Li-FT Power Ltd. (“
LIFT” or the
“
Company”) (
TSXV: LIFT)
(
OTCQX: LIFFF) (
Frankfurt:
WS0) is pleased to report assays from 16 drill
holes completed at the BIG East, Echo, Fi Main, & BIG North
pegmatites within the Yellowknife Lithium Project (“YLP”) located
outside the city of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories (Figure 1).
Drilling intersected significant intervals of spodumene
mineralization, with the following highlights:
Highlights:
- YLP-0271: 35 m at 1.34%
Li2O, (BIG East)
- YLP-0251: 28 m at 1.06%
Li2O, (BIG
East)including: 10 m at 1.69% Li2Oand including: 3 m at
1.59% Li2O
- YLP-0258: 16 m at 1.48%
Li2O, (BIG East)
- YLP-0246: 14 m at 1.02%
Li2O, (Echo)
- YLP-0262: 11 m at 1.22%
Li2O, (BIG East)
- YLP-0240: 9 m at 1.04%
Li2O, (Echo)including: 4
m at 1.98% Li2O
- YLP-0254: 6 m at 1.23%
Li2O, (Echo)
Discussion of Results
This news release provides results for 16 drill
holes (2,227 m) from LIFT’s 2024 winter drilling program. Four
holes are reported from the BIG East pegmatite complex, eight from
Echo, three from Fi Main, and one from BIG North. A table of
composite calculations, general comments related to this
discussion, and a table of collar headers are provided towards the
end of this section.
Dave Smithson, SVP Geology of LIFT comments,
“This week we saw the first holes back from the northeast end of
the very impressive BIG-East pegmatite where YLP-0271 intercepted
the best width, and highest grades drilled to date on the Big-E
pegmatite, averaging 1.34% Li2O over 35 m. This hole marks the very
most northeast limit of drilling and extends high grade
mineralization under the lake from the southwest for a total of 750
m, to date. We are very excited to see what happens next as we move
our drill rigs up onto the ice and continue testing along the dyke
for more high-grade lithium zones hidden by the lake.”
Figure 1 – Location of LIFT’s Yellowknife Lithium
Project. Drilling has been thus far mainly focused on the Near
Field Group of pegmatites which are located to the east of the city
of Yellowknife along a government-maintained paved highway, and
advancing to the Echo target, the first drilling in the Further
Afield Group.
BIG East Pegmatite
The BIG East pegmatite complex comprises a
north-northeast trending corridor of parallel-trending dykes that
is exposed for at least 1.8 km of strike length, ranges from 10-100
m wide, and dips approximately 55°-75° degrees to the west. The
four holes reported here were all drilled at the northern end of
this pegmatite complex and are presented below from southern- to
northern-most.
YLP-0271 and YLP0262 are the most northerly
holes drilled on the BIG East main pegmatite complex to date, with
YLP-0271 collared 50 m north-northeast of YLP-0258 and designed to
test the BIG East corridor 75-100 m below the surface. YLP-0271
intersected a 38 m wide pegmatite dyke that returned a composite of
1.34% Li2O over 35 m (Table 1 & 2, Figures 2 & 3).
Figure 2 – Plan view showing the surface
expression of the BIG East pegmatite with diamond drill holes
reported in this press release.
Figure 3 – Cross-section illustrating YLP-0271
with results as shown in the BIG East pegmatite dyke with a 35 m
interval of 1.34% Li2O.
YLP-0262 is the most northerly hole drilled on
the main BIG East complex, collared 50 m north-northeast of
YLP-0271, the hole was designed to intersect the corridor 50 m
beneath the surface. Drilling intersected a 42 m wide corridor with
28 m of pegmatite in two dykes. The lower dyke is 11 m wide and
returned a wall-to-wall composite of 1.22% Li2O whereas the 17 m
wide upper dyke returned negligible grade. Overall, results from
these four holes show that the northern end of the BIG East complex
is open at depth and along strike to the northeast (Table 1 &
2, Figures 2 & 4).
Figure 4 – Cross-section illustrating YLP-0262
with results as shown in the BIG East pegmatite dyke with a 11 m
interval of 1.22% Li2O.
YLP-0251 was drilled 150 m from the northern
mapped extent of the BIG East complex to test between 75-100 m
below the surface and 25-50 m downdip of previously released
YLP-0066 (1.34% Li2O over 20 m from two intervals 7 m apart).
Drilling intersected a 32 m wide pegmatite dyke that returned an
assay composite of 1.06% Li2O over 28 m that includes 10 m of 1.69%
Li2O and 3 m of 1.59% Li2O (Table 1 & 2, Figures 2 &
5).
Figure 5 – Cross-section illustrating YLP-0251
with results as shown in the BIG East pegmatite dyke with a 28 m
interval of 1.06% Li2O.
