Ore Resources (ASX:OR3) reports diamond drilling results that support ongoing metallurgical and ore sorting studies at its Kangaroo Hills Lithium Project in Western Australia.
The company completed seven diamond holes for 640m in July, collecting bulk mineralised core samples for technical studies.
Five holes returned significant lithium intercepts from the Big Red pegmatite system, including 27m @ 1.33% lithium oxide (Li2O) from 4m in hole KHDD018.
Managing Director Nick Rathjen says the program “delivered strong outcomes across multiple fronts”.
“In addition to providing the representative core samples necessary for planned further metallurgical, ore sorting, and geotechnical studies at Kangaroo Hills, the program has also returned significant lithium mineralisation in all targeted drill holes, further demonstrating the continuity of grade and thickness of the Big Red pegmatite system,” Rathjen adds.
KHDD018 significantly exceeded expectations, returning mineralisation approximately double the anticipated thickness from near surface. It was drilled between two 2023 holes that returned 16m @ 1.09% Li2O from 11m and 12m @ 1.02% Li2O from 8m.
Other results include 25m @ 1.33% Li2O from 59m in KHDD013, 22m @ 1.43% Li2O from 54m in KHDD015, and 29m @ 1.06% Li2O from 80m in KHRC218D.
Ore Resources is advancing a direct shipping ore study for a near‑term, capital‑lite operation at Kangaroo Hills, expected in the coming weeks, which an initial mineral resource estimate supports.
Regional exploration continues across the broader Coolgardie lithium projects, with results from a recent 3,000m reverse circulation program targeting Kangaroo Hills and the Miriam Lithium Project expected in September.
Ore Resources is an Australian exploration company advancing a portfolio of gold and lithium projects across Western Australia’s Eastern Goldfields.
Write to JC Villarba at Mining.com.au
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