Highlights
- Maiden diamond drill program includes five holes drilled
totaling 1,340m, and all intersected
significant zones of spodumene pegmatite, assay results have been
received for the remaining 4 drill hole;
- DDH PL-038-19 intersected 215m of
pegmatite averaging 1.4% Li2O, including 62.0m of 1.81% Li2O.
- DDH PL-041-19 intersected a total of 112.6m of pegmatite averaging 1.73%
Li2O, including 62.2m of
1.92% Li2O;
- Lithium grades are consistent across the entire width of the
pegmatite;
- The Spark Pegmatite appears to be vertically emplaced.
SUDBURY, ON, May 29, 2019
/CNW/ - Frontier Lithium Inc. (TSX.V: FL) (the
"Company) is pleased to announce all the results of their
Maiden drilling on the newly discovered Spark Pegmatite.
Frontier completed five diamond drill holes totaling 1,340m in February 2019. All holes
intersected significant widths of 20 to 74m of pegmatite averaging 1.2 to 1.92%
Li2O. The Reflex system for oriented core was used on all
holes and from the available measurements the pegmatite appears to
be emplaced sub-vertically.
"We are extremely pleased with the maiden drill program results
and are eagerly looking forward to second phase of drilling this
summer." commented Garth Drever,
Vice President of Exploration. "The drilling results and
consistency of grades confirm our initial prediction that the Spark
pegmatite is vertically emplaced and extensive. The potential for
an at-surface deposit to augment the PAK project resource size is
high therefore the Phase II drill program will be followed by a
resource estimate on the Spark pegmatite."
Results from DDH PL-038-19 were disseminated on a April 9th 2019 press release. Figure 1
is a plan map showing the surface outline of the Spark pegmatite,
location of channels and drill hole traces with geology overlain on
detailed imagery of the outcrop area. The bar-graph displays the
Li2O% for the drill holes and channels. Four holes were
drilled from the south at the base of the topographic high hosting
the pegmatite. The fifth hole (PL-041-19) was drilled from
the north on top of the ridge and was collared in
pegmatite.
Table 1 is a summary of results for all 5 drill holes. The
pegmatite is characteristically similar to the LIZ (Lower
Intermediate Zone) and locally similar to the CIZ (Central
Intermediate Zone) at the PAK Pegmatite. Assuming the Spark
pegmatite is vertically oriented the horizontal distance equals the
"true width" when the Azimuth of the drill hole is perpendicular to
the apparent strike of the deposit (070 to 090 degrees).
Table 1: Summary of Drilling Results at the Spark
Pegmatite
DDH
PL-037-19
|
Designed to test the
extent of the Spark pegmatite
underneath Channels 37 and 38 drilling from the south.
Intersected 2 major pegmatite zones plus others totaling
117.8 m averaging 1.2% Li2O. Host rock is metavolcanics
schist. Hole was abandoned due to "jammed corebarrel"
and will be lengthened next program.
|
UTM Zone 15N
WGS84
|
|
472,884E
|
Azim
|
325°
|
|
5,829,390N
|
Dip
|
-40°
|
|
Total
Depth
|
178.8
|
m
|
Zone
|
From
(m)
|
To
(m)
|
Width
(m)
|
Horiz.
(m)
|
Li2O
%
|
Ta2O5
ppm
|
Unit
|
Li
Enriched
|
9.8
|
15.6
|
5.8
|
4.4
|
1.12
|
115
|
Aplite
|
|
including
|
9.8
|
14.0
|
4.2
|
3.2
|
1.21
|
110
|
Aplite
|
Li
Enriched
|
36.0
|
109.9
|
73.9
|
56.6
|
1.19
|
88
|
LIZ
|
|
including
|
45.6
|
83.0
|
37.4
|
28.7
|
1.40
|
103
|
LIZ
|
|
including
|
97.5
|
104.5
|
7.0
|
5.4
|
2.17
|
71
|
LIZ
|
Li
Enriched
|
117.3
|
155.4
|
38.1
|
29.2
|
1.23
|
84
|
LIZ
|
|
Including
|
121.0
|
147.0
|
26.0
|
19.9
|
1.36
|
93
|
LIZ
|
|
Including
|
121.0
|
130.0
|
9.0
|
6.9
|
1.55
|
81
|
LIZ
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
DDH
PL-038-19
|
This hole result was
disseminated on April 9th
2019 Press Release.
|
UTM Zone 15N
WGS84
|
|
472,800E
|
Azim
|
325°
|
|
5,829,380N
|
Dip
|
-40°
|
|
Total
Depth
|
288.2
|
m
|
Zone
|
From
(m)
|
To
(m)
|
Width
(m)
|
Horiz.
