Ongoing lithium-focused pegmatite sampling across Azure’s Andover Project continues to identify very high grades of lithium outcrop, with the latest returning abundant samples grading above 1% Li2O.
As part of its latest exploration work, Azure Minerals (ASX:AZS) has received 600 samples with 27 of these exceeding 3% Li2O, up to a maximum of 4.67% Li2O adjacent to historical artisanal tin-tantalum mine workings.
Another 14 samples returned grades exceeding 1.30% Li2O, up to a maximum of 3.88% Li2O over a 900m-long pegmatite at prospect APOO12.
This work adds to the exploration conducted back in 2022, when AZS collected 793 samples by helicopter-supported and ground-based sampling programs.
Of the 793 samples, 181 returned lithium grades of more than 1% Li2O and 75 samples exceeded 3% Li2O.
Drilling to identify substantial resources
AZS managing director Tony Rovira says the identification of abundant outcropping spodumene-rich pegmatites containing high grades of lithium at numerous prospects across Andover confirms the potential for this project to host substantial lithium resources.
“This is supported by the mineralised intersection reported from drill hole ANDD0199 in February this year and visual identification of spodumene-bearing pegmatites in ANDD0201 and ANDD0202 earlier this month,” he explains.
“The company is very confident that the drilling we’re currently undertaking will identify and define substantial lithium mineralisation and potentially resources.”
What’s next?
Diamond drilling continues near prospect AP0012 with spodumene-rich pegmatites visually identified in first two completed drill holes earlier this month.
The confirmation of further high-grade lithium at prospects AP0001 and AP0013 brings the total number of high priority pegmatite targets to 13 across the project area.
Drilling to determine the scale and depth potential of lithium mineralisation identified in these and other outcropping pegmatites across the project area will be undertaken following receipt of requisite heritage clearances and environmental approvals.
This article was developed in collaboration with Azure Minerals (ASX:AZS), a Stockhead advertiser at the time of publishing.
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