Frontier Lithium Inc. (TSX-V: FL) (FRA: HL2) (OTCQX: LITOF) one of Ontario’s leading lithium exploration companies, is pleased to announce results on the remaining holes drilled and recent channels cut on the Bolt pegmatite, concluding the 2023 maiden drill program. Located between the Spark and PAK spodumene-bearing lithium deposits, the Bolt pegmatite had only been mapped and channeled on surface exposures up until this year.
Drill Highlights
“We’re pleased with the results of our maiden drill program on the Bolt Pegmatite,” says Garth Drever, VP Exploration of the Company. “Early assessments and consistent distribution of mineralized pegmatite are promising, and continuity remains strong at depth, with a notable central zone.”
Drilling has confirmed that the Bolt pegmatite extends over 600m along strike, with horizontal widths of up to 75m, and remains completely open at depth. The pegmatite appears to have a wide central zone that extends at depth and begins to break up along the strike zone into pods of variable thickness separated by the mafic volcanic and metasedimentary host rock. As previously reported, PL-106-22, PL-107-22, and PL-108-22 suggest the continuity between the Bolt pegmatite and the Spark deposit located 200m to the northwest is in question. That continuity is however undetermined and will require additional drilling as there may still be a connection between the pegmatites further at depth.
Figure 1 is a plan-view map highlighting the Bolt area showing locations of the 2023 Phase XIII drilling and includes the Bolt outcrop exposures. Drillhole traces displaying major lithological features for all holes and surface channels plus lithium assay results that have been released.
During the summer drill program, outcrop channeling and sampling was completed at various locations across the PAK property including five more channels at Bolt as shown on Figure 1.
Table 1 details the drill holes and Channels with mineralized intersections at Bolt while Tables 2 and 3 respectively summarize all drill holes completed at Bolt and Spark and the channels completed at Bolt in 2023. Information regarding the condemnation drilling and the hydrogeological-geomechanical drilling completed was previously disclosed on August 10,2023.
Table 1: Summary of Drill Hole and Channel Intersections
DDH PL-105-23 | Collared 16m N of PL-104-23, the hole was abandoned due to incorrect Azimuth | ||||||||||
Zone | From (m) | To (m) | Width (m) | Li2O (%) | Cs2O (%) | Ta2O5 (ppm) | Nb2O5 (ppm) | SnO2 (ppm) | Rb2O (%) | Unit | |
Aplite Zone | 23.5 | 42.1 | 18.6 | 0.47 | 0.006 | 36 | 56 | 60 | 0.18 | Aplite | |
Li-Enriched | 58.1 | 62.8 | 4.7 | 1.70 | 0.016 | 122 | 82 | 228 | 0.31 | Aplite | |
Li-Enriched | 69.7 | 93.2 | 23.5 | 1.65 | 0.008 | 90 | 75 | 60 | 0.26 | Aplite |
DDH PL-106-23 | Collared 75m NW of PL-103-23, the hole was fanned out towards the Spark deposit to test a connection to Bolt and to also intersect the northern extent of the Bolt pegmatite. No significant mineralization was found. The Bolt pegmatite pinched out to a narrow 2.8m mineralized hit at 93.7m depth | ||||||||||
Zone | From (m) | To (m) | Width (m) | Li2O (%) | Cs2O (%) | Ta2O5 (ppm) | Nb2O5 (ppm) | SnO2 (ppm) | Rb2O (%) | Unit | |
Li-Enriched | 67.5 | 71.3 | 3.8 | 1.17 | 0.005 | 96 | 96 | 36 | 0.11 | Pegmatite + Aplite | |
Li-Enriched | 93.7 | 96.5 | 2.8 | 1.46 | 0.015 | 149 | 90 | 104 | 0.30 | Aplite | |
