SUDBURY,
ON, Jan. 10, 2023 /CNW/ - Frontier Lithium
Inc. (TSXV: FL) (FRA: HL2) (OTCQX: LITOF) ("Frontier" or "the
Company") is pleased to announce the results for seven more drill
holes completed during Phase XII drill program on the Spark
pegmatite which began in May with two diamond drill rigs and
finished in October of 2022.The main objective of the program was
focused on converting inferred material to the indicated category
for the planned open pit. The Spark pegmatite is one of the two
delineated premium spodumene-bearing lithium deposits on the PAK
Lithium Project.
Highlights
- The Company completed 15,984m of
drilling in 50 holes in 2022. Highlights from the seven Phase XII
diamond drill holes reported are included below.
- DDH PL-086-22 intersected 154.3m
of pegmatite from 3.7m to
158.0m averaging 1.69%
Li2O. Collared near the centre of the main Spark
pegmatite, hole was drilled to provide a southern contact where
there was a gap in the model.
-
- Including 26.0m from 70.0m to 96.0m
averaging 2.15% Li2O
- Including 12.0m from 114.0m to 126.0m
averaging 2.36% Li2O
- DDH PL-088-22 intersected 126.5m
of pegmatite from 0.5m to
127.0m averaging 1.94%
Li2O and a second 9.8m
pegmatite zone from 157.3m to
167.0m averaging 2.01%
Li2O. Collared 30m to the
SW of PL-086-22 on the main Spark pegmatite, hole was also drilled
to provide a southern contact where there was a gap in the model
further to the west.
-
- Includes 14.1m from 4.4m to 18.5m
averaging 2.13% Li2O.
- Includes 10.0m from 30.5m to 40.5m
averaging 2.21% Li2O.
- Includes 21.8m from 79.2m to 101.0m
averaging 2.58% Li2O.
"We are definitely pleased with the infill drilling to date as
it suggests that the Spark resource is present in the expected
locations with the expected grades, and that the resource estimate
is reliable and potentially larger than previously thought." states
Garth Drever, VP Exploration "The
delineation drilling has successfully added additional pegmatite to
the west while pinching out to the east. We look forward to
focusing on adding inferred resource to the west and at depth which
remain open."
The initial objective for the Phase XII drill program was
focused on converting the inferred resource within the Spark
deposit to the indicated category in preparation for a
pre-feasibility study (PFS) on the PAK Lithium Project. The latter
half of the program included geotechnical drilling for ground
control and pit design purposes as well as step out drilling to
define the eastern and western extents of the ore body.
Figure 1 is a location map showing the project area including
Frontier's land tenure and location of the three
lithium-cesium-tantalum pegmatites.
Figure 1: Location Map showing land tenure and geology
Figure 2 is a plan view showing all drilling with
analytical data completed to date with emphasis on drill hole
traces reported in this release.
Table 1 details the drill holes and channel with mineralized
intersections while Table 2 summarizes all Phase XII drill holes
completed.
Table 1: Details of Mineralized Intersections
Drill
Hole
PL-085-22
|
Collared on the main
Spark pegmatite in between PL-057-22 and PL-082-22, hole was
designed to provide a
northern contact where there was a gap in the model. A total
of 86m of pegmatite was intersected with most of
the material near the end of the hole falling below the cut off
grade of 0.65% Li2O.
|
Zone
|
From
(m)
|
To
(m)
|
Width
(m)
|
Li2O
(%)
|
Cs2O
(%)
|
Ta2O5
(ppm)
|
Nb2O5
(ppm)
|
SnO2
(ppm)
|
Rb2O
(%)
|
Unit
|
Li-Enriched
|
16.3
|
61.2
|
45.0
|
1.41
|
0.03
|
75
|
73
|
63
|
0.22
|
Aplite-Pegmatite
|
Li-Enriched
|
81.0
|
87.0
|
6.0
|
1.48
|
0.01
|
92
|
122
|
39
|
0.21
|
Aplite-Pegmatite
|
Drill
Hole
PL-086-22
|
Collared in the same
location as PL-085-22 on the main Spark pegmatite, hole was drilled
in the opposite
direction to the south to provide a southern contact where there
was a gap in the model. A total of 165m of
pegmatite was intersected, with the last 11m falling just below the
cut-off grade of 0.65% Li2O.
