Loyal Lithium (ASX:LLI) has discovered a sixth spodumene-bearing pegmatite dyke following the receipt of high-grade rock chip assay results from the summer field program at the Trieste Lithium Project.
Dyke #06 is positioned amongst the previously discovered 5 spodumene-bearing pegmatite dykes which have returned robust lithium mineralisation, with assay values up to 7.60% Li2O.
Concealed under heavy vegetation the prominent weathering resistive east-west lying ridge of Dyke #06 illustrates the potential for more mineralised discoveries across the large-scale project.
Loyal Lithium says these results will be integrated with LiDAR and Aeromagnetic data to enhance the understanding of the fertile metasediment host zone between the Trieste Greenstone Belt and the northern contact of the Tilly Granitoid intrusion.
Loyal Lithium Managing Director Adam Ritchie says over the past 4 months the team has transitioned the Trieste Lithium Project from a ‘highly prospective’ greenfield initiative to a project characterised by a ‘significant abundance’ of confirmed lithium mineralisation, both at surface and at depth.
“The discovery of Dyke #06 illustrates the scale of this metasediment zone and the potential for further concealed discoveries. While our initial focus is the six prominent spodumene-bearing pegmatite dykes, our overarching goal is to efficiently locate the main feeder zones responsible for the uniquely large and abundant spodumene crystals observed at surface.”
We have gathered an extensive amount of data over the summer – airborne, surface and subsurface – and this information provides us with an opportunity to take a more holistic view of this exciting project, guiding our drilling program this upcoming Canadian winter.”
Loyal Lithium is a resource exploration company with projects in tier-one North American mining jurisdictions in the Northwest Territories, Canada, James Bay Lithium District in Quebec, Canada and Nevada, US.
Write to Adam Orlando at Mining.com.au
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