Maximus Resources Ltd (ASX:MXR, OTC:MXRRF) has kicked off a 3,000-metre reverse circulation (RC) drill program at its Lefroy Lithium Project, 25 kilometres from Kambalda in Western Australia.
The drilling is backed by the US$3million Lefroy Lithium Joint Venture with the Korea Mine Rehabilitation and Mineral Resources Corporation (KOMIR).
The first phase of the RC program will test a 2 kilometre by 1 kilometre lithium soil anomaly, with numerous known outcropping pegmatites.
Drilling to follow up recently intersected zones of shallow dipping lithium-bearing pegmatites including 6 metres at 1.11% lithium from 90 metres, including, 3 metres at 1.99% lithium from 91 metres.
Lefroy Lithium Project is situated in Western Australia’s Eastern Goldfields 'lithium corridor', about 20 kilometres south of Mineral Resources Ltd (ASX:MIN)’s Mt Marion Lithium mine.
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“Very promising” target
Maximus managing director Tim Wither said:“We are excited to commence the RC drill program across the very promising Lefroy lithium target, in partnership with KOMIR.
“Lefroy has had very limited drilling across the extensive lithium soil anomaly and numerous outcropping pegmatites.
“The drill program follows a recent intersection of high-grade mineralisation up to 2% Li2O, in a sequence of stacked shallow-dipping pegmatites, with widths ranging from 6 to 12 metres.
“In parallel to the drill program, a systematic soil sampling program continues, aimed at highlighting further lithium-bearing pegmatites and build a pipeline of additional drill targets.“
Lefroy lithium soil anomaly, outcropping pegmatite envelope and planned RC drilling.
Drill program
The initial drill program comprises of 30-holes across 3000 metres, is centred around the Lefroy soil anomaly.
Drilling is designed on a roughly 200-metre by 200-metre spacing and planned to depths of 100 to 150 metres.
Additionally, drilling will follow up the recently reported high-grade lithium intersection of 6 metres at 1.11% lithium from 90 metres, including 3 metres at 1.99% lithium from 91 metres.
Samples from KDRC007 have been submitted for X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis to determine the dominant lithium-bearing minerals.
Lefroy Lithium Project
The Lefroy Lithium Project is located on granted mining tenements, providing expedited commercialisation of potential discoveries.
The project was initially identified by numerous outcropping pegmatites coinciding with an extensive 2 kilometre by 1 kilometre lithium soil anomaly.
Geological mapping has identified numerous stacked pegmatite bodies with a gentle southeast dip.
Lefroy is located in close proximity to the major regional Spargoville Shear Zone and the Depot Granodiorite.
The geological context of Lefroy shares similarities with that of Mt Marion, suggesting a possible genetic connection between LCT pegmatites, major geological structures and granitoid domes.
Lefroy exhibits the potential to host a large LCT pegmatite mineral system.