Perth-based lithium exploration and development company Winsome Resources (ASX:WR1) has almost completed stripping of the main ore body at Cancet in preparation for an upcoming Lithium drill campaign in Canada.
Samples from the stripping show the presence of spodumene crystals, which the company considers provides a good indication of the structural geology of the main ore body at Cancet.
The presence of these crystals provides more specific guidance on targets for the upcoming drill campaign, on track to commence in the next week.
The company has previously confirmed the presence of lithium mineralisation close to surface, which has been shown through previous metallurgical test work to be highly amenable to Dense Media Separation (DMS) to form a six per cent Li2O concentrate.
A heli-portable Reverse Circulation (RC) drill is due to arrive at Cancet at the end of this week with a view to commence drilling next week.
The initial drill target will be one of the approximately 15 pegmatite outcrops identified during field exploration work completed over the northern summer.
Drill and field crews will be accommodated at a temporary camp located adjacent to Cancet.
The RC drilling is due to conclude at Cancet in December, and based on results of the campaign, one or more diamond drill rigs will be brought to site to conduct more thorough drilling of the new targets, as well as to infill and extend drilling on the main ore body.
A diamond drill rig is also due to arrive at Winsome’s Adina project this Friday to commence a drilling campaign expected to last for six to eight weeks.
“The arrival of the drill rigs at Cancet and Adina signal the start of a very busy time for Winsome,” Managing Director Chris Evans said.
“We are intending to carry out constant drilling through the Canadian autumn, winter and well into the 2023 calendar year – lasting some six to nine months.
“It is pleasing to see these continued results as we progress plans to define maiden resources at Cancet and Adina.”
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