YLP-0258 was collared 50 m north-northeast of
YLP-0251 to test the BIG East complex approximately 75 m beneath
the surface and 50 m downdip of previously released YLP-0074 (0.82%
Li2O over 22 m). Drilling intersected a 28 m wide pegmatite dyke
that returned an assay composite of 1.48% Li2O over 16 m (Table 1
& 2, Figures 2 & 6).
Figure 6 – Cross-section illustrating YLP-0258
with results as shown in the BIG East pegmatite dyke with a 16 m
interval of 1.48% Li2O.
Echo Pegmatite System
The Echo pegmatite complex comprises a fanning
splay of moderate to gently dipping dykes for 0.5 km to the
northwest (“Echo splay”). At its east end, the Echo Splay is
connected to a steeply dipping, northwest-trending, feeder dyke
(“Echo feeder”). The dyke complex has a total strike length of over
1.0 km. The feeder dyke is 10-15 m wide whereas the gently dipping
dykes in the splay are thicker, ranging from 10-25 m. Seven of the
holes reported here were drilled on the feeder dyke and are
described below from northern to southern most whereas one hole was
drilled on the splay.
YLP-0246 was drilled on a section 50 m
south-southeast of the section with YLP-0235/0240 to test the Echo
feeder at 50 m below the surface. Drilling intersected 7 m and 20 m
wide pegmatite dykes separated by 34 m of country rock, with the
lower dyke returning a composite of 1.02% Li2O over 14 m. The upper
dyke returned negligible grade (Table 1 & 2, Figures 7 &
8).
Figure 7 – Plan view showing the surface
expression of the Echo pegmatite with diamond drill holes reported
in this press release.
Figure 8 – Cross-section illustrating YLP-0246
with results as shown in the Echo pegmatite dyke with a 14 m
interval of 1.02% Li2O.
YLP-0240 tested the Echo feeder dyke on a
section approximately 200 m south-southeast of where it merges with
the splay, 100 m below the surface, and 75 m downdip of previously
released YLP-0235 (1.25% Li2O over 10 m). Drilling intersected a 9
m wide dyke with a wall-to-wall composite of 1.04% Li2O that
includes 4 m of 1.98% Li2O (Table 1 & 2, Figure 7).
YLP-0254 was drilled on a section located 100 m
south-southeast of YLP-0248 to test the Echo feeder at 125 m below
the surface. Drilling intersected a 7 m wide dyke that returned a
composite of 1.23% Li2O over 6 m (Table 1 & 2, Figure 7).
YLP-0248 was collared 50 m south of YLP-0246 to
test the Echo feeder at 25-50 m below the surface. Drilling
intersected an 11 m wide pegmatite dyke that returned a
wall-to-wall composite of 0.92% Li2O that includes 5 m at 1.68%
Li2O (Table 1 & 2, Figure 7).
YLP-0236 was drilled on a section located 50 m
south-southeast of YLP-0239 to test the Echo feeder at 25-50 m
below the surface. Drilling intersected a 7 m wide dyke that
returned a wall-to-wall composite of 0.79% Li2O that includes 3 m
of 1.42% Li2O (Table 1 & 2, Figure 7).
YLP-0245 was collared on the southern-most
section to test the Echo feeder dyke, located 100 m south-southeast
of the section with hole YLP-0236 and designed to test at 25 m
below the surface. Drilling intersected a 7 m wide dyke with a
wall-to-wall composite of 0.62% Li2O that includes 3 m of 1.30%
Li2O (Table 1 & 2, Figure 7).
YLP-0239 was drilled on a section located 50 m
south-southeast of YLP-0254 to test the Echo feeder at 25 m below
the surface. Drilling intersected a 7 m wide dyke that returned a
composite of 0.51% Li2O over 1 m (Table 1 & 2, Figure 7).
YLP-0222 is the only hole reported here that was
drilled into the Echo splay, with the hole collared in the area
where the splay merges with the feeder and stepped forward
approximately 80 m from previously released YLP-0223 (1.45% Li2O
over 15 m). Drilling intersected two pegmatite dykes that are each
just 2 m wide and returned negligible grades (Table 1 & 2,
Figure 7).
Fi Main Pegmatite
The Fi Main pegmatite complex crops out over at
least 1.5 km of strike length within a north-south striking
corridor that dips between 70°-85° to the west. The central 800-900
m of the complex can be split into a northern part where most
pegmatite occurs in a single 25-30 m thick dyke and a southern part
where this dyke splits into upper and lower pegmatites that then
remerge 450 m further south. The width of the Fi Main corridor
ranges from 25-75 m where it is dominated by a single dyke and
between 75-150 m where it is split into two.
YLP-0247 was drilled on the southern part of the
Fi Main complex where it is split into an upper and lower zone.
