Bradda Head Lithium Ltd (AIM:BHL, OTC:BHLIF, TSX-V:BHLI) has unearthed new significant mineralisation at the Ruby Soho target, part of the San Domingo lithium pegmatite project in Arizona.
Surface samples from the newly identified area have shown lithium oxide concentrations of up to 3.57%, with eight samples registering values of 0.44% or higher.
The Ruby Soho pegmatite spans a 330-meter strike length within a broader 540-meter pegmatite zone and displays minimal surface alteration, the company noted.
It also said that spodumene crystals were identified between 2.0 cm and 20.0 cm in size, suitable for dense media separation (DMS) processing.
Ruby Soho lies within the existing drilling permit, the explorer added, whilst noting that additional reconnaissance and mapping work is planned to explore the full potential.
Ian Stalker, Bradda Head’s executive chair, described the findings as “highly encouraging” and highlighted that the project is on course to deliver a resource after the upcoming phases of work.
"The recent discovery of Ruby Soho highlights the opportunities Bradda Head continues to uncover as we follow-up on our soil data on the San Domingo project in central Arizona,” Stalker said in a statement.
“Adding another well mineralized pegmatite to the portfolio, albeit untested by drilling, is highly encouraging for the company and furthers our belief that the San Domingo project could contain economic, mineable, and shallow lithium mineralization across the project.”
Stalker added: “Our mission is to pivot towards defining multiple shallow resources whilst advancing ore body knowledge through additional metallurgical studies.”
He highlighted that the company is sufficiently encouraged by the findings to date, to now be examining mine permitting and the firm’s options for producing a lithium concentrate product – with a NI43-101 technical report anticipated in 2025.
“Ruby Soho and the exciting, but un-tested Dragon South and North targets along with additional near surface opportunities discovered at Midnight Owl, White Ridge, Morning Star, and Jumbo present outstanding potential to deliver a resource after the next phase of drilling, projected to proceed in Q1 of 2025, and meaningfully progress our portfolio towards production,” Stalker said.