Boadicea Resources Ltd (ASX:BOA) has kicked off a reverse circulation (RC) drilling program at the Bald Hill East Lithium Project in Western Australia, seeking to define areas with lithium-prospective pegmatite formations.
The contracted drilling company will complete 2,400 metres of RC drilling, designed to test lithium-caesium-rubidium anomalies in three distinct zones previously identified by Boadicea in auger drilling.
Drilling began today after tracks and drill pad preparations were complete and the program is expected to run for two to three weeks.
“Significant milestone”
“The commencement of drilling at Bald Hill East provides a significant milestone for the project and the company,” Boadicea Resources managing director Jon Reynolds said.
“This will be the most extensive drilling undertaken by the company to date, setting the stage for the company’s in-ground exploration efforts going forward.
“The Bald Hill East project was identified by the company as having significant potential for pegmatite-hosted lithium mineralisation and the work completed to date has confirmed those initial interpretations.
“The drilling campaign will provide a significant step in determining the presence of lithium mineralisation at Bald Hill East."
Boadicea says the Bald Hill region is known to be prospective for commercial-scale lithium-tantalum mineralisation hosted within lithium-caesium-tantalum (LCT) pegmatites.
Other LCT deposits of note in the region include Talison Lithium’s Greenbushes mine, Mineral Resources’ Mt Marion and Wodgina mines, and Pilbara Minerals’ Pilgangoora project.
Bald Hill East Project location.
“We look forward to keeping our shareholders informed of the progress through the drilling, assaying and interpretation stages of the project,” Reynolds added.