The Apollo Lithium Project in Nevada has seen its summer/fall exploration program completed with “fantastic” results, according to Godzillanewz.com.
This drilling program was designed and implemented by Powertech Uranium Corp. as part of their ongoing strategy for determining the mineral potential of the region. The results of this exploration effort, if successful, could open up the possibility of the company eventually developing a commercial lithium mine in the area.
The 8,200-meter diamond drilling program focused on verifying the high-grade lithium mineralization that had previously been discovered on the project. It tested the lateral and depth extent of the South Basin zone that was originally discovered in 2018.
The company says that it has been able to document suome of the highest-grade drill intersections of lithium and boron in the entire district. These samples included values as high as 10.76 percent lithium oxide and 6.87 percent boron oxide.
In addition to the discovery of these high-grade intersections, the company was also able to identify new geophysical and geochemical targets for follow-up exploration.
The results from this drilling program have been integrated into a geological model in order to better understand the three-dimensional character of the lithium and boron mineralization. As a result of this observational work, Powertech anticipates that it will be able to define additional resources down-dip of the currently defined resources by early 2021.
Next steps for the company include drilling a series of test holes near the South Basin area in order to reduce the spacing of existing drill holes and determine the margin of the lithium-boron deposit. A second step may also be to expand the Pegasus deposit area where Powertech was able to identify additional high-grade mineralization.
The Apollo Lithium Project is already one of the most promising lithium projects in the United States. This summer/fall exploration program has provided the company with even more valuable information that could potentially result in the development of a viable commercial lithium mine in the future.
