Great Northern Minerals reported rock chip sampling results from its first pass exploration program at the Sukula project, bordering United Lithium’s Kietyönmäki project. Assay results returned up to 0.1% Li2O and 408ppm Ta2O5, resulting in the definition of four high-priority areas for highly fractionated LCT pegmatites (Sukula NW, Sukula Central, Sukula West, and Sukula North). Notably, the geochemistry results indicate an increase in fractionation towards the northwest, which led the company to file for a new exploration reservation in the area.
Following, the company plans additional field programs along strike from the Sukula NW target, to further investigate demagnetized trends in the magnetic data sets, a detailed hyperspectral analysis to identify pegmatite occurrences as well as a biochemical tree sampling program.
Sukula project map with bedrock geology, GNM landholdings, and rock chip sample locations (Source: www.greatnorthernminerals.com.au)
