North Arrow Minerals Inc. (TSXV: NAR) has discovered new spodumene mineralized pegmatites at its wholly-owned LDG and MacKay Lithium Projects, Northwest Territories.
Highlights of the recently completed field work include:
- Discovery of the MK3 spodumene pegmatite at the MacKay Project
- Mapping of new spodumene pegmatite mineralization in the SD2 area at the LDG Project
- Approximately 17 simple and spodumene-bearing pegmatites have now been identified at both properties
- 53 rock (grab and channel-sawn) and soil samples have been submitted for lithium assay and geochemical analysis
- Ground magnetic and high-resolution drone orthophoto imagery surveys were completed over six priority pegmatite occurrences
Ken Armstrong, president, and CEO of North Arrow, commented, “Recent exploration of North Arrow’s LDG and MacKay Lithium Projects has resulted in the discovery of new spodumene mineralization at both properties and increased our confidence in the size potential of this new spodumene-bearing lithium pegmatite field. Ground magnetic, high-resolution drone imagery and bedrock mapping surveys will significantly aid in ongoing interpretation and modelling of priority pegmatites, including planning for exploration drilling in 2024.”
At the LDG property, field work was focused on lithium pegmatites in the SD2 and SD4 areas where previous sampling returned assays of up to 1.7% Li2O and 2.1% Li2O, respectively.
In both areas, extensive overburden limits the number and extent of pegmatite exposures, however ground geophysical surveys indicated that pegmatite outcrops extend beneath overburden along the interpreted strike.
At SD2, new mapping has identified at least three additional subparallel pegmatites in the area, including one sub-cropping exposure, over 100m long, hosting visually identified spodumene mineralization.
On the MacKay property, the MK3 spodumene pegmatite was discovered approximately 4.5km from the MK1 pegmatite from which 10 of 12 rock samples collected to date have returned in excess of 1.1% Li2O, including an assay of 3.7% Li2O.
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