|
Zone
|
From
(m)
|
To
(m)
|
Width
(m)
|
Li2O
(%)
|
Cs2O
(%)
|
Ta2O5
(ppm)
|
Nb2O5
(ppm)
|
SnO2
(ppm)
|
Rb2O
(%)
|
Unit
|
Li-Enriched
|
|
3.7
|
158.0
|
154.3
|
1.69
|
0.01
|
82
|
85
|
52
|
0.27
|
Aplite-Pegmatite
|
|
including
|
70.0
|
96.0
|
26.0
|
2.15
|
0.01
|
77
|
72
|
33
|
0.25
|
Aplite
|
|
including
|
114.0
|
126.0
|
12.0
|
2.36
|
0.01
|
40
|
54
|
43
|
0.25
|
Aplite
|
Drill
Hole
PL-087-22
|
Collared 12m west of
PL-082-22, hole was designed to provide a northern contact where
there was a gap in the
model. A total of 77m of pegmatite was intersected, with a
12m section falling below the cut-off grade of 0.65%
Li2O.
|
Zone
|
From
(m)
|
To
(m)
|
Width
(m)
|
Li2O
(%)
|
Cs2O
(%)
|
Ta2O5
(ppm)
|
Nb2O5
(ppm)
|
SnO2
(ppm)
|
Rb2O
(%)
|
Unit
|
Li-Enriched
|
|
0.5
|
44.4
|
43.9
|
1.62
|
0.03
|
90
|
94
|
61
|
0.25
|
Pegmatite
|
|
including
|
14.5
|
38.5
|
24.0
|
2.18
|
0.02
|
89
|
98
|
59
|
0.27
|
Pegmatite
|
Li-Enriched
|
60.1
|
75.0
|
14.9
|
1.06
|
0.01
|
99
|
99
|
67
|
0.19
|
Aplite
|
Li-Enriched
|
106.8
|
112.6
|
5.8
|
2.61
|
0.02
|
56
|
26
|
47
|
0.10
|
Pegmatite
|
Drill
Hole
PL-088-22
|
Collared in the same
location as PL-087-22 on the main Spark pegmatite, hole was drilled
in the opposite
direction to provide a southern contact where there was a gap in
the model. A total of 174m of pegmatite was
intersected, including a southern pegmatite pod separated from the
main Spark body containing values below
the cut-off grade of 0.65% Li2O.
|
Zone
|
From
(m)
|
To
(m)
|
Width
(m)
|
Li2O
(%)
|
Cs2O
(%)
|
Ta2O5
(ppm)
|
Nb2O5
(ppm)
|
SnO2
(ppm)
|
Rb2O
(%)
|
Unit
|
Li-Enriched
|
|
0.5
|
127.0
|
126.5
|
1.94
|
0.01
|
85
|
85
|
48
|
0.24
|
Pegmatite-Aplite
|
|
including
|
4.4
|
18.5
|
14.1
|
2.13
|
0.01
|
140
|
74
|
64
|
0.21
|
Pegmatite-Aplite
|
|
including
|
30.5
|
40.5
|
10.0
|
2.21
|
0.01
|
93
|
86
|
34
|
0.23
|
Pegmatite-Aplite
|
|
including
|
79.2
|
101.0
|
21.8
|
2.58
|
0.01
|
56
|
67
|
42
|
0.22
|
Pegmatite-Aplite
|
Li-Enriched
|
157.3
|
167.0
|
9.8
|
2.01
|
0.02
|
53
|
53
|
101
|
0.23
|
Pegmatite
|
Drill
Hole
PL-089-22
|
Collared on the east
side of the main Spark pegmatite in between PL-050-21 and
PL-068-22, hole was designed
to provide a northern contact where there was a gap in the
model. A total of 66m of pegmatite was
intersected.
|
Zone
|
From
(m)
|
To
(m)
|
Width
(m)
|
Li2O
(%)
|
Cs2O
(%)
|
Ta2O5
(ppm)
|
Nb2O5
(ppm)
|
SnO2
(ppm)
|
Rb2O
(%)
|
Unit
|
Li-Enriched
|
|
0.0
|
65.9
|
65.9
|
1.74
|
0.02
|
79
|
99
|
62
|
0.28
|
Pegmatite-Aplite
|
|
including
|
34.0
|
65.9
|
31.9
|
2.08
|
0.02
|
70
|
96
|
64
|
0.26
|
Pegmatite-Aplite
|
Drill
Hole
PL-090-22
|
Collared 14m east of
PL-066-22 south of the Spark pegmatite, hole was designed to
convert inferred material
at depth and to provide a northern contact where there was a gap in
the model. A total of 173m of pegmatite was
intersected.