(m)
|
Li2O
%
|
Ta2O5
ppm
|
Unit
|
Li
Enriched
|
16.3
|
37.0
|
20.7
|
15.1
|
1.26
|
79
|
LIZ
|
|
|
40.0
|
45.5
|
5.6
|
4.1
|
1.30
|
78
|
LIZ
|
|
|
49.2
|
57.9
|
8.7
|
6.4
|
1.63
|
91
|
LIZ
|
Li-Ta
Enriched
|
66.0
|
146.3
|
80.3
|
58.7
|
1.58
|
223
|
LIZ/ciz
|
|
including
|
79.0
|
141.0
|
62.0
|
45.3
|
1.81
|
95
|
LIZ
|
|
including
|
141.0
|
146.3
|
5.3
|
3.8
|
0.33
|
2085
|
CIZ
|
Li
Enriched
|
158.0
|
258.0
|
100.0
|
73.1
|
1.25
|
90
|
LIZ/aplite
|
|
Including
|
196.0
|
216.0
|
20.0
|
14.6
|
1.83
|
95
|
LIZ
|
|
Including
|
212.0
|
216.0
|
4.0
|
2.9
|
3.64
|
25
|
LIZ
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
DDH
PL-039-19
|
Designed to test the
extent of the Spark pegmatite
underneath the western extent of surface-mapped
pegmatite from the south. Intersected 2 major
pegmatite zones totaling 84.7 m averaging 1.65%
Li2O. Host rock is metavolcanics schist.
|
UTM Zone 15N
WGS84
|
|
472,703E
|
Azim
|
337°
|
|
5,829,359N
|
Dip
|
-44°
|
|
Total
Depth
|
250.5
|
m
|
Zone
|
From
(m)
|
To
(m)
|
Width
(m)
|
Horiz.
(m)
|
Li2O
%
|
Ta2O5
ppm
|
Unit
|
Lithium
Enriched
|
41.0
|
70.6
|
29.6
|
21.3
|
1.56
|
97
|
LIZ
|
|
Including
|
43.0
|
68.0
|
25.0
|
18.0
|
1.62
|
88
|
LIZ
|
Lithium
Enriched
|
119.2
|
174.3
|
55.1
|
39.6
|
1.70
|
141
|
LIZ
|
|
Including
|
121.0
|
158.9
|
37.9
|
27.2
|
2.07
|
157
|
LIZ
|
|
Including
|
124.0
|
149.0
|
25.0
|
18.0
|
2.32
|
143
|
LIZ
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
DDH
PL-040-19
|
Designed to test the
eastern extent of the Spark pegmatite
underneath Channel 40 from the south. Intersected 2
significant pegmatite zones plus other narrower intervals
totaling 155 m averaging 1.46% Li2O. Host rock is
metavolcanics schist.
|
UTM Zone 15N
WGS84
|
|
472,957E
|
Azim
|
326°
|
|
5,829,376N
|
Dip
|
-43°
|
|
Total
Depth
|
324.0
|
m
|
Zone
|
From
(m)
|
To
(m)
|
Width
(m)
|
Horiz.
(m)
|
Li2O
%
|
Ta2O5
ppm
|
Unit
|
Li
Enriched
|
74.7
|
103.0
|
28.3
|
20.7
|
1.25
|
139
|
LIZ/aplite
|
|
including
|
74.7
|
82.0
|
7.3
|
5.3
|
1.67
|
201
|
LIZ
|
|
including
|
93.0
|
103.0
|
10.0
|
7.3
|
1.78
|
196
|
LIZ/aplite
|
Li Ta
Enriched
|
109.9
|
170.6
|
60.8
|
44.4
|
1.29
|
257
|
Aplite/LIZ
|
|
including
|
109.9
|
152.5
|
42.7
|
31.2
|
1.61
|
208
|
Aplite/LIZ
|
Li Ta
Enriched
|
190.4
|
222.3
|
31.9
|
23.3
|
1.33
|
222
|
LIZ/Aplite
|
|
including
|
191.5
|
213.0
|
21.5
|
15.7
|
1.67
|
258
|
LIZ/aplite
|
|
including
|
193.5
|
205.5
|
12.0
|
8.8
|
2.27
|
355
|
LIZ
|
Li Ta
Enriched
|
243.7
|
258.1
|
14.5
|
10.6
|
2.49
|
312
|
LIZ/aplite
|
|
including
|
246.5
|
258.1
|
11.6
|
8.5
|
3.07
|
354
|
LIZ
|
|
including
|
246.5
|
250.5
|
3.9
|
2.9
|
4.01
|
187
|
LIZ
|
Li Ta
Enriched
|
282.7
|
302.4
|
19.7
|
14.4
|
1.77
|
336
|
LIZ
|
|
Including
|
282.7
|
295.0
|
12.3
|
9.0
|
2.54
|
327
|
LIZ
|
|
Including
|
285.0
|
289.0
|
4.0
|
2.9
|
3.39
|
238
|
LIZ
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
DDH
PL-041-19
|
Designed to test from
the north, the extent of the Spark
pegmatite underneath Channels 37 south towards the
collar of DDH PL-038-19. Intersected 62m of pegmatite at
the top of the hole and a 30m zone 230m down hole plus
narrower intervals totaling 112.6 m averaging 1.73% Li2O.
