Critical minerals explorer Stelar Metals Ltd (ASX:SLB) has revealed additional, large-zoned lithium-caesium-tantalum (LCT) pegmatites mapped south of Lady Don and Triumph targets within its Trident Lithium Project near Broken Hill, New South Wales.
The new large pegmatites are continuous and extend for several kilometres identified to the west and north of Trident.
This comes along with additional high-grade lithium assays up to 8.72% received from rock chip sampling at Triumph
A range of exploration programs are being coordinated by Stelar to build a series of strong hard-rock lithium pegmatite targets for drilling later this year at the Trident project.
Moving forward, Stelar is preparing to lodge an application with NSW regulators for its first lithium drilling program at Trident in the coming days.
Newly mapped LCT-pegmatites
Newly mapped LCT-pegmatites - Stag, Gloria and Herald - are south and east of Triumph, each containing multiple quartz cores, thereby expanding the promising zones for future drill testing.
Concurrently, new large-scale pegmatites - Typhoon, Bravo, and Carnival (NYSE:CCL) - have been identified to the north and west of Trident, expanding the project’s geographical scope over several kilometres.
The Trident Lithium Project extends over the 20-kilometre strike length of the Euriowie Tin Pegmatite Field and is prospective for hard-rock lithium mineralisation.
Trident was one of the first lithium mining provinces in Australia and pegmatites have historically been mined for lithium and tin, which highlights both the fertility and large scale of the lithium-rich pegmatite system at Trident.
Trident Lithium Project showing major pegmatites, soil sampling areas and expanded Environmental Assessment Study areas.
Forward plan
Continued geological mapping and collection of rock chips from new additional large, zoned pegmatites along the 20-kilometre strike length of the Euriowie Lithium Pegmatite Field to define and expand hard-rock lithium drill targets within Trident.
Stelar is finalising its drilling design which aims to initially test the larger pegmatites mineralised with lithium in the southern area of the project to understand morphology, orientation and lithium grade distribution.