Lightning Minerals (ASX: L1M) is planning follow up geochemical sampling at its 100% owned Dundas South project in Western Australia.
Reconnaissance soil sampling campaigns have returned elevated lithium anomalism within E63/2000 and E63/1993. Infill sampling is designed to progress targeting at suitable scale for potential future exploration drilling activities.
Highlights
“It is great to see such fast progress yielding positive results at Dundas,” CEO, Alex Biggs said.
“The planned works on tenement E63/2000 and E63/1993 provide the potential for a second drill target beyond our planned drilling on E63/2001. This is a demonstration of completing diligent and focused work programs on areas that we have always believed to be highly prospective with a view to being able to start drilling. Thanks to our team for completing works in a safe, speedy and highly effective manner”.
Infill Auger Programme
Results from reconnaissance soil sampling campaign are now complete for the Company’s Dundas South Project1. A first order follow-up target has been identified within E63/2000, where a broad, >80 PPM tenor lithium-in-soil geochemical anomaly has been discovered over an approximate eight sq. km area. A smaller anomaly of the same tenor is also present within E63/19931.
Follow up exploration works have now been planned for the anomalous zone with a goal of progressing the target towards drilling. Approximately 2,200 infill samples have been designed at various infill sample spacings to further refine the anomalous area within the existing 400m x 400m grid.
A higher resolution 50m x 100m infill sample grid will be completed directly over the concentrated contour highs of >120 PPM lithium, as shown in red. The remaining area will be assessed utilising a mixed sample spacing, with areas using a grid sample resolution of 100m x 200m and 200m x 200m.
Field works will be undertaken as soon as practicably possible given access permitting negotiations which are advanced.
The Dundas reconnaissance soil sampling program field works are now complete across all project tenure as reported on 23rd March. The programme collected 2,676 samples at a 400m x 400m reconnaissance spacing, of these samples 1,308 were taken from the Dundas North project for which analytical work remains pending.
Reverse Circulation and Aircore drilling activities have been proposed and approved for the E63/2001 tenement. Approvals are advanced and are expected to be finalised in the near term. Drill contractor procurement remains underway.
Infill auger sampling programmes as described above are now planned for the Dundas South tenements E63/200 and E63/1993, further infill programs may be planned for the Dundas North projects dependent on the pending analytical results. Field execution of the planned work remains dependent upon permitting approvals.
The Dundas Project area is located near Norseman in Western Australia and comprises eight tenements totaling approximately 454km2. Norseman has a strong history of mining dating back to 1892 and is located 190km south of Kalgoorlie. Historically, Norseman and the Dundas area has experienced mining in gold and nickel although over recent years the region has become an emerging lithium and critical minerals province with multiple discoveries and significant exploration activity.
There are two project areas at Dundas:
a) South/western tenements surrounding Liontown Resources’ Buldania/Anna lithium project, and, b) North/eastern tenements approximately 30km to the east of Alliance Mineral Assets’ Bald Hill lithium-tantalum mine.