Host rock is metavolcanics schist.
|
UTM Zone 15N
WGS84
|
|
472,785E
|
Azim
|
170°
|
|
5,829,556N
|
Dip
|
-45°
|
|
Total
Depth
|
298.5
|
m
|
Zone
|
From
(m)
|
To
(m)
|
Width
(m)
|
Horiz.
(m)
|
Li2O
%
|
Ta2O5
ppm
|
Unit
|
Li
Enriched
|
3.7
|
65.9
|
62.2
|
44.0
|
1.92
|
82
|
LIZ
|
|
including
|
3.7
|
21.0
|
17.3
|
12.2
|
2.45
|
43
|
LIZ
|
|
including
|
3.7
|
11.0
|
7.3
|
5.2
|
3.11
|
58
|
LIZ
|
Li
Enriched
|
70.2
|
75.9
|
5.6
|
4.0
|
1.55
|
94
|
Aplite
|
|
|
102.0
|
116.1
|
14.1
|
10.0
|
1.53
|
170
|
Aplite
|
Li
Enriched
|
232.2
|
262.8
|
30.6
|
21.6
|
1.48
|
55
|
LIZ
|
|
Including
|
243.0
|
255.0
|
12.0
|
8.5
|
1.73
|
49
|
LIZ
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Table 2 is a summary showing coordinates, collar orientation and
depths of each drill hole
Table 2: Summary of 2019 Drilling at Spark Pegmatite
DDHNo
|
Coordinates (UTM
Zone 15N)
|
Orientation
|
Depth
(m)
|
|
UTM_E
|
UTM_N
|
Elev
|
INCL
|
AZIM
|
O/B
|
Total
|
PL-037-19
|
472884
|
5829390
|
326
|
-40
|
330
|
9.8
|
178.8
|
PL-038-19
|
472800
|
5829380
|
326
|
-43
|
325
|
12.5
|
288.2
|
PL-039-19
|
472703
|
5829359
|
326
|
-44
|
337
|
16.4
|
250.5
|
PL-040-19
|
472957
|
5829376
|
326
|
-43
|
340
|
8.7
|
324.0
|
PL-041-19
|
472785
|
5829556
|
363
|
-45
|
170
|
3.7
|
298.5
|
|
|
|
|
Total
metreage
|
|
1340.0
|
Due Diligence
All scientific and technical information
in this release has been reviewed and approved by Garth Drever, P.Geo., the qualified person (QP)
under the definitions established by National Instrument
43-101. Under Frontier's QA/QC procedures, all drilling
was completed by Chenier Drilling Ltd. of Val Caron, ON using thin-walled BTW drill rods
(4.2 cm core diameter) and a Reflex ACT III oriented core system.
Using the Reflex system, the drill core was oriented and marked as
it was retrieved at the drill. The core was boxed and
delivered to the Frontier core shack where it was examined,
geologically logged and marked for sampling. The core was
photographed prior to sampling. Using a rock saw, the marked
sample intervals were halved with one halve bagged for
analysis. Sample blanks along with lithium, rubidium and
cesium certified reference material was routinely inserted into the
sample stream in accordance with industry recommended practices.
Field duplicate samples were also taken in accordance with industry
recommended practices. The samples were placed in poly sample bags
and transported to Red Lake by
Frontier employees and then shipped to AGAT Laboratories Ltd.
(AGAT) in Mississauga, ON for
quantitative multi-element analysis. AGAT is an ISO
accredited laboratory. The core is stored on site at the Pakeagama
Lake exploration camp.
About Frontier Lithium
Frontier Lithium is a Canadian
junior mining company with the largest land position in the
Electric Avenue, an emerging premium lithium mineral district
located in the Canadian Shield of northwestern Ontario containing the company's PAK Lithium
Deposit, North America's highest
concentration of rare low-iron spodumene. Frontier Lithium's
objective is to firstly become a near term producer of premium
lithium mineral concentrates of 1,000 tonnes of Lithium
Carbonate Equivalent (("LCE") firstly then scale up
to 30,000 tonnes by 2025 via a phased
approach.
Frontier maintains a tight share structure with management
ownership exceeding 30% of the Company.
About the PAK deposit
The PAK Deposit is located at the south end of Ontario's Electric Avenue, a newly emerging
premium lithium-metal district which also hosts Frontier's new
discovery at Spark showing (2km northwest) and the Pennock Lake
pegmatite occurrence a further 30km along Frontier's PAK Lithium
Project. The PAK deposit has a current Measured and Indicated
Resource of 7.5 million tonnes of 2.02% Li2O and an
Inferred Lithium Resource of 1.8 million tonnes of 2.10%
Li2O which has a rare technical/ceramic grade spodumene
with low inherent iron (below 0.1% Fe2O3) as per its NI 43-101
Technical Report, "Preliminary Feasibility Study" disseminated on
April 16, 2018.
Additional information regarding Frontier Lithium is
available on SEDAR at sedar.com under the Company's profile and on
its website at frontierlithium.com, including various pictures of
ongoing work at the project.
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accuracy of this release.
SOURCE Frontier Lithium Inc.