Lightning Minerals Ltd (ASX:L1M) has kicked off its maiden drill campaign targeting lithium pegmatite potential at its Dundas Project in one of Western Australia’s fastest emerging lithium provinces.
The drill campaign comprises 2,500 metres of reverse circulation (RC) drilling and 10,000 metres of aircore drilling planned to target outcropping pegmatites and lithium in soil anomaly on tenement E63/2001.
Encouragingly, the program represents a catalyst for the company as drilling can now follow up strong targets across the Dundas region.
"Transformational" period
Lightning CEO Alex Biggs said: “We are very excited to begin our first drill campaign at Dundas.
“The region has really begun to emerge as a lithium and critical minerals province so we are well positioned as a company to be exploring in the area.
“The work that the company has completed over the past few months has been instrumental in identifying targets across our Dundas tenements.
“We are moving into a transformational period for the company, I wish the team a safe and productive campaign and look forward to keeping the market informed of our progress”.
Drill program
Lightning’s drilling will follow up a combination of recent priority targets identified through the mapping of outcropping pegmatites, geophysical reinterpretations, and lithium-rubidium in soil anomalism identified in the south-eastern corner of tenement E63/2001.
It is anticipated that the RC component will be undertaken first to test the continuation of the three outcropping pegmatites at depth.
Forward plan
After completion of the initial RC drilling, the aircore program will then kick off in the southeastern corner of tenement E63/2001.
The aircore program will target the lithium and rubidium anomalism previously reported and the potential extensions of pegmatites present in the south of the tenement.
Composite samples will be taken through areas of saprolitic cover to help vector toward any pegmatites that are not intersected within the maiden aircore program.
If pegmatites are intersected in the aircore program, a follow-up RC program will be considered as a priority to accelerate exploration progress within E63/2001.
Adjustments to final collar locations are expected as the drill program develops and evolves in the field.