お知らせ • Apr 10
Spark Energy Minerals Inc. Announces Positive Lithium and Key Pathfinder Analytical Results from Rock-Chip Sampling in Newly Identified High Priority Lithium - LCT Pegmatite - Target "Cruzeta"
Spark Energy Minerals Inc. announced positive lithium and key pathfinder analytical results from rock-chip sampling in a newly identified high priority Lithium - LCT Pegmatite - Target " Cruzeta" at the Company's Arapaima Lithium Project, Lithium Valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil. The new target, Cruzeta, has been defined by reconnaissance near surface rock-chip samples with analytical results reporting anomalous Lithium values (up to 1,397 ppm) and essential pathfinder elements, including Tantalum (up to 31 ppm), Niobium (up to 413 ppm), Tin (up to 91 ppm), Cesium (up to 106.8 ppm), and Gallium (up to 165 ppm). The company are confident that initial diamond drilling targets will be generated from this detailed follow-up work within these prospective areas throughout the Arapaima Lithium project here in Brazil. Cruzeta Target. Analytical results for six (6) rock-chip samples from the Cruzeta Target were recently reported and presented below. Reconnaissance exploration to date at Cruzeta has also identified the widespread occurrence of additional old artisanal-garimpeiro workings on Spark's tenements. Sample ID, Be_ppm, Cs_ppm, Ga_ppm, In_ppm, K_ppm, Li_ppm, Nb_ppm, Rb_ppm, Sc_ppm, Sn_ppm, Sr_ppm, Ta_ppm, K/Rb, K/Rb, ARA-CR-114b, 7, 106.8, 120, 0.9, 70867, 1397, 413, 2973, 23.84, ARA-CR-112, <5, 23.2, 101, 0.7, 60353, 1217, 274, 1660, 17, 20, 20, <15, 36.36, ARA-CR-115c, 12, 16.9, 165, 1.5, 74922, 739, 246, 2057, 13, 91, 14, 36.42, ARA-CR- 115, <5, 6.2, 24, <0.2, 170.49, ARA-CR-113, <5, 2.4, 53, <0.2, 73110, 20, 59, 610, <5, 52, <5, 119.85, ARA-CR- 114a, <5, 2.6, 28, <0.2, 91368, <10, 805, 5, 38, <5, 38, <10, 113.50. previously exploited for gemstones providing very encouraging signs of economic mineral potential associated with pegmatites. More detailed mapping and sampling of these areas will be prioritized going forward. Low K/Rb ratio is created suggesting a higher degree of fractionation, meaning the pegmatite has undergone extensive differentiation, increasing the likelihood of lithium (Li) enrichment. Highly fractionated pegmatites often contain lithium-bearing minerals like spodumene, petalite, and lepidolite. Arapaima lithium Project Continued Exploration Plans. Exploration of Spark's extensive 64,359-hectare tenement package will continue on three main fronts: Continued first pass reconnaissance phase geological mapping and stream sediment samples with 61 sub-drainage basins remaining to be sampled. Follow up initiatives in the highly prospective Agua Branca, Groto do Maquem, and Cruzeta priority lithium targets with ongoing interpretation of the results to develop initial drill testing targets. Plan more extensive programs in the high priority Caladao REE target including auger drilling to further delineate the potential of the prospective REE & gallium zone contiguous to Axel REE's project. To date, the company has completed the following exploration work: Geological Observations: 401. Pegmatite occurrences: 123. Artisanal workings: 66. Samples collected: 399. Pegmatite trends: 13. Sub-drainage basins sampled: 27. Sub-drainage basins remaining to be sampled 61.