SYDNEY, Australia, July 12 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lithium Power International Limited (ASX:LPI) (“the Company”) is pleased to provide a summary of the updated resource estimate from drilling at the Maricunga lithium brine project by the Maricunga Joint Venture.
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http://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/133ccde0-871d-4af9-b2bb-f4d7d4a1e227 For a full version of the ASX announced Mineral Resource Estimate please visit the Company’s website
http://www.lithiumpowerinternational.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/1690872-MAJOR-LITHIUM-RESOURCE-UPGRADE-AT-MARICUNGA.pdf The Maricunga project is located in northern Chile, home to the largest and highest-grade lithium brine mines and source of the world’s lowest cost lithium production.
The 2016-17 drilling program was undertaken to expand the resource on the existing
Litio properties and those acquired since the 2012 resource estimate (
Cocina, San Francisco, Despreciada and Salamina). The 2016-17 program expanded the resource 270% through discovery of higher porosity sediments in the more recently acquired properties and below 150 m depth in the Litio 1-6 properties.
In addition to this resource, LPI has set an exploration target of between 1Mt and 2.5Mt LCE. The basis of this target was one deep drill hole as part of the exploration program which was drilled to 360 m. This hole encountered a continuation of the aquifers hosting lithium resources above 200 m.
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info@lithiumpowerinternational.com SOURCE : Lithium Power International Limited
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