Wildcat Resources has discovered a new lithium hotspot at its Tabba Tabba lithium project in the Western Australian Pilbara.
The new discovery, dubbed the Luke pegmatite, returned 41m at one per cent lithium from 267m downhole width.
Drilling at the Luke discovery will now focus on defining the scale, continuity and geometry of the pegmatite body inside a target zone of up to one kilometres in strike length.
Luke is a mineralised pegmatite body that was a blind discovery from testing of conceptual targets below the Leia deposit. Wildcat said Luke highlights the potential for further discoveries at Tabba Tabba.
“The blind discovery of another thick mineralised pegmatite at Luke confirms the ongoing exploration potential at Tabba Tabba,” Wildcat geology manager Torrin Rowe said.
“It is pleasing to see our exploration team’s efforts in developing and testing geological theories being rewarded.
“We look forward to delineating the scale of the exciting Luke pegmatite and continuing to test the developing exploration model with the aim of making further discoveries.”
At the same time Luke was discovered, the nearby Leia pegmatite has continued to produce promising results from ongoing drilling.
Wildcat’s diamond drilling campaign at Leia revealed 68m at 1.4 per cent lithium from 337m.
The Leia pegmatite is one of seven significant pegmatite prospects within Tabba Tabba’s 3.2km-long field, including Boba, Chewy, Tabba Tabba, Han, Hutt, and now Luke.
From the recommencement of drilling in mid-January, Wildcat has drilled 53 diamond holes and 52 reverse circulation holes for a total of 30,121m.
Most of this drilling has been focused on the major Leia deposit which is now 2.2km long, with mineralisation from surface and continuing down plunge.
Four drill rigs are currently focussed on defining the geometry and extents of the Luke pegmatite, with exploration of Leia and other targets ongoing.
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