Bayan moves Desert Star rare earth project to drill-ready stage in California

Balkan Mining and Minerals Ltd ( (AU:BMM) ) has shared an update.

Bayan Mining and Minerals has advanced its Desert Star rare earth project in California to drill-ready status by appointing key support contractors WaterPros and MP Environmental Services for water logistics, earthworks and site preparation. These appointments build on the earlier engagement of Midnight Sun Inc. as drilling contractor and are aimed at ensuring effective and environmentally controlled operations in the desert field environment, with mobilisation of the maiden reverse circulation drill program planned for June 2026.

The project is fully permitted following U.S. Bureau of Land Management approval to vary the Plan of Operations, allowing drilling to depths of up to 300 metres to test a dense geophysical target coincident with high-grade surface rare earth mineralisation. The maiden drill campaign will seek to define the scale and continuity at depth of a strong light rare earth system, including a significant neodymium-praseodymium component, potentially enhancing Bayan’s position in the rare earths sector given Desert Star’s proximity to the globally significant Mountain Pass mine and similar structural and geological setting.

More about Balkan Mining and Minerals Ltd

Bayan Mining and Minerals Ltd is an ASX-listed exploration company focused on rare earth element projects, with a key asset in the Desert Star Project in San Bernardino County, California. The company targets high-grade light rare earth element assemblages, including neodymium and praseodymium, in a strategically significant corridor near major operations such as MP Materials’ Mountain Pass rare earth mine and Dateline Resources’ Colosseum gold mine.

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