Locksley locks in rig for US rare earths push

In a decisive move to kickstart rare earths exploration in the United States, ASX and US-listed Locksley Resources has shifted gears by locking in a diamond drill rig and firing the starter’s gun on its first rare earths drilling campaign at the company’s exciting El Campo prospect in California’s Mojave Desert.

Ground crews are now preparing the pads before the track-mounted Titan HD diamond rig, which is already working nearby, rolls straight onto site in December for a smooth start to drilling.

A track-mounted diamond drilling rig similar to the one that will be used for Locksley Resources’ maiden drilling program at the company’s El Campo rare earths project in California.

The Bureau of Land Management has already given the green light under the Mojave project’s notice of intent, cl