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Maxus Mining Starts Drilling at High-Grade Antimony Project
Maxus Mining has mobilized for the first drill program at the Alturas West antimony project, targeting a shear zone with rock chips up to 69.98% Sb. The 2026 campaign tests continuity at depth.
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Maxus Mining (CSE: MAXM) has mobilized for its first drill program at the Alturas West antimony project in southeastern British Columbia. The company targets the same shear zone that produced historical rock chips grading up to 69.98% antimony. The fully permitted 2026 campaign includes drilling, surface sampling, and early metallurgical testing.
Antimony prices have drawn attention as China tightens export controls on the critical mineral. The United States and European Union both list antimony as a strategic material. Maxus's Alturas West sits in a historic mining district that produced roughly 95 tonnes of antimony at an average grade of 57.2% antimony, according to the company's release. That historical production came from the Alps-Alturas Antimony Mine, which the company now controls.
The drill program will test the depth extension of the antimony-bearing shear zone. The first drill pads are positioned over that zone. Scott Walters, Maxus's CEO, said the program marks a transition from target generation to systematic drill testing. He called Alturas West a rare opportunity to evaluate a historically productive antimony district with modern techniques.