|
Zone
|
From
(m)
|
To
(m)
|
Width
(m)
|
Li2O
(%)
|
Cs2O
(%)
|
Ta2O5
(ppm)
|
Nb2O5
(ppm)
|
SnO2
(ppm)
|
Rb2O
(%)
|
Unit
|
Li-Enriched
|
|
22.5
|
114.5
|
92.0
|
1.62
|
0.02
|
90
|
102
|
46
|
0.30
|
Pegmatite-Aplite
|
|
including
|
42.5
|
48.5
|
6.0
|
2.36
|
0.01
|
150
|
130
|
23
|
0.30
|
Pegmatite-Aplite
|
|
including
|
54.5
|
64.5
|
10.0
|
2.11
|
0.02
|
119
|
97
|
65
|
0.30
|
Pegmatite-Aplite
|
|
including
|
82.5
|
88.5
|
6.0
|
2.42
|
0.01
|
53
|
61
|
31
|
0.30
|
Pegmatite-Aplite
|
|
including
|
100.0
|
106.7
|
6.7
|
2.38
|
0.01
|
52
|
86
|
25
|
0.25
|
Pegmatite-Aplite
|
Li-Enriched
|
133.0
|
160.0
|
27.0
|
1.44
|
0.01
|
71
|
74
|
56
|
0.24
|
Pegmatite-Aplite
|
Li-Enriched
|
174.5
|
214.0
|
39.5
|
1.45
|
0.03
|
94
|
92
|
45
|
0.25
|
Pegmatite-Aplite
|
|
including
|
174.5
|
182.5
|
8.0
|
2.07
|
0.03
|
185
|
83
|
67
|
0.34
|
Pegmatite-Aplite
|
|
including
|
208.0
|
214.0
|
6.0
|
2.88
|
0.01
|
35
|
56
|
22
|
0.12
|
Pegmatite-Aplite
|
Drill
Hole
PL-091-22
|
Collared 44m west of
PL-039-19 south of the Spark pegmatite, the hole was designed to
define the western end
of the main pegmatite body where it begins to break up separated by
mafic rafts. A total of 33m of Pegmatite was
intersected
|
Zone
|
From
(m)
|
To
(m)
|
Width
(m)
|
Li2O
(%)
|
Cs2O
(%)
|
Ta2O5
(ppm)
|
Nb2O5
(ppm)
|
SnO2
(ppm)
|
Rb2O
(%)
|
Unit
|
Li-Enriched
|
|
108.5
|
126.6
|
18.1
|
1.87
|
0.03
|
168
|
111
|
68
|
0.28
|
Pegmatite
|
|
including
|
115.5
|
123.5
|
8.0
|
2.29
|
0.02
|
184
|
130
|
60
|
0.26
|
Pegmatite
|
Li-Enriched
|
141.8
|
155.5
|
13.7
|
1.88
|
0.03
|
428
|
70
|
134
|
0.20
|
Pegmatite
|
|
including
|
150.0
|
153.4
|
3.4
|
2.77
|
0.02
|
199
|
69
|
72
|
0.23
|
Pegmatite
|
Table 2: Summary of Phase XII Drill Program (May to
October 2022)
DDHNo
|
Date
Drilled
|
UTM Zone 15N
(NAD83)
|
Collar
Orient
|
Metres
Drilled
|
Start
|
End
|
Easting
|
Northing
|
(mASL)
|
Azim
|
Dip
|
Start
|
End
|
Phase
XII
|
PL-057-221
|
2022-05-15
|
2022-10-01
|
472,733
|
5,829,489
|
355.9
|
359
|
-55
|
0
|
225
|
PL-058-221
|
2022-05-17
|
2022-10-03
|
472,733
|
5,829,489
|
355.9
|
177
|
-70
|
0
|
400
|
PL-059-222
|
2022-05-24
|
2022-05-28
|
472,698
|
5,829,535
|
356.0
|
165
|
-78
|
0
|
316
|
PL-060-222
|
2022-05-27
|
2022-06-04
|
472,749
|
5,829,559
|
360.0
|
180
|
-73
|
0
|
360
|
PL-061-222
|
2022-05-20
|
2022-05-27
|
472,773
|
5,829,561
|
360.2
|
178
|
-65
|
0
|
327
|
PL-062-223
|
2022-05-28
|
2022-06-05
|
472,712
|
5,829,596
|
356.2
|
176
|
-65
|
0
|
360
|
PL-063-221
|
2022-06-05
|
2022-06-10
|
472,746
|
5,829,539
|
360.0
|
187
|
-70
|
0
|
348.5
|
PL-064-221
|
2022-06-05
|
2022-06-10
|
472,712
|
5,829,596
|
356.2
|
141
|
-65
|
0
|
352.5
|
PL-065-224
|
2022-06-10
|
2022-06-22
|
472,686
|
5,829,583
|
354.0
|
173
|
-72
|
0
|
330.86
|
PL-066-223
|
2022-06-12
|
2022-06-27
|
472,732
|
5,829,371
|
325.0
|
323
|
-70
|
0
|
365.67
|
PL-067-224
|
2022-06-29
|
2022-07-04
|
472,778
|
5,829,383
|
327.0
|
315
|
-70
|
0
|
352.5
|
PL-068-222
|
2022-06-22
|
2022-06-27
|
472,790
|
5,829,540
|
360.0
|
171
|
-55
|
0
|
343.5
|
PL-069-224
|
2022-07-06
|
2022-07-15
|
472,814
|
5,829,385
|
326.0
|
324
|
-61
|
0
|
412.3
|
PL-070-223
|
2022-06-28
|
2022-07-04
|
472,805
|
5,829,588
|
360.0
|
184
|
-54
