London-listed URU Metals has reported that key findings of an independent 3D inversion of high-resolution aeromagnetic and Falcon airborne gravity data over its Zeb nickel project, in Limpopo, confirm that multiple dense, magnetically susceptible bodies lie within the company's licence and validate the ultramafic feeder-conduit geological model that underpins Zeb's massive sulphide (Zone 3) exploration thesis.

Importantly, the company notes, the new modelling expands the search footprint, both laterally and to depths well beyond historic drilling and delivers a suite of clearly defined, drill-ready targets.

Key highlights include four priority targets. The company says magnetic-susceptibility and density shells delineate four coherent bodies concealed beneath Transvaal dolomite or within the known Uitloop intrusion. Target 4 is the densest feature detected to date.

Secondly, high-priority Targets 1 and 2 include large coincident gravity-magnetic anomalies directly beneath parallel lobes of the Uitloop chonolith, interpreted as feeder conduits where massive sulphides could pond.

Thirdly, the company notes that depth extension is confirmed, whereby modelling indicates dense zones from about 100 m to over 800 m below surface, significantly deeper than historic drilling, underscoring the untested potential at depth.

Lastly, the company notes that the new inversion reinforces the vertically stacked, feeder-pipe architecture which forms the basis of the massive sulphide exploration model, with clear similarities to the nickel-producing Uitkomst Complex.

Together, URU says, these factors give it a compelling, capital-efficient path to massive sulphide discovery, rapid resource definition and near-term value creation for shareholders.

The work, completed by Geofocus, refines and expands upon the conduit-style sulphide model, identifying four discrete, high-density targets interpreted to represent potential accumulations of massive nickel/copper/platinum group element sulphide mineralisation.

"The new 3D inversion dramatically sharpens our view of the Zeb plumbing system. We now have discrete, dense and magnetic bodies exactly where a conduit-fed nickel sulphide deposit should sit.

“With four priority drill targets along with the possibility of adding electromagnetic data for even finer resolution, we are positioned for the most exciting test of the project's potential to date,” says URU exploration VP Richard Montjoie.