Balkan Mining and Minerals Commences Phase 1 Drill Program at Gorge Lithium Project

THE DRILL SERGEANT: Balkan Mining and Minerals (ASX: BMM) has commenced a phase 1 drill program at the company’s Gorge lithium project located in Ontario, Canada.

Balkan Mining and Minerals is drilling to test the vertical plunge extensions along strike of outcropping high-grade lithium pegmatites at the project’s Nelson and Koshman prospects.

Six diamond drill holes have been planned to be carried out at the Nelson pegmatite, focusing on anomalies identified from previous channel sampling results.

The other six diamond holes have been planned to drill at the Koshman pegmatite prospect to test targets identified from both channel and rock chips samples.

“Our technical team is very excited to be embarking on our maiden drilling campaign at the Gorge lithium project in Ontario,” Balkan Mining and Minerals managing director Ross Cotton said in the company’s ASX announcement.

“Since acquiring option rights over the project in July 2022, our highly encouraging preliminary exploration work has seen Gorge become rated as a high-priority lithium exploration opportunity.”

 

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