Li-Enriched | 132.1 | 134.7 | 2.6 | 1.00 | 0.019 | 171 | 56 | 50 | 0.22 | Aplite + Metasediments |
DDH PL-107-23 | Collared in the same location as PL-106-23, the hole was fanned out towards the Spark deposit to test a connection to Bolt and to follow up on a pegmatite vein that was mapped west of the main Bolt pegmatite. A 19.5m zone was intersected bearing Spark type mineralization that warrants follow up. The mineralization hit is more likely to be related to Bolt rather than the Spark pegmatite. | ||||||||||
Zone | From (m) | To (m) | Width (m) | Li2O (%) | Cs2O (%) | Ta2O5 (ppm) | Nb2O5 (ppm) | SnO2 (ppm) | Rb2O (%) | Unit | |
Li-Enriched | 71.0 | 90.5 | 19.5 | 1.31 | 0.006 | 87 | 77 | 58 | 0.18 | Pegmatite + Aplite | |
Pegmatite zone | 97.6 | 105.9 | 8.4 | 0.76 | 0.008 | 96 | 112 | 68 | 0.24 | Pegmatite + Aplite |
DDH PL-108-23 | Collared 75m NW of PL-103-23, the hole was fanned out towards the Spark deposit to test a connection to Bolt. An 11.5m mineralized interval occurs from 66 to 77.5m. | ||||||||||
Zone | From (m) | To (m) | Width (m) | Li2O (%) | Cs2O (%) | Ta2O5 (ppm) | Nb2O5 (ppm) | SnO2 (ppm) | Rb2O (%) | Unit | |
Li-Enriched | 66.0 | 77.5 | 11.5 | 1.08 | 0.014 | 50 | 56 | 81 | 0.18 | Pegmatite + Aplite | |
Aplite zone | 168.5 | 173.5 | 5.0 | 0.29 | 0.002 | 49 | 64 | 53 | 0.08 | Aplite |
DDH PL-113-23 | Collared 65m to the SE of PL-112-23, the hole was stepped out down strike to intersect the pegmatite mapped on surface. A mafic raft has broken up the main Bolt pegmatite. An unexpected Li-enriched zone was intersected at 96.9m | |||||||||||
Zone | From (m) | To (m) | Width (m) | Li2O (%) | Cs2O (%) | Ta2O5 (ppm) | Nb2O5 (ppm) | SnO2 (ppm) | Rb2O (%) | Unit | ||
Li-Enriched | 96.9 | 111.7 | 14.8 | 1.38 | 0.007 | 71 | 75 | 70 | 0.33 | Aplite | ||
including | 98.0 | 105.5 | 7.6 | 2.09 | 0.007 | 52 | 38 | 48 | 0.35 | Aplite | ||
Aplite Zone | 191.3 | 193.5 | 2.1 | 1.02 | 0.004 | 77 | 85 | 50 | 0.18 | Aplite | ||
Li-Enriched | 211.9 | 234.0 | 22.1 | 1.39 | 0.010 | 91 | 85 | 54 | 0.22 | Aplite + minor mafics + metaseds | ||
including | 216.8 | 228.2 | 11.4 | 2.17 | 0.010 | 142 | 137 | 75 | 0.33 | Aplite + minor mafics + metaseds |
DDH PL-114-23 | Collared 85m to the SE of PL-113-23, the hole was stepped out down strike to confirm if the bolt pegmatite is pinching out and to follow up on pegmatite mapped on surface. The hole confirmed results from PL-113 that the pegmatite is pinching out and being broken up by mafic + metasediment rafts | |||||||||||
Zone | From (m) | To (m) | Width (m) | Li2O (%) | Cs2O (%) | Ta2O5 (ppm) | Nb2O5 (ppm) | SnO2 (ppm) | Rb2O (%) | Unit | ||
Li-Enriched | 132.6 | 136.1 | 3.5 | 1.06 | 0.012 | 46 | 59 | 56 | 0.20 | Aplite | ||
Aplite Zone | 155.4 | 163.7 | 8.2 | 0.68 | 0.005 | 69 | 78 | 54 | 0.16 | Aplite | ||
including | 160.8 | 163.7 | 2.9 | 1.41 | 0.007 | 71 | 78 | 65 | 0.23 | Aplite | ||
Li-Enriched | 185.6 | 196.9 | 11.3 | 1.01 | 0.024 | 51 | 42 | 50 | 0.21 | Aplite + minor metaseds |
DDH PL-115-23 | Collared 93m to the SE of PL-114-23, the hole was stepped out down strike to confirm if the bolt pegmatite is pinching out and to follow up on pegmatite mapped on surface. The hole confirms results from PL-112 and PL-113 that the pegmatite is pinching out and being broken up by mafic + metasediment rafts. A larger than expected aplite zone was intersected at 123.86m which appears to correlate with surface mapping. | |||||||||||
