Pure Resources (ASX:PR1) has identified lithium and pathfinder elements in a first-ever sampling program at the Laforge Lithium Project in Quebec, Canada.
The company says the 2022 winter rock sampling program at the project has been designed to evaluate the potential for lithium-caesium-tantalum (LCT) bearing pegmatites on the project.
The maiden geochemical fieldwork campaign covered less than 5% of the 261km-square project area.
Pure Resources reports that the program was successful at defining 3 zones of granitic-pegmatitic lithologies which possess three key characteristics.
These characteristics include coarse mineral grain size with visible pegmatite textures, ‘encouraging’ presence of other phases indicative of a fertile melt, and elevated concentrations of pathfinder elements associated with LCT pegmatites such as lithium (Li), tantalum (Ta), niobium (Nb), caesium (Cs), and rubidium (Rb).
Additionally, the company notes this is the first ever identification of lithium at the Laforge Lithium project.
Commenting on the results, Pure Resources Executive Chairman Patric Glovac says: “Importantly, to have discovered the presence of lithium in rock chips on previously unexplored ground and identifying three promising zones of granitic-pegmatitic lithologies, is a strong step and reaffirms the company’s decision to accelerate its 2023 Canadian summer exploration program ahead of drilling.
We maintain the belief that the Laforge Lithium Project represents a genuine opportunity to discover a significant lithium deposit in a tier-one jurisdiction and whilst we are excited with the data generated and the early observations from the recent geological site visit, we look forward to accelerating exploration in an effort to identify more outcropping pegmatites over the remaining 95% of our land holding.”
“We maintain the belief that the Laforge Lithium Project represents a genuine opportunity to discover a significant lithium deposit in a tier-one jurisdiction”
Additionally, given the geochemical anomalies present in granitic-pegmatitic units on the property, a follow-up prospecting program could further constrain areas of high prospectivity.
The company states the program will be conducted in the summer-fall months to avoid complications from snow cover. Pure Resources will also conduct a mineralogy program to determine the spodumene content of all samples it collects across the program.
Pure Resources is an exploration company focused on exploring future-facing commodities. The company’s existing portfolio contains tenements prospective for copper, gold, and nickel.
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