2.10% Li2O over 4m from the new MK3 Pegmatite
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- At the
MacKay Project , 14 of 17 samples collected from the newly discovered MK3 pegmatite have returned over 1% Li2O, including 5 representative grab samples returning 5.25%, 4.08%, 2.71%, 1.92% and 1.10% Li2O. - A composite rock sawn channel sample from MK3 returned 2.10% Li2O over 4 metres.
- Two additional composite 4 metre channel samples from MK3 have returned 1.49% Li2O and 1.43% Li2O.
- Three representative grab samples from the previously unsampled northeastern extent of the MK1 spodumene pegmatite returned 3.21% Li2O, 2.62% Li2O and 0.11% Li2O.
- Representative samples from the northern extent of the
LDG Project's SD2 spodumene pegmatite have returned 3.19% Li2O, 1.53% Li2O and 1.46% Li2O, extending confirmed spodumene mineralization 260m to the north. - A prospecting sample has returned 5.57% Li2O at the southern end of a newly mapped 200m long subcropping spodumene pegmatite approximately 120m west of the main SD2 pegmatite showing.
The MK3 spodumene pegmatite was discovered this fall (please see North Arrow news release dated
Follow up sampling of the MK1 pegmatite, discovered earlier this summer approximately 4.5 km to the east of MK3, focused on the eastern extent of the showing, where three representative grab samples returned 3.21% Li2O, 2.62% Li2O and 0.11% Li2O. These results build on earlier sampling, from which 10 of 12 rock samples returned over 1.1% Li2O (please see North Arrow news releases dated
The MacKay project area has also been expanded to 8,661ha with the staking of additional mineral claims and hosts additional evolved pegmatite occurrences that require follow up evaluation in 2024.
New assays from the SD2 target area on the LDG property extend confirmed spodumene mineralization 260m northwards with three representative grab samples returning 3.19% Li2O, 1.53% Li2O and 1.46% Li2O. In addition, a separate, subcropping pegmatite has returned 5.57% Li2O. This sample was collected at the southern end of a 200m long, subcropping spodumene pegmatite running sub parallel to and approximately 120m west of the main SD2 pegmatite showing.
Outcrop exposures at both the SD2 and SD4 areas, where July sampling returned assays of up to 1.7% Li2O and 2.1% Li2O, respectively (please see North Arrow news release dated
Samples were collected in the field from rock sawn channels or as representative grab samples using a rock hammer. Channel samples were cut using a portable rock saw, with sampled material collected at 1m intervals, chipped from between parallel incisions cut nominally 3-4cm apart and 3-4cm deep. Individual channel and grab samples were collected into plastic polymer bags, sealed and transported to ALS Global, where sample preparation and analytical work was conducted. Samples were prepared using ALS method CRU-31 (crushing to 70% passing through a 2mm screen), SPL-21 (split sample - riffle split), and PUL-31 (pulverize up to 250g to 85% passing through a 75-micron screen). A 0.2g subsample of the pulverized material was analyzed for 52 elements using a sodium peroxide fusion by ICP-MS (ALS method ME-MS89L). Samples returning >500ppm Li were also assayed using a 0.2g subsample dissolved in a sodium peroxide solution and analyzed for lithium according to ALS method Li-ICP81. Lithium results are reported by the lab as % Li and have been multiplied by 2.153 to convert to % Li2O. Results passed QA/QC screening at ALS and North Arrow's inserted certified reference materials returned results within acceptable limits.
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