SensOre Ltd (ASX:S3N) has identified lithium-fertile pegmatite signatures in three of its four joint venture targets in Western Australia, marking a promising start to its field reconnaissance programs.
The detection of pegmatites, along with geochemical pegmatite indicators, is validating the AI and Machine Learning (ML) generated lithium targets identified by the company last year.
SensOre’s targeting techniques involve deploying AI ML technologies on its massive Western Australia hypercube, which comprises thousands of merged geoscience data layers, including a proprietary granite fertility layer.
The next steps involve the application of these techniques to existing appropriate available radiometric data layers and low-level radiometric and magnetic data acquisition as a rapid first assessment of lithium fertility of known pegmatite fields.
High hit rate
SensOre CEO Richard Taylor said: "A high hit rate of targets with pegmatites outcropping or evidence of geochemistry associated with concealed pegmatites is an exciting start to our field programs.
“Potential coupling with our geophysical R&D, we will be in a good position for drilling programs planned for later this year.
“Many of the major lithium mines in Western Australia started from the identification of pegmatite swarms on surface.
“Lithium is key to our battery industries in Australia and new methods of detecting fertile systems are to be sources of growth for the industry."
SensOre lithium project portfolio June 2023.
Validate target generation
SensOre has identified anomalous lithium and lithium index pathfinder elements in ultrafine soil samples and pXRF geochemical analysis.
Identification of pegmatites or geochemical pegmatite indicators in the near-surface is an important first step in SensOre’s lithium exploration activity to validate target generation
SensOre’s targets are a mixture of outcropping pegmatites or under shallow transported cover and require the application of either conventional surface geochemical and geophysical techniques or the application of SensOre’s geochemical and geophysical AI ML toolkit for lithium exploration.