Winsome Resources Limited has announced that assay results from its Adina East Prospect in Quebec, Canada, confirmed high-grade mineralisation approximately 1.9 km east of the main zone.
According to the company, the results confirm the presence of high-grade lithium mineralisation over 3 km at Adina, measured from the 2018 MetalsTech drilling across the Adina main zone and to the east.
New results indicate over 1.5 per cent lithium oxide over 12.2 m from 63.3 m, 1.77 per cent lithium oxide over 6 m from 83.4 m and 1.26 per cent lithium oxide over 15 m from 47.4 m.
Winsome said it is mobilising a third drill rig to test targets delineated in gravity surveys and potential strike and depth extensions to the main pegmatite body.
“We have now extended the strike of lithium mineralisation at Adina to 3 km and it remains open to both the east and west. As part of our expanded drilling program, we will continue to test the broader Adina project to determine the scale of mineralisation as well as the link between Adina East, Adina main and the previous drilling undertaken at Adina by MetalsTech,” Winsome Managing Director Chris Evans said.
Lithium mineralisation at all three prospects across Adina occurred as spodumene crystals hosted in pegmatite indicated no obvious visual differences observed during logging.
Further drilling and analysis will be required to confirm results and allow a more robust geological model to be built up.
Winsome used close-spaced ground gravity surveys to delineate contacts between pegmatites, amphibolites and granitoids by mapping density changes in its exploration strategy.
The company plans to expand the ground gravity coverage in 2023 to the southwest to identify further targets along the regional structural corridor.
Interpretation and target generation was undertaken by Perth-based consultancy NewGen Geo Pty Limited, which specialises in the application of geophysics to support pegmatite exploration efforts.