|
0
|
405
|
PL-071-223
|
2022-07-04
|
2022-07-15
|
472,805
|
5,829,588
|
360.0
|
160
|
-52
|
0
|
384.6
|
PL-072-224
|
2022-07-15
|
2022-07-21
|
472,847
|
5,829,384
|
326.0
|
349
|
-61
|
0
|
386.2
|
PL-073-223
|
2022-07-16
|
2022-07-23
|
472,816
|
5,829,589
|
360.0
|
146
|
-52
|
0
|
392
|
PL-074-225
|
2022-07-28
|
2022-08-02
|
472,584
|
5,829,497
|
354.0
|
162
|
-47
|
0
|
403.5
|
PL-075-225
|
2022-08-01
|
2022-08-06
|
472,571
|
5,829,490
|
354.0
|
177
|
-47
|
0
|
408
|
PL-076-225
|
2022-07-25
|
2022-08-05
|
472,846
|
5,829,384
|
326.0
|
314
|
-63
|
0
|
438
|
PL-077-226
|
2022-08-08
|
2022-08-24
|
472,864
|
5,829,390
|
326.0
|
354
|
-56
|
0
|
433.38
|
PL-078-226
|
2022-08-25
|
2022-09-01
|
472,939
|
5,829,369
|
326.0
|
341
|
-55
|
0
|
339.7
|
PL-079-225
|
2022-08-06
|
2022-08-15
|
472,538
|
5,829,480
|
357.0
|
177
|
-48
|
0
|
417
|
PL-080-226
|
2022-08-16
|
2022-08-23
|
472,687
|
5,829,511
|
354.0
|
193
|
-55
|
0
|
418.5
|
PL-081-226
|
2022-08-24
|
2022-08-30
|
472,689
|
5,829,499
|
354.0
|
177
|
-46
|
0
|
367.7
|
PL-082-226
|
2022-08-30
|
2022-09-02
|
472,718
|
5,829,455
|
355.0
|
6
|
-61
|
0
|
241.5
|
PL-083-226
|
2022-09-02
|
2022-09-06
|
472,971
|
5,829,367
|
326.0
|
343
|
-57
|
0
|
377.3
|
PL-084-226
|
2022-09-07
|
2022-09-11
|
472,983
|
5,829,380
|
325.0
|
358
|
-42
|
0
|
327
|
PL-085-22
|
2022-09-02
|
2022-09-05
|
472,731
|
5,829,472
|
354.0
|
309
|
-57
|
0
|
232
|
PL-086-22
|
2022-09-05
|
2022-09-08
|
472,731
|
5,829,472
|
354.0
|
162
|
-46
|
0
|
201
|
PL-087-22
|
2022-09-08
|
2022-09-11
|
472,701
|
5,829,451
|
354.0
|
318
|
-50
|
0
|
213.4
|
PL-088-22
|
2022-09-11
|
2022-09-16
|
472,706
|
5,829,453
|
354.0
|
173
|
-46
|
0
|
210.7
|
PL-089-22
|
2022-09-16
|
2022-09-17
|
472,762
|
5,829,514
|
360.0
|
360
|
-50
|
0
|
87
|
PL-090-22
|
2022-09-11
|
2022-09-15
|
472,746
|
5,829,371
|
326.0
|
334
|
-45
|
0
|
289.4
|
PL-091-22
|
2022-09-15
|
2022-09-18
|
472,663
|
5,829,362
|
327.0
|
338
|
-43
|
0
|
261.4
|
PL-092-22
|
2022-09-17
|
2022-10-20
|
472,762
|
5,829,514
|
360.0
|
174
|
-46
|
0
|
274.5
|
PL-093-22
|
2022-09-20
|
2022-09-23
|
472,614
|
5,829,329
|
328.0
|
345
|
-47
|
0
|
253.6
|
PL-094-22
|
2022-09-24
|
2022-10-01
|
472,657
|
5,829,357
|
326.0
|
351
|
-54
|
0
|
339
|
PL-095-22
|
2022-09-20
|
2022-09-23
|
472,785
|
5,829,531
|
362.0
|
165
|
-44
|
0
|
258.6
|
PL-096-22
|
2022-09-23
|
2022-09-30
|
472,865
|
5,829,583
|
359.0
|
136
|
-44
|
0
|
425.3
|
PL-097-22
|
2022-10-03
|
2022-10-04
|
472,698
|
5,829,535
|
354.0
|
6
|
-70
|
0
|
12.5
|
PL-098-22
|
2022-10-01
|
2022-10-09
|
472,756
|
5,829,387
|
327.0
|
317
|
-58
|
1
|
471
|
PL-099-22
|
2022-10-09
|
2022-10-15
|
472,529
|
5,829,361
|
330.0
|
345
|
-65
|
0
|
477
|
PL-GDH-11-22
|
2022-07-22
|
2022-07-24
|
473,046
|
5,829,379
|
325.0
|
285
|
-47
|
0
|
173.5
|
PL-GDH-12-22
|
2022-07-23
|
2022-07-25
|
472,456
|
5,829,470
|
358.0
|
119
|
-45
|
0
|
228
|
|
Total metres
drilled
|
14,641.1
|
Notes:
|
1: Reported on
Release July 25, 2022
|
|
2: Reported on
Release August 17, 2022
|
|
3: Reported on
Release September 20, 2022
|
|
4: Reported on
Release October 11, 2022
|
|
5: Reported on
Release November 16, 2022
|
|
|
|
6: Reported on
Release December 14, 2022
|
