Eastern Resources Limited Announces Assays from Maiden Drilling At Trigg Hill Confirm Presence of Lithium
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.