Apollo Minerals Completes Aerial Survey on Couflens Tungsten Project
Apollo Minerals has provided an update on its exploration activities in France, leveraging a collaboration with the national geological survey to map its Couflens tungsten and gold project in the Pyrenees.
An Airborne Geophysical Survey Conducted with the BRGM
Apollo Minerals Limited (Euronext Growth: ALAON, ASX: AON) announced on September 22, 2026 the completion of a detailed airborne geophysical survey on its 100%-owned Couflens project. This work was carried out as part of a partnership with the French geological survey (BRGM) and its subsidiary BRGM Explore.
The helicopter-borne magnetic and radiometric survey covers 180 kilometers of lines spaced 100 meters apart (approximately 19 km²), over key areas of Couflens, including the priority target trend that hosts the Salau site. It is part of the broader regional Pyrenees survey conducted by the BRGM with lines spaced 500 meters apart.
According to the company, the Salau mine, located within the Couflens perimeter, was historically one of the highest-grade tungsten operations in the world, with average extraction grades of 1.5% WO₃ over its fifteen years of operation, from 1971 to 1986.
A Project Listed in the National Inventory of Mineral Resources
The survey was conducted as part of the Mineral Resources Inventory (IRM) project, led by the BRGM on behalf of the French State. This project aims to improve knowledge of France's mineral resources and to secure access to critical raw materials necessary for energy and digital transitions as well as industrial decarbonization.
This program is part of the France 2030 investment plan and is based on the European regulation on critical raw materials (CRM Act). The company indicated that it considers Couflens to be a strategic asset for the security and resilience of French supply chains.
According to Apollo Minerals, the survey results should be received and processed in the coming months. The Chief Executive Officer of the BRGM, Catherine Lagneau, described the Couflens project as a "strategic national asset", while Apollo Minerals' Chief Executive Officer, Neil Inwood, mentioned future collaborations for the advancement of technical work.