Zone | From (m) | To (m) | Width (m) | Li2O (%) | Cs2O (%) | Ta2O5 (ppm) | Nb2O5 (ppm) | SnO2 (ppm) | Rb2O (%) | Unit | ||
Li-Enriched | 123.9 | 145.5 | 21.6 | 1.94 | 0.039 | 105 | 74 | 72 | 0.30 | Aplite | ||
including | 126.0 | 132.3 | 6.3 | 2.50 | 0.038 | 99 | 57 | 92 | 0.27 | Aplite | ||
including | 133.8 | 139.5 | 5.6 | 2.32 | 0.040 | 100 | 83 | 54 | 0.29 | Aplite | ||
including | 140.0 | 144.4 | 4.4 | 2.46 | 0.048 | 111 | 51 | 49 | 0.37 | Aplite | ||
Aplite Zone | 157.5 | 160.7 | 3.2 | 0.64 | 0.004 | 76 | 86 | 63 | 0.18 | Aplite | ||
Aplite Zone | 174.5 | 179.0 | 4.6 | 0.46 | 0.008 | 58 | 93 | 67 | 0.16 | Aplite | ||
Aplite Zone | 200.0 | 205.8 | 5.8 | 0.83 | 0.016 | 59 | 44 | 48 | 0.15 | Aplite + minor mafics + metaseds |
DDH PL-117-23 | Collared 75m SE of PL-115-23, hole was stepped out along strike to follow up on a 21.6m interval intersected in PL-115 grading 1.9% Li2O. No significant mineralization was intersected; hole confirms that the Bolt pegmatite has pinched out and is no longer open along strike. | ||||||||||
Zone | From (m) | To (m) | Width (m) | Li2O (%) | Cs2O (%) | Ta2O5 (ppm) | Nb2O5 (ppm) | SnO2 (ppm) | Rb2O (%) | Unit | |
Aplite Zone | 117.9 | 119.3 | 1.4 | 1.05 | 0.008 | 47 | 50 | 57 | 0.26 | Aplite | |
Aplite Zone | 195.7 | 197.8 | 2.1 | 0.98 | 0.006 | 62 | 73 | 45 | 0.13 | Aplite | |
Aplite Zone | 209.7 | 212.0 | 2.3 | 0.08 | 0.005 | 45 | 78 | 44 | 0.12 | Aplite |
DDH PL-122-23 | Collared in the same location as PL-121-23, PL-122-23 was designed to follow up on the results of PL-111-23 and PL-112-23 to confirm mineralized pegmatite further at depth. Results confirm that the main Bolt pegmatite extends down to approximately 220m in depth with a true width of 65m. | |||||||||||
Zone | From (m) | To (m) | Width (m) | Li2O (%) | Cs2O (%) | Ta2O5 (ppm) | Nb2O5 (ppm) | SnO2 (ppm) | Rb2O (%) | Unit | ||
Aplite Zone | 213.1 | 243.1 | 30.0 | 0.66 | 0.006 | 49 | 91 | 61 | 0.21 | Aplite | ||
including | 229.5 | 236.5 | 7.0 | 1.27 | 0.009 | 53 | 104 | 70 | 0.30 | Aplite | ||
Pegmatite Zone | 243.1 | 299.6 | 56.5 | 1.05 | 0.007 | 56 | 97 | 67 | 0.23 | Pegmatite w/ metasediments | ||
including | 243.1 | 253.1 | 10.0 | 1.40 | 0.006 | 45 | 91 | 61 | 0.22 | Pegmatite w/ metasediments | ||
including | 273.5 | 299.6 | 26.1 | 1.39 | 0.009 | 67 | 89 | 63 | 0.23 | Pegmatite w/ metasediments |
Channel 57 | Channeled in between PL-110-23 and PL-111-23, CH-57 was cut to confirm pegmatite grade and continuity at surface. Results correlate well with diamond drill hole intersections at depth. | ||||||||||||
Site | Zone | From (m) | To (m) | Width (m) | Li2O (%) | Cs2O (%) | Ta2O5 (ppm) | Nb2O5 (ppm) | SnO2 (ppm) | Rb2O (%) | Unit | ||
Bolt | Pegmatite Zone | 0.0 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 0.99 | 0.006 | 60 | 122 | 64 | 0.21 | Pegmatite-Aplite | ||
including | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.44 | 0.006 | 63 | 121 | 64 | 0.23 | Pegmatite | |||
Channel 58 | Channeled 50m SE of CH-57 and above PL-111-23, CH-58 was cut to confirm pegmatite grade and continuity at surface. Results correlate well with diamond drill hole intersections at depth indicating that there are low grade sections of pegmatite on the western end that fall well below cut off grade. | ||||||||||||
