Eastern Resources Limited announced assay results from its maiden reverse circulation (RC) drilling completed in October 2022 at Trigg Hill Lithium Project ("Project") in the East Pilbara. Drilling intercepted anomalous lithium including two pegmatites intercepted in ECRC009 which are confirmed to contain spodumene . Drill hole ECRC009 returned 3m at 1.01% Li2O from 54m, including 2m at 1.30% Li2O from 54m. The first phase of drilling was designed to test a number of vertical and low angle pegmatites with shallow wide-spaced RC holes to obtain an understanding
of zonation and lithium mineralisation. Phase 2 drilling has been completed comprising 14 holes totalling 2,310m and has been successful in intercepting pegmatites to the north and west of ECRC009 from phase 1 drilling, which initial logging and fluorescence indicate the presence of spodumene. Additionally, phase 1 and phase 2 drilling cover an area where the pegmatites located in East Curlew yielded a high grade result of 2.28% Li2O from mineralized surface rock chip sampling in May 2022. Phase 2 drilling has intersected pegmatites in 13 holes of the 14 holes drilled. Multiple thick downhole intervals have been intersected, including: ECRC023: 5 pegmatite intervals totalling 26m from 150m hole including 19m from 108m; ETRC029: 5 pegmatite intervals totalling 25m from 150m hole including 19m from 46m; ETRC030: 4 pegmatite intervals totalling 14m from 150m hole including 8m from 61m; ECRC031: 5 pegmatite intervals totalling 16m in 150m hole including 9m from 78m; and ECRC034: 5 pegmatite intervals totalling 20m in 198m hole including 12m from 143m. Samples from phase 2 drilling were submitted to Nagrom this week. Pegmatite assays from phase 1 drilling have been reported, non-pegmatite assays are still pending. Of the 79 pegmatites intercepts from the 32 holes drilled in phase 1, 41 are considered fractionated. A total of 27 pegmatite intercepts returned anomalous lithium, tantalum or tin, with 12 containing values in excess of 0.1% Li2O. ECRC009 intercepted three lithium pegmatites and included confirmed spodumene occurrences in two of the pegmatites based on XRD analysis. Phase 2 drilling has extended the Curlew east pegmatite swarm to the north and based on logging and fluorescence there are apparent indications of spodumene. Samples of Phase 2 drilling have been transferred to Perth with assay results pending and will be announced when received.