This hole was designed to test the upper zone at 50 m below the
surface and the lower zone at around 125 m, as well as 25-50 m
downdip of previously released YLP-0018 (0.81% Li2O over 19 m from
two dykes, 59 m apart) as well as 200-250 m up-dip of YLP-0137 and
YLP-0019 (both no significant results). New drilling intersected a
29 m wide upper zone that returned a wall-to-wall composite of
0.52% Li2O as well as a 19 m wide lower zone that returned a
composite of 0.50% Li2O over 11 m. Both zones include higher-grade
subintervals of 1.0-1.1% Li2O over 5-10 m (Table 1 & 2, Figures
9 & 10).
Figure 9 – Plan view showing the surface
expression of the Fi Main pegmatite with diamond drill holes
reported in this press release.
Figure 10 – Cross-section illustrating YLP-0247
with results as shown in the Fi Main pegmatite dyke with a 29 m
interval of 0.52% Li2O.
YLP-0221 was drilled in the northern part of the
Fi Main complex, near where it splits from a single dyke in the
south into a splay towards the north. The hole was designed to test
the Fi Main corridor at 100-150 m below the surface and 50-100 m
downdip of previously released YLP-0024 (1.12% Li2O over 24 m). New
drilling intersected a 105 m wide corridor with 40 m of pegmatite
spread over five dykes that all returned average grades of <0.2%
Li2O (Table 1 & 2, Figure 9).
YLP-0233 was drilled on a section located 150 m
north of the section with YLP-0024/0221 to test the Fi Main
corridor at 50-100 m below the surface. Drilling intersected a 124
m wide corridor with 44 m of pegmatite spread over eight dykes that
all returned average grades of ≤0.1% Li2O (Table 1 & 2, Figure
9).
BIG North Pegmatite
The BIG North pegmatite occurs 0.5 km north of the BIG East
complex and possibly forms an en echelon array with it. The BIG
North dyke has been mapped for 350 m along strike, trends
north-northeast, and dips moderate to steeply to the west.
YLP-0243 was collared 100 m south-southwest and
along strike of previously released YLP-0129 (0.95% Li2O over 18 m)
to test the BIG North corridor at approximately 50 m below the
surface. This 140 m long hole failed to intersect pegmatite and no
samples were taken (Table 1 & 2, Figure 2).
Table 1 – Assay highlights for drill
holes reported in this press release
Hole No. |
From (m) |
To (m) |
Interval (m) |
Li2O% |
Dyke |
YLP-0221 |
No significant results |
Fi Main |
YLP-0222 |
No significant results |
Echo |
YLP-0233 |
No significant results |
Fi Main |
YLP-0236 |
49 |
56 |
7 |
0.79 |
Echo |
inc |
52 |
55 |
3 |
1.42 |
YLP-0239 |
44 |
45 |
1 |
0.51 |
Echo |
YLP-0240 |
137 |
146 |
9 |
1.04 |
Echo |
inc |
139 |
143 |
4 |
1.98 |
YLP-0243 |
No significant results |
BIG North |
YLP-0245 |
49 |
56 |
7 |
0.62 |
Echo |
inc |
51 |
54 |
3 |
1.30 |
YLP-0246 |
66 |
80 |
14 |
1.02 |
Echo |
YLP-0247 |
48 |
77 |
29 |
0.52 |
Fi Main |
inc |
64 |
74 |
10 |
1.11 |
and |
162 |
173 |
11 |
0.50 |
inc |
164 |
169 |
5 |
1.03 |
YLP-0248 |
47 |
58 |
11 |
0.92 |
Echo |
inc |
50 |
55 |
5 |
1.68 |
YLP-0251 |
99 |
127 |
28 |
1.06 |
BIG East |
inc |
99 |
109 |
10 |
1.69 |
and inc |
124 |
127 |
3 |
1.59 |
YLP-0254 |
145 |
151 |
6 |
1.23 |
Echo |
YLP-0258 |
88 |
104 |
16 |
1.48 |
BIG East |
YLP-0262 |
78 |
89 |
11 |
1.22 |
BIG East |
YLP-0271 |
84 |
119 |
35 |
1.34 |
BIG East |
Drilling Progress Update
Currently, LIFT has reported results from 245
diamond drill holes (42,434 m). The Company concluded its winter
drill program at the Yellowknife Lithium Project with a combined
total of 286 diamond drill holes (49,548 m) completed between the
summer and winter programs.
General Statements
All 16 holes described in this news release were
drilled broadly perpendicular to the dyke orientation so that the
true thickness of reported intercepts will range somewhere between
65-100% of the drilled widths. A collar header table is provided
below.
Mineralogical characterization for the YLP-
pegmatites is in progress through hyperspectral core scanning and
X-ray diffraction work. Visual core logging indicates that the
predominant host mineral is spodumene.
