Bradda Head Lithium Unveils Major Drill Targets at San Domingo Pegmatite Project
- 03-Sep-2024 8:48 PM
- Journalist: S. Jayavikraman
Bradda Head Lithium Ltd., a leading lithium development company operating in North America, has announced encouraging results from surface channel sampling conducted at its San Domingo ("SD") pegmatite project in central Arizona. The Dragon target revealed 8.80 meters of 0.97% Lithium Oxide ("Li2O") and 10.40 meters of 0.68% Li2O from two distinct prospects on the same pegmatite. Additionally, elevated levels of cesium ("Cs") were consistently found in both channel and rock chip samples. This is significant, as cesium is a critical element valued by the Department of Energy and has considerable economic potential.
Highlights from the San Domingo project include the development of new drill targets following a detailed surface channel sampling program. A total of 84 channel samples and 83 grab rock chip samples were collected from the Dragon South and North targets. Dragon South revealed excellent exposure of a northeast-trending pegmatite with abundant coarse spodumene crystals and massive quartz, while elevated cesium (Cs) levels were noted, with channel samples reaching up to 994 ppm and grab samples up to 1,317 ppm. Dragon North's sampling also showed very coarse spodumene and lepidolite, including 4.80 meters at 0.41% Li2O.
A set of 52 geographically dispersed mica samples collected from pegmatites revealed highly fractionated pegmatites with significant lithium content and excellent potassium-to-rubidium (K/Rb) ratios, indicating a high degree of lithium development across pegmatite swarms. The Company has begun permitting for up to 40 drill sites on the Dragon targets to test shallow lithium mineralization comprehensively. In addition, efforts are underway to build more geochemical and geological data across the project, with a focus on supporting shallow drilling at several locations, including Midnight Owl, Lone Giant, Thunder, White Ridge, Lower Jumbo, and Morning Star.
Ian Stalker, Executive Chair, remarked that the surface channel samples from the Dragon targets underscore the Company’s progress toward its upcoming drilling program and confirm the promising extent of lithium mineralization across the property. He noted that as the Company explores previously unexamined or neglected areas, it consistently identifies new, valuable targets for drilling. Stalker expressed optimism about continuing to enhance the San Domingo pegmatite project’s value through these ongoing exploration efforts.
Bradda Head Lithium Ltd. is a North American lithium development company with a focus on projects in Central and Western Arizona. The company's most advanced projects include the Basin East, Basin West, and Wikieup projects.
The Basin East Project boasts significant lithium resources, with a Measured Mineral Resource of 20 million tonnes at an average grade of 929 ppm Li, totaling 99,000 tonnes of lithium carbonate equivalent (LCE). Additionally, the project has an Indicated Mineral Resource of 122 million tonnes at 860 ppm Li and an Inferred Mineral Resource of 499 million tonnes at 810 ppm Li, totaling 2.81 million tonnes of LCE.
Bradda Head Lithium intends to advance its three-phase one projects in Arizona while simultaneously exploring value-creation opportunities at its other prospective pegmatite and brine assets located in Arizona, Nevada, and Pennsylvania.