International Lithium and Pioneer Resources Intersect Spodumene Bearing Pegmatite at Mavis Pegmatite Project

International Lithium (TSXV:ILC) in conjunction with strategic partner Pioneer Resources (ASX:PIO) has announced that the first drill hole of the 2017 program at the Mavis Lithium Pegmatite project has intersected spodumene-bearing pegmatite.
As quoted in the press release:

The first drill hole, MF-17-39, has intersected 18m* of spodumene-bearing** pegmatite between 79.9m and 97.9m down-hole.  The spodumene zone is described as exhibiting broken crystals with the largest observed spodumene crystal oriented parallel to the core axis and measuring approximately 45cm in length.
THE 2017 Mavis Lake Drilling Programme
MF-17-39 is the first hole of a programme of up to 1,500 metres of oriented diamond core drilling on the Mavis Lithium Pegmatite Project.  Additional details regarding the drill programme can be referred to in the Company’s news release dated February 6.
Hole MF-17-39 was specifically designed to intersect the high-grade lithium pegmatite in the vicinity of the major intersections encountered in holes MF-11-12 and MF-12-24, down dip from Pegmatite 6 observed in outcrop.  The objective was to drill at an oblique angle to historic drilling to assist in determining the attitude of Pegmatite 6 at depth.
The following are major drill intersections down dip from Pegmatite 6 in vicinity to the highlighted intersection in Hole MF-17-39:

• MF-11-12: 26.25m at 1.55% Li₂O from 152.0m; and
• MF-12-24: 16.40m at 1.86% Li₂O from 161.9m

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