Drilling Commences On New Lithium Project At Turner River, WA

QX Resources Limited (ASX: QXR, ‘QXR’ of the ‘Company’) has commenced a maiden 1,500 metre RC drilling programme at QXR’s 100%-owned Turner River hard rock lithium project, located 15 km to south-east of Mineral Resources’ Wodgina lithium mine located within the Pilbara lithium province of Western Australia (Figures 1, 2).

• RC drilling commenced on maiden 1,500 metre RC drilling programme at QXR’s Turner River hard rock lithium project over two target areas.
• Targeting the potential for either lithium bearing pegmatites or a new style of large tonnage hard rock lithium deposit rich in lithium micas (lepidolite) which extends under shallow cover.
• Drilling will also cover other outcropping pegmatites with anomalous lithium results in rock samples.

Recently reported rock chip samples of 1.6% Li2O, 1.1% Li2O and 4.9% Li2O were returned from large, coarse grained sub-crop of lepidolite, a lithium rich mica sought after by some end users (refer QXR ASX announcements 8 Nov, 10 Nov and 30 June 2022).

Technical consultants, Resource Potentials, led by Dr Jayson Meyers, who have significant experience in the Pilbara lithium region and at nearby operating mines, have been engaged to oversee the Company’s maiden RC drilling program. Government approvals for drilling were obtained, an access track and drill pads cleared, and the RC drilling rig has arrived at site and commenced drilling (see Figure 5).

Managing Director Steve Promnitz added: “QXR is pursuing a new style of large tonnage lithium project which is yet to be identified in Australia. We consider that initial indications at Turner River show the potential for a large area of significant lithium mica mineralisation hosted in the tops of large Split Rock Supersuite granites extending under cover. This type of lithium mica mineralisation is sought after by some end users in the battery minerals sector.” (Note: see Figure 4 for explanation of this possible new target style for the Pilbara region of WA).

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