Sayona Mining extends lithium mineralisation at Authier

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THE DRILL SERGEANT: Sayona Mining (ASX: SYA) announced assay results from a further five diamond drill holes completed at the company’s Authier lithium project in Quebec, Canada.

Sayona Mining said that diamond drill holes three to seven intercepted high-grade spodumene mineralisation, including:

Hole 3
27 metres at 1.46 per cent lithium dioxide (Li2O) from a downhole depth of 170m (vertical depth of 135m), including 11m at 1.66 per cent Li2O from a downhole depth of 181m as well as a deeper and separated mineralised zone of 10m at 1.24 per cent Li2O from a downhole depth of 213m;

Hole 4
50m at 1.13 per cent Li2O from a downhole depth of 156m (vertical depth of 120m), including 11m at 1.4 per cent Li2O from a downhole depth of 157m; and

Hole 7
40.2m at 1.27 per cent Li2O from a downhole depth of 3.8m, including 20m at 1.47 per cent Li2O from a downhole depth of 13m.

Sayona explained the aim of the drilling program was to increase the size of the resource and improve the confidence level of the JORC resource categories.

“Three out of five new drill holes reported (holes 3, 4 and 5) successfully tested the deep extensions of mineralisation at the main Authier pegmatite,” Sayona Mining said in its ASX announcement.

“Holes 6 and 7 were planned to test the geometry of the Authier pegmatite at shallow levels in the eastern and central part in order to upgrade the resource category from indicated to measured.

“Holes 6 and 7 returned better grades and thicknesses compared to surrounding historical drill holes.”

Sayona declared the phase 1 program, which comprised 3,960m of drilling in 18 diamond holes, to now be completed.

The company believes the new drilling has the potential to expand the size of the existing JORC Resource with mineralisation open in all directions.

Email: info@sayona.mining.com.au

Website: www.sayonamining.com.au