Further lithium targets have been identified at the Metalicity’s Pilgangoogra North project, located in the Pilbara Region of Western Australia.
The company’s recent field work on the project includes rock chip sampling and geological mapping of pegmatites within the PN1 and portions of the PN 2 target areas, locating several pegmatites hosting standard lithium values associated with muscovite and one pegmatite hosting lithium and tin values (which are also associated with muscovite).
Aside from this, the field work at the PN1 and PN2 portions of target areas have also confirmed Motherin Monzogranite has geochemical signatures which indicate the granite may be the source of lithium bearing pegmatites. Following this, additional field work to test this is warranted.
Based on recent and previous field work by Metalicity, two areas have been identified that warrant further work by the company to locate pegmatites with the potential to host economically significant lithium mineralisation in the PN2 and PN3 areas.
PN2 comprises an area of 3km in strike length within greenstones along the southern and western contacts of the Motherin Monzogranite and PN3 is an area approximately 5km in strike length within greenstones along the north-western contact of Motherin Monzogranite, respectively.
Metalicity’s exploration planning will further follow up on these target areas. Additional reconnaissance mapping and rock chip sampling of pegmatites will commence and, if warranted, drill testing too.
“The exploration program has confirmed the likely source granite for many of the pegmatites, with rare-element geochemical signatures, present within the Pilgangoora North tenements and has provided additional information which supports two priority target areas (PN2 and PN3) in which to focus further exploration activity for lithium-bearing pegmatites,” announced Metalicity’s Managing Director Matt Gauci, yesterday.
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