DRA Global Study Holes Hit "Unexpected" Cesium, LithiumWith holes designed in support of the DRA Global "DFS", several holes encounter "Unexpected" higher grade Lithium over significant length. This unexpected discovery also includes the elevated discovery of Cesium, Tantalum and Rubidium.
With rubidium market price in the range of $3,000 to $6,000 per kg in recent years, an interesting "unexpected" discovery to follow up.
GDH 24-24 drill hole intersected the main Spark fault zone mineralization as expected: 433 Feet of 1.32% Lithium.
However, in the DRA Global "DFS" program drill holes, the following key "Unexpected" mineralization is intersected:
GDH 25-24 drill hole intersecting 42 Feet of 1.77% higher grade Lithium.
GDH 26-24 - DRA Global "unexpected" Lithium discovery of 88 Feet grading 2.12%.
GDH 24-27 - more "unexpected" Lithium discovered in DRA Global drill hole, intersecting high grade Lithium of 2.23% over 163 Feet.
In addition, within this DRA Global study drill hole, Frontier now appears to be into the Cesium zone, grading 2.75% Cesium and higher grade Rubidium grading 0.85%.
In Condemnation drilling (Hole PL- 134-24), likely designed to ensure no mineralization of economic value exists to facilitate the location of future mining and milling operations or other facility infrastructure, it is notable to illustrate the Rubidium mineralization remains present throughout this condemnation drill hole and furthermore, within this drill hole, a 9 foot section of higher grade Lithium was intersected, grading 2.11%.
In summary, it is apparent the Frontier Lithium is everywhere, unexpected lithium found in DRA Global drill holes to support pit design and rock mechanics parameters, with the identification of elevated zonation of Cesium and even higher grade Rubidium than what is typically found in all other Frontier drill holes to date.
Even when attempting to design condemnation drill holes to prove no economic mineralization exists to facilitate the location of future mining and milling operations and related infrastructure, it is determined that Rubidium is present throughout and 2.11% Lithium intersection is encountered within the condemnation drill hole.
Thus, a good problem for any mining developer to encounter, indicating the mineralization is everywhere.