Unity Energy Gets Drill Permit for Millers Crossing Lithium Project

Unity Energy (TSXV:UTY) has received the necessary exploration permits from Nevada’s Bureau of Land Management to complete 18 drill holes at its wholly owned Miller’s Playa Lithium Project in the South Big Smoky Valley, Nevada.
As quoted in the press release:

Drilling will utilize large diameter NQ rods (47.6mm core diameter) as well as AQ rods (27.0mm core diameter) for superior sample recovery and is expected to reach depths of up to 50m. The purpose of the drilling will be to test subsurface layers for lithium and other commercial elements. The Company is in the process of mobilizing its field crew and work is expected to commence shortly.
The Millers Crossing Project fits well into the playa-type brine deposit model as it shares geological similarities with Clayton Valley, the only lithium producing brine operation in North America. A playa is an internally drained brine deposit, the surface of which is primarily composed of silts and clays in which lithium can accumulate from the surrounding source rocks during successive evaporation and concentration events. Evaluation of regional gravity data has led to the hypothesis that the Big Smoky Valley has been in-filled with an estimated 2000-2500m of alluvial fill and may have the potential to host a significant mineral deposit.

Unity Energy president and CEO, Ian Graham, said:

We are pleased to have achieved another key exploration milestone and we look forward to furthering our exploration of this ground in the near term. Weather conditions and access are both excellent, and as such, we believe that the program could be completed in approximately two weeks’ time.

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