RE: Sp/epo7 Feb 2022 11:06
iky786--a little light reading about the EPO,pay particular attention to the final paragraph.
LCT Pegmatites
Besides the Zulu Lithium, Caesium and Tantalum ("LCT") Pegmatite), the EPO area has two other main LCT showings, the Deep Purple pegmatite veins and the Altyr pegmatite veins. Deep Purple is situated some 5km south-east of Zulu, Altyr is situated some 12 km south of Zulu. The first showing is small but according to the Bulletin of the Geological Survey (1969) is said to contain remarkably high lithium, caesium, tantalum, and beryllium grades. Altyr is somewhat larger and contains visibly identifiable amounts of spodumene, petalite and lepidolite, the three main lithium bearing minerals of economic interest.
Further to these, there are many more small lithium bearing pegmatites sub-outcropping north, east and south of Zulu. None of these have ever been tested to determine whether they are part of large pegmatite bodies. Particularly the eastern two-thirds of the EPO are mainly flat and covered by a thick layer of soil that makes any visual identification of lithium bearing pegmatites impossible. Only systematic exploration of the EPO will help to discover more pegmatites of economic potential.
According to the geological interpretation of the EPO, Premier believes based on its own interpretation that LCT pegmatites could occur over a strike length of 24km, i.e., over the whole length of the EPO.
Acker