Latin Resources Limited (ASX: LRS) has confirmed the continuity of high‐ grade and thickness of the halloysite bearing kaolinised granite, within the Cloud Nine Mineral Resource area in Western Australia.
Following a short break of the Christmas and New Year period, field activities at Cloud Nine have now recommenced. The company is continuing to progress advanced metallurgical, mineral resource and other studies as part of its ongoing evaluation of the deposit, including preparation for a maiden core drilling campaign to collect metallurgical and geotechnical samples.
“Our field team has been busy back out on site as of last week at Cloud Nine, collecting samples for additional metallurgical test work. We will continue to progress our detailed studies at Cloud Nine over the next quarter, including work on an upgrade to the maiden JORC Inferred Mineral Resource, along with geotechnical and other mining related studies,” Latin’s Exploration Manager Tony Greenaway said.
“We plan to have drilling rigs back out on site very soon to enable us to collect bulk samples; while in parallel we will also be commencing work on the longer lead time approvals required for development of the deposit, which include conversion of the existing Exploration Licences to Mining Licences and baseline environmental studies.”
The company has secured a specialised sonic drilling contractor with experience specific in coring kaolinised granite. A ten‐hole drilling program has been designed to provide sufficient core samples to conduct bulk density test work on a number of representative units across Cloud Nine, as well as providing additional core samples for ongoing detailed metallurgical test work.
The final halloysite results via XRD analysis have been returned from the close spaced geostatistical cross drilling at the Company’s 100% owned Cloud Nine Halloysite‐Kaolin Deposit near Merredin, Western Australia. Drilling results once again, continue to demonstrate the consistent nature of the halloysite bearing material within the area tested at Cloud Nine and reinforces its position as a globally significant halloysite deposit.
The company has previously reported a JORC (2012) Inferred Mineral Resource of 207Mt of kaolinised granite at Cloud Nine, which includes separate domains containing 123Mt of bright‐white kaolinite and 84Mt of kaolin/halloysite‐bearing material
Final Halloysite Results from XRD Analysis
The last 13 drillholes to be analysed from the close‐spaced drilling, have returned consistent halloysite grades and thicknesses, further confirming the high quality of the area tested. The recent results also confirmed the continued presence of two discreet zone of halloysite bearing material (Figure 2) within the kaolinised granite clays.
Exceptionally high‐grade halloysite intersections, including 36% and 46% halloysite, were encountered within the broader zones.
Significant results received from the southern portion of the Geostatistical Cross include:
- NBAC378: 6m @ 24% halloysite from 7m and 13m @ 18% halloysite from 21m
- NBAC380: 16m @ 27% halloysite from 14m
- NBAC381: 12m @16% halloysite from 19m Incl:
- NBAC382: Incl: 2m @ 28% halloysite from 21m 6m @ 26% halloysite from 14m 2m @ 36% halloysite from 16m
- NBAC383: 18m @ 26% halloysite from 7m Incl: 6m @ 46% halloysite from 17m
- NBAC388: 20m @ 13% halloysite from 8m
- NBAC389: 16m @ 12% halloysite from 8m
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