Resource Base (ASX:RBX) has launched its 2024 summer field program to follow up on anomalous targets defined at the Wali Project in the James Bay region of Québec, Canada.
The areas of interest feature several anomalous lithium-bearing pegmatites along the exposed edge, which has uncovered an 800m-by-1,500m zone, which the company says fits classic lithium-caesium-tantalum (LCT) pegmatitic models.
Consulting firm Explo-Logik has been engaged to target a topographic high with pegmatitic outcrops that returned anomalous samples.
Resource Base says the samples from this area have revealed the lowest potassium-to-rubidium ratios, which indicates fertile pegmatites prospective for lithium mineralisation at depth.
According to assays from a 2023 reconnaissance sampling program, it is likely that multiple LCT pegmatitic dykes remain hidden beneath the soil and are not outcropping.
The company says this interpretation has warranted a follow-up soil sampling program over the region to potentially uncover future drill targets.
“This program aims to uncover any mineralisation that remains hidden beneath the cover on the mountain, as the first pass sampling indicated a potential buried lithium-rich target,” executive director Brent Palmer says.
“Following recent desktop studies, magnetic data and 2023 rock chip assays, the company is excited to validate drill-ready targets.”
Resource Base is a lithium explorer with two projects in the James Bay lithium province, which hosts several major lithium players and recent discoveries.
Write to Aaliyah Rogan at Mining.com.au
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