Battery Minerals Limited announced the results of a VTEM survey at its Russells Copper-Nickel Project in WA's East Kimberley. The final data and report for the high resolution, airborne electromagnetic survey, identifies several modelled bedrock conductors considered prospective for copper ± nickel mineralisation. Upcoming drilling will test priority VTEM conductor targets along with areas of widespread surface copper anomalism, including up to 29.9% in rock chips at Russells Gossan.

The drilling program has been designed to test priority copper ± nickel targets, comprising 6 diamond holes for 1,170m. Several contingency drill sites will also be prepared to allow for flexibility in the drilling schedule based on ongoing results. Target areas include: Olympio Target: characterised by a discrete zone of conductivity (650m long at 100m depth) coincident with a concealed, likely structurally thickened portion of the prospective Azura copper trend stratigraphy.

Azura East Target: defined by a discrete conductive VTEM anomaly, partly concealed and along strike from the prospective Azura copper trend stratigraphy. Azura North Target: located within the prospective Azura copper trend, defined by an approximately 120m wide zone of anomalous copper at surface with rockchip samples up to 9.7% Cu. Russell's Gossan Target: defined by a widespread zone of strong surface copper anomalism, including up to 29.9% in rock chips.

Trem Jones Target: lies west of the main Halls Creek Fault and characterised by a zone of conductivity (>1,000m long at 100m depth) along strike from nickel and copper occurrences. The geophysical survey was flown by Geotech Australia utilizing the VTEMTM Max Time Domain EM system and comprised 510-line kilometres along NW-SE orientated, 100m spaced lines. Resource Potentials Pty Ltd. provided geophysical consulting services, including data inversions and interpretation, which is summarised below.

A total of 109 EM anomaly profile picks were manually identified across the Russel's Copper VTEM survey area, of which 23 are rank-1, 22 are rank-2, and 64 are rank-3. All available geophysical, geological, geochemical were reviewed with the VTEM EM profile picks to identify, outline and prioritise VTEM EM target areas of interest on a scale of 1-3. A total of 32 VTEM target areas were identified and prioritised over the area, including 6 priority-1, 9 priority-2 and 17 priority-3 VTEM target areas.