London Stock Exchange listed mining and exploration junior Premier African Minerals has recorded impressive assay results at its Zulu Lithium and Tantalum Project in Fort Rixon, company CEO George Roach said.
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Roach said tantalum and rubidium presence remains prevalent in the project with the result giving confidence to the miner to support its pilot project concept.
” The results set out below are again impressive. Notable is the continued pervasive Tantalum and Rubidium presence. The results reported on are from boreholes within the existing resource area and are part of the ongoing programme that is intended to upgrade confidence in the original resource estimate from an inferred level to an indicated level.
“At the same time, we have reviewed all the previous work done prior to January 2022 and adjusted the geological model as indicated. The work to date has provided the level of confidence we needed internally to support the pilot plant concept as recently announced. In fact, what we are now understanding about the Zulu deposit is entirely complementary to the use of sensor-based ore sorting and in time is likely to result in a most efficient and effective process.
“It should be noted that these results are all confined within the original claims area. The deposit remains open on strike in both directions and at depth.” Roach said.
Table 1 – Assay Summary Results
| Hole | From (m) | To (m) | Width* (m) | Li2O%** | Ta2O5 ppm | Rb ppm |
| ZDD033
| 86.15
| 90.15
| 4.00
| 1.03
| 57
| 2702
|
| Restated | ||||||
| Incl. | 86.15
| 88.15
| 2.00
| 1.30
| 43
| 1231
|
| ZDD034
| 71.82
| 81.82
| 10.00
| 1.84
| 59
| 1518
|
| Incl. | 71.82
| 73.82
| 2.00
| 1.92
| 90
| 1890
|
| Incl. | 76.82
| 81.82
| 5.00
| 2.35
| 54
| 1172
|
| ZDD034
| 84.82
| 97.88
| 13.06
| 1.73
| 83
| 2455
|
| Incl. | 85.82
| 89.82
| 4.00
| 2.29
| 119
| 1471
|
| Incl. | 91.82
| 92.82
| 1.00
| 2.03
|
| 2917
|
| ZDD034
| 142.28
| 149.28
| 7.00
| 1.05
| 270
| 271
|
| Incl. | 143.28
| 144.28
| 1.00
| 1.71
| 112
| 1796
|
| Incl. | 145.28
| 147.28
| 2.00
| 1.31
| 222
| 17
|
| ZDD034
| 153.81
| 156.55
| 2.74
| 1.67
| 264
| 315
|
| ZDD035R
| 45.45
| 57.3
| 11.85
| 1.38
| 95
| 994
|
| Incl. | 45.45
| 54.45
| 9.00
| 1.60
| 85
| 996
|
| New | ||||||
| ZDD036
| 22.38
| 44.3
| 21.92
| 1.11
| 204
| 3733
|
| Incl. | 23.38
| 28.38
| 5.00
| 1.44
| 243
| 5572
|
| Incl. | 32.38
| 36.38
| 4.00
| 1.88
| 125
| 2419
|
| ZDD052
| 47.32 | 49.32 | 2.00 | 1.39
| 37
| 1369
|
| Incl. | 48.32
| 49.32
| 1.00
| 2.01
| 26
| 1116
|
| ZDD052 | 51.32 | 56.32 | 5.00 | 1.04 | 59 | 2003
|
| Incl. | 51.32
| 53.32
| 2.00
| 1.53
| 55
| 1939
|
| ZDD060
| 52.18
| 56.73
| 4.55
| 0.82
| 223
| 36
|
| Incl. | 53.18
| 54.18
| 1.00
| 1.35
| 105
| 1388
|
*Not True Width but lineal width