Table 2 - Drill collars table of reported
drill holes in this press release
Drill Hole |
NAD83 |
Easting |
Northing |
Elevation (m) |
Depth (m) |
Azimuth (°) |
Dip (°) |
Dyke |
YLP-0221 |
Zone 12N |
371,701 |
6,942,039 |
256 |
231 |
98 |
51 |
Fi Main |
YLP-0222 |
Zone 12N |
439,356 |
6,922,547 |
299 |
120 |
215 |
45 |
Echo |
YLP-0233 |
Zone 12N |
371,800 |
6,942,176 |
254 |
153 |
98 |
45 |
Fi Main |
YLP-0236 |
Zone 12N |
439,693 |
6,922,184 |
289 |
102 |
241 |
45 |
Echo |
YLP-0239 |
Zone 12N |
439,659 |
6,922,222 |
290 |
81 |
241 |
55 |
Echo |
YLP-0240 |
Zone 12N |
439,634 |
6,922,493 |
281 |
171 |
240 |
48 |
Echo |
YLP-0243 |
Zone 12N |
346,173 |
6,933,842 |
172 |
140 |
121 |
46 |
BIG North |
YLP-0245 |
Zone 12N |
439,739 |
6,922,094 |
289 |
72 |
240 |
45 |
Echo |
YLP-0246 |
Zone 12N |
439,586 |
6,922,415 |
286 |
102 |
236 |
45 |
Echo |
YLP-0247 |
Zone 12N |
371,736 |
6,941,532 |
246 |
243 |
96 |
50 |
Fi Main |
YLP-0248 |
Zone 12N |
439,587 |
6,922,354 |
290 |
81 |
240 |
64 |
Echo |
YLP-0251 |
Zone 12N |
346,153 |
6,933,330 |
172 |
161 |
121 |
45 |
BIG East |
YLP-0254 |
Zone 12N |
439,729 |
6,922,319 |
283 |
168 |
240 |
56 |
Echo |
YLP-0258 |
Zone 12N |
346,209 |
6,933,354 |
170 |
140 |
121 |
62 |
BIG East |
YLP-0262 |
Zone 12N |
346,283 |
6,933,427 |
197 |
110 |
121 |
45 |
BIG East |
YLP-0271 |
Zone 12N |
346,237 |
6,933,396 |
197 |
152 |
121 |
63 |
BIG East |
QA/QC & Core Sampling Protocols
All drill core samples were collected under the
supervision of LIFT employees and contractors. Drill core was
transported from the drill platform to the core processing facility
where it was logged, photographed, and split by diamond saw prior
to being sampled. Samples were then bagged, and blanks and
certified reference materials were inserted at regular intervals.
Field duplicates consisting of quarter-cut core samples were also
included in the sample runs. Groups of samples were placed in large
bags, sealed with numbered tags in order to maintain a
chain-of-custody, and transported from LIFT’s core logging facility
to ALS Labs (“ALS”) laboratory in Yellowknife, Northwest
Territories.
Sample preparation and analytical work for this
drill program were carried out by ALS. Samples were prepared for
analysis according to ALS method CRU31: individual samples were
crushed to 70% passing through 2 mm (10 mesh) screen; a 1,000-gram
sub-sample was riffle split (SPL-21) and then pulverized (PUL-32)
such that 85% passed through 75 micron (200 mesh) screen. A
0.2-gram sub-sample of the pulverized material was then dissolved
in a sodium peroxide solution and analysed for lithium according to
ALS method ME-ICP82b. Another 0.2-gram sub-sample of the pulverized
material was analysed for 53 elements according to ALS method
ME-MS89L. All results passed the QA/QC screening at the lab, all
inserted standards and blanks returned results that were within
acceptable limits.
Qualified Person
The disclosure in this news release of
scientific and technical information regarding LIFT’s mineral
properties has been reviewed and approved by Ron Voordouw, Ph.D.,
P.Geo., Partner, Director Geoscience, Equity Exploration
Consultants Ltd., and a Qualified Person as defined by National
Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (NI
43-101) and member in good standing with the Northwest Territories
and Nunavut Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists
(NAPEG) (Geologist Registration number: L5245).
About LIFT
LIFT is a mineral exploration company engaged in
the acquisition, exploration, and development of lithium pegmatite
projects located in Canada. The Company’s flagship project is the
Yellowknife Lithium Project located in Northwest Territories,
Canada. LIFT also holds three early-stage exploration properties in
Quebec, Canada with excellent potential for the discovery of buried
lithium pegmatites, as well as the Cali Project in Northwest
Territories within the Little Nahanni Pegmatite Group.
For further information, please
contact:
Francis MacDonaldChief Executive OfficerTel: +
1.604.609.6185Email: info@li-ft.comWebsite: www.li-ft.com |
Daniel GordonInvestor Relations ManagerTel: +1.604.609.6185Email:
investors@li-ft.com |
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