In this episode of Coffee with Samso, Noel Ong sits down with OD6 Metals Limited Managing Director Brett Hazelden and Chief Technical Officer Dr. Darren Holden to unpack the company's acquisition of the Quinn Fluorspar Project in Nevada, USA.
The discussion centres on why OD6 has expanded beyond its rare earths and copper portfolio into fluorite (fluorspar), a critical mineral increasingly tied to global supply chain security. The project aligns with the United States' push to secure domestic sources of key industrial inputs, particularly given its current reliance on imports and dominance of supply from China.
From a geological perspective, the Quinn Project presents a replacement-style epithermal system with historical production and multiple high-grade occurrences. The team outlines evidence of scale through an 8 km alteration corridor, supported by hyperspectral data, suggesting potential for a larger mineralised system beneath surface expressions.
OD6 Metals And The Economics of Fluorspar
The conversation also explores the economics of fluorspar, including product types, pricing benchmarks, and processing pathways. With grades reported significantly higher than comparable ASX-listed peers, OD6 is positioning the project as a potential bulk-tonnage, high-grade operation targeting the US market.
Beyond geology, the broader narrative focuses on timing. The intersection of critical minerals policy, US government funding, and infrastructure advantages in Nevada creates a strategic backdrop that could support project development. The discussion highlights how Australian exploration expertise can bridge a gap in the US junior mining sector.
As with all early-stage projects, the key variables remain scale, grade, and execution. The next steps for OD6 Metals Fluorspar project will be back to basics, sampling results, drilling, and resource definition.
In the words of Samso, get your favourite beverage and sit and listen to another great insight from Coffee with Samso.
Chapters
00:00 Start
01:21 Introduction to Od6 Metals Limited
02:57 Introduction to Fluorspar
04:34 What do we look for with a Fluorspar project?
07:52 Replacement vs Vein Style Deposits
08:41 Is the Business of Mining a Fluorspar Deposit Complex?
10:45 What is the Potential Size for the Quinn Fluorspar Project?
12:04 What is the pricing of the Fluorspar product ?
13:57 Market Size ?
14:36 How Easy is A Fluorspar Discovery ?
17:11 Nationalism of Projects
20:32 Are the Capital Markets Friendly to the Fluorspar Story ?
23:23 Quick Mining
24:17 The Exploration Upside
28:10 Endowement of the Quinn Fluorspar System?
30:59 Other Mega Projects in Nevada with Fluorspar in Nevada
31:51 Fluorspar as a by products
32:23 Fund Raising for the Quinn project
33:23 Whats Next for OD6 Metals ?
34:52 Technical Last Words
36:01 Brad Last Words
36:25 Darren Last Words
37:05 Conclusion
