Technology Minerals PLC (LSE:TM1) is progressing on schedule with field exploration work on the North-West Leinster lithium project in Ireland, with a particular focus on Prospecting Licence Area 1597.
The first target area is in the vicinity of the historical spodumene-bearing trench at Knockeen East.
Here, the company is conducting a closely-spaced deep overburden sampling programme.
The area is also undergoing intensive prospecting which is consolidating the extent of the spodumene pegmatite boulder train as well as significantly enhancing the resolution of the dispersion zone and the potential drill target areas.
A total of 46 rock samples and 233 deep overburden samples along with 13 quality control samples have been collected to-date and submitted to ALS Laboratories for analysis.
Deep overburden sampling and prospecting is continuing across the survey grid area, and will migrate to the second target area at Carriglead in due course.
This work is being carried out to help determine specific areas for follow-up drilling.
Once the two grids at Knockeen are completed the team will move to the second target area at Carriglead, two kilometres to the south where a similar historically reported and since verified spodumene pegmatite boulder train has been identified.
PLA 1597 was identified as prospective for lithium pegmatite potential by LRH and its exploration consultants Aurum Exploration Services, following detailed desktop studies which outlined two proximal areas of spodumene-bearing pegmatite reported by previous operators in the mid-1970s.
Initial prospecting confirmed a high-grade spodumene-bearing pegmatite boulder dispersion train during a due diligence prospecting survey at two localities.
"We are pleased the exploration campaign at the Leinster Project in Ireland is progressing well, where previous work has confirmed high-grade lithium in spodumene pegmatites,” said Alex Stanbury, chief executive of Technology Minerals.
“The current programme, which is expected to be completed by the end of November, will help to determine target areas for follow-up drilling and we look forward to receiving the assay results in due course."