Accelerate Resources Ltd (ASX:AX8) has kicked off an extensive exploration program across its recently expanded lithium prospective tenure at the East Pilbara Project in Western Australia.
The detailed exploration is set to include a 10-day mapping and sampling program which begins this week.
Notably, previous reconnaissance within the project areas highlighted numerous outcropping pegmatites for subsequent investigation.
A series of new targets have been identified across current and new tenements using the same geological model applied by Global Lithium Resources Ltd (ASX:GL1) at the nearby Archer Deposit.
Moving forward, AX8 is seeking to fast-track the grant of key tenements and associated permitting to advance drill-ready targets at the East Pilbara Project.
READ: Accelerate Resources stakes new lithium exploration ground in East Pilbara, WA
East Pilbara Lithium Project
The East Pilbara Lithium Project is strategically situated within a region of active lithium exploration and discovery.
This encompasses the following prominent deposits: Global Lithium Resources' Archer deposit, Tabba Tabba Lithium Project, Pilgangoora Lithium Project known for its large-scale lithium mine, and Wodgina Lithium Project.
Based on the lithium pegmatite model successfully employed by other explorers in the immediate region, Accelerate Resources’ Mount Creek tenement block lies within a 6-8.5 kilometre zone considered prospective for pegmatite-hosted lithium mineralisation surrounding the Moolyella Monzogranite.
Initial desktop studies spanning the tenement area identified numerous potential pegmatite targets within multiple vein/dyke filled cross-cutting structures in the host granitic pluton.
AX8 East Pilbara Lithium Project location.
New exploration prospects
Two of the company’s new tenement applications are within the sedimentary-basalt rim adjacent to a large granite pluton (informally known as the Wongawobbin Pluton), which contains several granite suites of tonalite, monzogranite and granodiorite compositions located within a swarm of north oriented faults.
Within the Pilbara Craton, monzogranites are frequently associated with lithium mineralisation, such as the Moolyella Mozongranite.
Satellite image interpretation has identified several zones of quartzose felsic rocks that are prospective for lithium-bearing pegmatites.
Work planned for the upcoming field trip includes scouting for additional pegmatites and rock chip sampling for mineralogical-based geochemical fingerprinting to rank the pegmatite targets.
In parallel to the fieldwork, the company will also fast-track the granting of tenements and associated permitting to advance drill-ready targets.
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