{"id":30090,"date":"2023-02-17T11:55:52","date_gmt":"2023-02-17T11:55:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/?p=30090"},"modified":"2023-02-17T11:55:52","modified_gmt":"2023-02-17T11:55:52","slug":"exciting-lithium-discovery-from-the-golden-hope-drill-programme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/exciting-lithium-discovery-from-the-golden-hope-drill-programme\/30090\/","title":{"rendered":"Sokoman Minerals announces exciting lithium discovery from the Golden Hope drill programme"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Golden Hope drilling programme totalled 1,607m in 11 drill holes, including initial drilling on the Killick Zone, the Kraken Dyke,<\/strong>\u00a0and the\u00a0Kraken West Dyke.<\/p>\n Tim Froude, President and CEO of Sokoman, commented: \u201cWe are very pleased with the latest results from the Golden Hope joint venture. Killick is turning into an interesting and higher-grade zone, and combined with the soil geochemical results, this means we still do not know the full extent of the lithium and other critical minerals potential on this property. It remains entirely possible that the best mineralisation may be as yet untouched, and we look forward to an exciting year at Golden Hope.\u201d<\/p>\n All three holes drilled at the\u00a0Killick Zone\u00a0(GH-22-25 to 27)\u00a0gave the best lithium intersections on the project to date as follows:<\/p>\n The\u00a0Killick Zone\u00a0remains open in all directions.<\/p>\n Six holes tested the\u00a0Kraken Discovery Zone\u00a0(see Figure 1)) with three, GH-22-28, 29, and 35 intersecting multiple spodumene-bearing pegmatite dykes, including\u00a02.10m of 1.02% Li2<\/sub>O\u00a0in hole GH-22-28,\u00a02.10m of 1.18% Li2<\/sub>O\u00a0in hole GH-22-29 and\u00a01.50m of 1.25% Li2<\/sub>O\u00a0in hole GH-22-35.<\/p>\n Two drill holes on the\u00a0Kraken West Dyke\u00a0and one hole on the\u00a0Kraken Discovery Zone\u00a0had no visible spodumene, with only narrow (<1m) pegmatite dykes in hole GH-22-30. A summary of the results follows in Table 1. Drill locations are shown in Figure 1, cross-sections in Figures 2 and 3 and lithium in soil data in Figure 4.<\/p>\n Soil geochemistry continues to expand the overall footprint of potential lithium- (+\/- caesium, tantalum and rubidium) enriched dykes at least 2,000 m to the northeast of the known mineralisation at the\u00a0Killick Zone\u00a0(see Figure 4). Soil anomalies in lithium are of a similar tenor (less than the detection limit to 390 ppm Li) to those over known mineralisation that have recently been received and are priority prospecting targets for this spring.<\/p>\n A minimum 5,000m Phase 4 drill programme is planned to begin in early spring, along with continued prospecting, geological mapping, and soil geochemistry to continue through 2023.<\/p>\n * Core lengths \u2013 true thickness believed to be 90% of core lengths<\/strong> <\/p>\nWhat results did the programme yield?<\/h3>\n
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Table 1 \u2013 Summary of Drill Results \u2013 Phase 3 drilling<\/h3>\n
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\n DDH #<\/strong><\/td>\n Target<\/strong><\/td>\n <\/td>\n From(m)<\/strong><\/td>\n To(m)<\/strong><\/td>\n Length(m)*<\/strong><\/td>\n Li2<\/sub>O\u00a0%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n GH-22-25<\/td>\n Killick Zone<\/td>\n <\/td>\n 31.43<\/td>\n 34.40<\/td>\n 2.97<\/td>\n 0.74<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n and<\/td>\n 59.32<\/td>\n 74.06<\/td>\n 14.74<\/td>\n 0.64<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n incl<\/td>\n 62.80<\/strong><\/td>\n 64.46<\/strong><\/td>\n 1.66<\/strong><\/td>\n 1.03<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n and<\/td>\n 65.80<\/strong><\/td>\n 70.53<\/strong><\/td>\n 4.73<\/strong><\/td>\n 1.05<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n GH-22-26<\/td>\n Killick Zone<\/td>\n <\/td>\n 73.70<\/td>\n 75.81<\/td>\n 2.11<\/td>\n 0.85<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n and<\/td>\n 85.15<\/strong><\/td>\n 94.65<\/strong><\/td>\n 9.50<\/strong><\/td>\n 1.08<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n incl<\/td>\n 91.25<\/strong><\/td>\n 93.40<\/strong><\/td>\n 2.15<\/strong><\/td>\n 2.01<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n GH-22-27<\/td>\n Killick Zone<\/td>\n <\/td>\n 26.82<\/strong><\/td>\n 42.05<\/strong><\/td>\n 15.23<\/strong><\/td>\n 1.04<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n incl<\/td>\n 26.82<\/strong><\/td>\n 31.00<\/strong><\/td>\n 4.18<\/strong><\/td>\n 1.48<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n and<\/td>\n 29.60<\/strong><\/td>\n 30.30<\/strong><\/td>\n 0.70<\/strong><\/td>\n 2.05<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n GH-22-28<\/td>\n Kraken Discovery Zone<\/td>\n <\/td>\n 4.39<\/td>\n 15.36<\/td>\n 10.97<\/td>\n 0.32<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n incl<\/td>\n 14.05<\/strong><\/td>\n 15.36<\/strong><\/td>\n 1.31<\/strong><\/td>\n 1.39<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n and<\/td>\n 41.45<\/strong><\/td>\n 43.55<\/strong><\/td>\n 2.10<\/strong><\/td>\n 1.02<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n and<\/td>\n 52.20<\/td>\n 54.85<\/td>\n 2.65<\/td>\n 0.64<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n GH-22-29<\/td>\n Kraken Discovery Zone<\/td>\n <\/td>\n 36.30<\/strong><\/td>\n 38.40<\/strong><\/td>\n 2.10<\/strong><\/td>\n 1.18<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n and<\/td>\n 57.50<\/strong><\/td>\n 59.00<\/strong><\/td>\n 1.50<\/strong><\/td>\n 1.38<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n GH-22-30<\/td>\n Kraken West Dyke<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n NVS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n GH-22-31<\/td>\n Kraken West Dyke<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n NDI<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n GH-22-32<\/td>\n Kraken Discovery Zone<\/td>\n <\/td>\n 2.80<\/td>\n 4.50<\/td>\n 1.70<\/td>\n 0.24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n GH-22-33<\/td>\n Kraken Discovery Zone<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n NDI<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n GH-22-34<\/td>\n Kraken Discovery Zone<\/td>\n <\/td>\n 38.25<\/td>\n 39.25<\/td>\n 1.00<\/td>\n 0.25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n GH-22-35<\/td>\n Kraken Discovery Zone<\/td>\n <\/td>\n 85.40<\/td>\n 90.65<\/td>\n 5.25<\/td>\n 0.55<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n incl<\/td>\n 88.40<\/strong><\/td>\n 89.90<\/strong><\/td>\n 1.50<\/strong><\/td>\n 1.25<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
\nNVS \u2013 no visible spodumene
\nNDI \u2013 no dyke (pegmatite) intersected<\/strong><\/p>\n