Maximus Resources Confirms Larkinville Spodumene-Bearing Pegmatites

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THE DRILL SERGEANT: Maximus Resources (ASX: MXR) has confirmed the existence of spodumene-bearing pegmatites at the company’s Larkinville lithium project outside Kambalda in Western Australia.

Maximus Resources recently completed soil geochemistry sampling across the Larkinville project area to assist in defining the most prospective areas of the project.

This combined with high-resolution imagery and LIDAR drone survey with geochemical mapping, from which the company identified multiple high-priority areas for follow-up field evaluation.

Initial ground reconnaissance of these areas led to the identification of previously unknown spodumene-bearing pegmatites.

To verify mineral identification, Maximus submitted samples for laboratory assays and RAMAN spectroscopy.

The company explained RAMAN spectroscopy as being a proven mineral identification technique that employs laser light for non-destructive analysis to determine the chemical structure, composition and mineralogy compared to a spectral profile from a database of control samples of spodumene.

Initial assay results confirmed high lithium content of weathered pegmatites with observed coarse spodumene crystals up to 6cm in length, producing results including:

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1.76 per cent lithium oxide (Li20);

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1.48 per cent Li20;

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1.46 per cent Li20;

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1.32 per cent Li20; and

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1.29 per cent Li20.

“The identification of spodumene-bearing pegmatites has significantly upgraded the prospectivity of the entire Larkinville project tenure,” Maximus Resources said in its ASX announcement.

“The Maximus team continues with further fieldwork, including geological mapping, infill soil sampling, and outcrop sampling at several priority targets throughout the project.”

Maximus revealed the company has been awarded an EIS Co-funded drilling grant of $102,000 to undertake a first-pass Reverse Circulation (RC) drilling campaign at Larkinville.

The program will include several traverses of RC drill holes to investigate the various pegmatites of the swarm in fresh rock.

 

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