Australian Critical Minerals (ASX:ACM) has initiated an iron ore exploration program within its Pilbara portfolio, concentrating its initial mapping and sampling efforts on the Cooletha and Shaw Projects, with the objective of discovering substantial iron ore deposits in one of the world’s foremost mining regions.

Amongst iron ore giants

The Cooletha Project, covering over 400 km² in the Pilbara, is situated north of Fortescue Metals Group’s (ASX:FMG) Cloudbreak Mine and northwest of Hancock Prospecting’s Roy Hill Mine (Figure 1).

The Project is highly prospective for iron ore, with historical sampling across various channel iron deposits (CID) ridges indicating an average grade of 56% iron (Fe).

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