Emerging rare earth element (REE) explorer Lanthanein Resources (ASX:LNR) reports it has completed a first pass drilling program at the Koolya Kaolin and High-Purity Alumina Project in Western Australia.
The company says a wide space aircore drilling program spaced 500m apart covering 15km of prospective kaolin rich granite intersected widespread kaolin of varying thickness, with a best result of 30m thick bright white kaolin from 4m in KAC014.
Other ‘significant’ results found include 21m of kaolin from 4m in KAC005, 16m of kaolin from 4m in KAC007, 16m of kaolin from 4m in KAC012, and 18m of kaolin from KAC022.
Lanthanein Resources Technical Director Brian Thomas says the company’s first pass aircore drilling has returned exceptional visual results highlighting a ‘significant’ areal extent of high-quality bright white kaolin at its Koolya project in Western Australia.
“High-purity kaolin is of rising importance as a critical mineral due to the processing into high-purity alumina (HPA) which is being used in lithium-ion batteries, LED lighting, semiconductors and sapphire glass.
“High-purity kaolin is of rising importance as a critical mineral due to the processing into high-purity alumina (HPA) which is being used in lithium-ion batteries, LED lighting, semiconductors and sapphire glass”
Samples will also be sent for dual analysis for rare earths (REEs) and to identify if the mineral halloysite is present. Halloysite can be used in nano technologies for a range of industry applications including carbon sequestration, agriculture, energy and health.
Exploring for critical minerals and REEs is of paramount importance for our company as we aim to find the future facing minerals used in the global clean energy transition.”
Lanthanein reports analysis will now be completed on the samples to quantify the specific characteristics such as ISO Brightness, alumina content, presence of halloysite and REEs.
Following positive results, further infill and step-out drilling will be completed to assist with a mineral resource estimate (MRE) scheduled for the second half of 2023.
Lanthanein Resources is an ASX-listed emerging REE explorer working towards building a ‘sustainable’ and electric future. The company is focused on the discovery of critical minerals in Western Australia and South Australia.
Its projects include the Gascoyne and Koolya projects in Western Australia, and the Murraydium project in South Australia.
Images: Lanthanein Resources Ltd
