QX Resources has expanded its exploration portfolio in the Pilbara lithium province of Western Australia, acquiring two projects that complement the company’s existing portfolio and add a further 51 square kilometres of tenure.
QX chairman Maurice Feilich said: “The acquisition of the highly prospective Split Rock project and the expansion of the Western Shaw project, both in one of the world’s foremost lithium provinces, further consolidates QXR’s position in the region.
“The projects are underexplored [and] have tremendous exploration potential.
“The company’s consultants are currently planning for an initial reconnaissance mapping and soil/rock chip sampling program to be undertaken at Split Rock, as well as a follow-up sampling program at Western Shaw.
“Project development initiatives are being undertaken concurrently with our gold and molybdenum projects in Queensland.”
The Split Rock project is bordered to the south by Thor Mining’s Ragged Range project, which is focused on the Mondana Monzogranite which forms part of the Split Rock Supersuite.
On 27 January 2022, Thor Mining reported a number of targets prospective for lithium within their tenement area, having reported elevated levels of tin, beryllium, and tantalum, which are pathfinder elements commonly found in association with lithium bearing pegmatites.
The Split Rock project has a 10-kilometre strike length of the Mondana Monzogranite which is a continuation of the same batholith margin targeted by Thor Mining for lithium bearing pegmatites.
The exposure to the margins of the Split Rock Supersuite enhances the potential prospectivity of the tenement to host significant lithium bearing pegmatites.
Of additional significance is the potential of Split Rock to also be prospective for base metals including copper, lead, zinc, silver, and gold.
The prospectivity is due to the numerous base metals prospects which occur along the northern and southern margins of the tenement.
The exploration licence application adjoining QX Resources’ Western Shaw Project was acquired earlier this year and aerial reconnaissance confirmed the presence of pegmatitic type dykes and pegmatitic granite in the eastern portion of the tenement.
With the acquisition, the Western Shaw project now covers a total area of 96 square kilometres.
Geologically, Western Shaw is in a region dominated by ‘nested’ granite plutons, many of which are known to host lithium bearing pegmatite dykes and associated tin, tantalum, and lithium mineralisation.
The project also contains a further mix of geological terrain which includes porphyritic monzogranite, banded iron formations, nickel, and gold.
