.
The intersections it encountered included 23 meters at 3,603 parts-per-million (ppm) total rare earth oxides (TREO) from 20 meters, 56 meters at 2,642 ppm TREO from 16 meters, and 30 meters at 2,995 ppm TREO from 20 meters.
Its shares rose 2% in recent trading on Monday.