SensOre Ltd (ASX:S3N) is preparing for a first-pass drill program to test for lithium at the Abbotts North Project in Western Australia after new pegmatites were identified during a soil sampling campaign.
The reverse circulation (RC) drilling is scheduled to begin next month with site mobilisation scheduled for January 29.
All heritage and environmental approvals are on track to facilitate the first-pass drilling with around 2,000 metres of RC drilling planned to test for lithium mineralisation continuity at depth and assess pegmatite scale, geometry and mineralogy.
New pegmatites identified
Recent soil sampling has resulted in the identification of a number of new pegmatites which build on those previously identified in September 2023.
The first soil sampling program was successful in locating previously unmapped sub-cropping pegmatites.
Upcoming RC drilling will test a series of outcropping lithium-bearing pegmatite units along ~500-600 metres of strike length within the main Buttamiah Prospect area.
The pegmatites show previously reported grades of up to 1.25% Li2O at surface.
Growing potential
SensOre CEO Richard Taylor said: "The potential at Abbotts North continues to grow for us.
"We have barely scratched the surface in terms of the areas potential and we are encouraged that with every field program we are seeing new opportunities emerge.
"These results set the scene for our drill program in February.”
There were 600 samples gathered during the first-pass lithium-targeted soil geochemistry program at Abbotts North.
Factor analysis used
Factor analysis was utilised with the aim of identifying multi-element signatures within the soil assay samples which may be indicative of lithium mineralisation.
This work proved successful in identifying spatial and geochemical associations between lithium mineralisation and mapped geology.
Results from the soil survey highlighted new areas of interest with anomalous responses comparable to the geochemical signature over the main lithium-bearing pegmatite field. The soil anomalism also correlates with prominent structural contacts and corridors.
Subsequent ground truthing of the prioritised soil anomalism ~2 kilometres southeast of the main lithium-bearing pegmatites confirmed the presence of discreet sub-cropping pegmatites in the vicinity of the anomaly.
The full strike extent of these new pegmatites has not been defined and remains open. Follow-up work is required to assess these new areas.
Meanwhile, the re-branding of SensOre to Premier1 Lithium (ASX:P1L) is awaiting final ASIC and ASX approval.