Global Lithium Resources Limited has launched large-scale exploration efforts at both the Manna Lithium Project and the Marble Bar Lithium Project (MBLP).
According to the company, the compelling results of the 2022 exploration program serve as the foundation for this year’s exploration programs. The Manna Lithium Project increased mineral resources significantly and reached critical mass, allowing mine development studies to move forward, while the MBLP indicated that there are many promising lithium-containing corridors remaining to be investigated.
The total Mineral Resource of Global Lithium’s two hard-rock lithium assets in Western Australia is now 50.7Mt @ 1.0% Li2O.
Since January, multiple work programs have been conducted in parallel across the Manna Lithium Project. Following the discovery of the Manna deposit’s highly prospective pegmatite extensions, a large-scale +50,000m RC and DD exploration and resource expansion drilling program is planned.
A Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) survey of the Manna Lithium Project region has been completed. This survey generates high-resolution topography and photos of the regions, allowing for precise landform analysis and a comprehensive desktop study of outcropping pegmatites and geological features. The survey will also aid in the installation of mining infrastructure.
A close-spaced gravity survey was conducted to verify this method’s ability to identify the Manna deposit’s lithium-bearing pegmatite swarm. LCT pegmatites should have a low gravity response because they are less dense than the surrounding rock. If this survey is successful, a broader program will cover the whole tenement strike length to create drill-ready lithium prospects.
A Manna Project tenement-wide Versatile Time Domain Electromagnetic (VTEM) study encompassed E28/2551 and E28/2522. This survey aims to find base metal-rich geological formations across the tenement package.
The Manna Project has completed a large-scale multi-element soil survey programme throughout the extended project region, with assays awaiting. Soil sampling has been effective at targeting lithium anomalies. Since the Manna Project’s 100% acquisition, Breaker Resources’ soil program has been expanded. To standardise and broaden the results beyond gold, Breaker Resources soil samples are being re-analysed.
Meanwhile, at the MBLP, drilling will continue to explore and develop the Archer Lithium deposit, as well as the other potential Lithium routes outlined in the 2022 exploration plan.
A total of 20,000m of RC drilling is planned for the project, with an initial 8,000m of drilling to identify lithium targets and an additional 12,000m of drilling to characterise the results.
Drilling on the Twin Veins gold and base metal anomaly will also be undertaken following a ground Dipole Dipole Induced Polarisation (DDIP) Electromagnetic survey. This DDIP scan will identify chargeable abnormalities, which will then be drill tested.
“The Company is well placed to make further significant discoveries within its large tenement holding at both of its 100% owned lithium projects. The Manna Project has demonstrated to be a very productive system with the large 32.7Mt @ 1.0% Li2O deposit that was proven up late last year. Importantly, Manna still shows plenty of scope to extend this deposit along strike with this year’s exploration program. The additional technical programs and surveys should provide further Greenfields targets. The MBLP has a very large land holding and up to 20km of prospective strike length still to explore. I look forward to providing regular updates from the 2023 exploration programs across both projects throughout the year,” Global Lithium General Manager Geology Stuart Peterson said.