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-half 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 float plane and then
shipped to AGAT Laboratories Ltd. (AGAT) in Thunder Bay for sample preparation and to
Mississauga, Ontario for
processing and 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 preproduction business with an objective
to become a strategic domestic supplier of spodumene concentrates
for industrial users as well as battery-grade lithium hydroxide and
other chemicals to the growing electric vehicle and energy storage
markets in North America. The
Company maintains the largest land position and resource in a
premium lithium mineral district located in Ontario's Great Lakes region.
About PAK Lithium Project
The PAK lithium project contains one of North America's highest-grade lithium
resources. The project encompasses close to 27,000 hectares and
remains largely unexplored; however, since 2013, the company has
delineated two premium spodumene-bearing lithium deposits (PAK and
Spark), located 2.3 kilometres apart. Exploration is continuing on
the project through two other spodumene-bearing discoveries: the
Bolt pegmatite (located between the PAK and Spark deposits), as
well as the Pennock pegmatite (25 kilometres northwest of PAK
deposit within the project claims). A 2021 preliminary economic
assessment (National Instrument 43-101 technical report titled "NI
43-101 Technical Report, Pak Property, PAK, Red Lake Mining
District, Ontario, Canada" by BBA
E&C Inc., with an effective date of April 5, 2021) delivered a fully integrated
lithium operation, including the mine and mill and the conversion
plant for production of battery-quality lithium salts.
Forward-looking Statements
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services
Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX
Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or
accuracy of this release. This release includes certain statements
that may be deemed "forward-looking statements". All statements in
this release, other than statements of historical facts, that
address future production, reserve potential, exploration drilling,
exploitation activities and events or developments that the Company
expects are forward-looking statements. Although the Company
believes the expectations expressed in such forward-looking
statements are based on reasonable assumptions, such statements are
not guarantees of future performance and actual results or
developments may differ materially from those in the
forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results
to differ materially from those in forward looking statements
include market prices, exploitation and exploration successes,
continued availability of capital and financing, and general
economic, market or business conditions. Investors are cautioned
that any such statements are not guarantees of future performance
and those actual results or developments may differ materially from
those projected in the forward-looking statements. For more
information on the Company, Investors should review the Company's
registered filings available at sedar.com.
SOURCE Frontier Lithium Inc.