United Lithium Corp (CSE:ULTH, OTC:ULTHF) said drilling targeting the lithium-mineralized Main Dyke at the Kietyönmäki project in Finland has returned “encouraging” results that extend the known mineralized boundaries of the target.
The company said the 13-hole diamond drilling confirmed the Main Dyke to be more than 200 m long, up to 25 m wide, extending to a depth of at least 160 m, and remaining open along strike to the southeast and at depth.
High-grade lithium oxide (Li2O) results from the drill program included 1.52% Li2O over 25.95 m from 33.7 m depth downhole in hole ULDH-3 and 1.45% Li2O over 29.5 m from 69.1 m depth downhole in ULDH-4.
United Lithium noted that these new drill results build on positive historical drill results from previous project operators, including 1.53% Li2O over 23 m drilled by the Finnish Geological Survey and 1.10% Li2O over 42 m by Sunstone Metals.
“We are pleased to release United’s maiden drill results in Finland,” United CEO Scott Eldridge said in a statement.
“Previous operators had delivered encouraging results and we have now extended the known mineralized boundaries of the Main Dyke, which remains open. The project has tremendous upside potential exhibited by high-grade lithium-bearing boulders that are not yet explained.”
Percussion drilling indicates that lithium-mineralized pegmatite is present as far as 230 m southeast of the Main Dyke outcrop and boulder sampling recovered lithium-bearing pegmatite samples ranging from 0.88% Li2O to 2.44% Li2O, the company said.
The pegmatite intercepts from percussion drilling and the boulder samples are expected to be followed up in early 2024 exploration work to generate drill targets.
The company also highlighted that it recently increased its land package at Kietyönmäki to approximately 21,000 hectares.
United Lithium is an exploration & development company energized by the global demand for lithium.
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