Site | Zone | From (m) | To (m) | Width (m) | Li2O (%) | Cs2O (%) | Ta2O5 (ppm) | Nb2O5 (ppm) | SnO2 (ppm) | Rb2O (%) | Unit | ||
Bolt | Pegmatite Zone | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.60 | 0.007 | 42 | 90 | 62 | 0.27 | Pegmatite-Aplite | ||
including | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.11 | 0.006 | 39 | 94 | 67 | 0.26 | Pegmatite | |||
Channel 59 | Channeled 35m SE of CH-58 and above PL-122-23, CH-59 was cut to confirm pegmatite grade and continuity at surface. Results correlate well with diamond drill hole intersections at depth indicating a higher grade zone in the central main portion of the Bolt pegmatite | ||||||||||||
Site | Zone | From (m) | To (m) | Width (m) | Li2O (%) | Cs2O (%) | Ta2O5 (ppm) | Nb2O5 (ppm) | SnO2 (ppm) | Rb2O (%) | Unit | ||
Bolt | Pegmatite Zone | 0.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.76 | 0.008 | 66 | 85 | 59 | 0.24 | Pegmatite-Aplite | ||
including | 2.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 2.38 | 0.008 | 63 | 75 | 52 | 0.23 | Pegmatite-Aplite | |||
Channel 60 | Channeled 100m SE of CH-59 and above PL-113-23, was cut to confirm pegmatite grade and continuity at surface. Results indicate that southern limb on the eastern end of the main Bolt pegmatite where the central zone begins to break up is wider at surface than at depth, relative to results from PL-113. | |||||||||||
Site | Zone | From (m) | To (m) | Width (m) | Li2O (%) | Cs2O (%) | Ta2O5 (ppm) | Nb2O5 (ppm) | SnO2 (ppm) | Rb2O (%) | Unit | |
Bolt | Pegmatite Zone | 0.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 1.35 | 0.009 | 83 | 100 | 77 | 0.25 | Pegmatite-Aplite |
Channel 70 | Channeled 60m W of the Bolt pegmatite, CH-70 was cut to confirm texture and grade continuity on an aplite outcrop. Results indicate that the outcrop contains little to no spodumene mineralization, although further investigation of the area is required given the proximity to the Bolt pegmatite. | |||||||||||
Site | Zone | From (m) | To (m) | Width (m) | Li2O (%) | Cs2O (%) | Ta2O5 (ppm) | Nb2O5 (ppm) | SnO2 (ppm) | Rb2O (%) | Unit | |
Bolt | Aplite Zone | 0.0 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 0.10 | 0.004 | 52 | 119 | 81 | 0.24 | Aplite |
Table 2: Summary of 2023 Drilling at Bolt and Spark
DDHNo | Date Drilled | UTM Zone 15N (NAD83) | Collar Orient | Metres Drilled | ||||||||||
Start | End | Easting | Northing | (mASL) | Azim | Dip | Start | End | ||||||
Spark – Phase XIII | PL-100-23 | 2023-03-24 | 2023-03-26 | 472,612 | 5,829,280 | 326.0 | 345 | -60 | 0 | 174.1 | ||||
PL-101-23 | 2023-03-26 | 2023-03-28 | 472,567 | 5,829,280 | 326.5 | 346 | -60 | 0 | 181.5 | |||||
PL-102-23 | 2023-03-28 | 2023-03-30 | 472,512 | 5,829,260 | 327.0 | 347 | -63 | 0 | 174.0 | |||||
PL-133-23 | 2023-07-05 | 2023-07-14 | 472,443 | 5,829,345 | 327.0 | 346 | -64 | 0 | 550.5 | |||||
Total | 1080.1 | |||||||||||||
Bolt – Phase XIII | PL-103-231 | 2023-03-31 | 2023-04-02 | 473,126 | 5,829,159 | 344.0 | 41 | -43 | 0 | 203.5 | ||||
PL-104-231 | 2023-04-02 | 2023-04-03 | 473,096 | 5,829,215 | 340.6 | 45 | -45 | 0 | 163.5 | |||||
PL-105-23 | 2023-04-03 | 2023-04-04 | 473,101 | 5,829,230 | 340.0 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 135.0 | |||||
PL-106-23 | 2023-04-04 | 2023-04-07 | 473,101 | 5,829,234 | 338.3 | 354 | -44 | 0 | 360.0 | |||||
PL-107-23 | 2023-04-08 | 2023-04-15 | 473,094 | 5,829,225 | 339.2 | 260 | -43 | 0 | 282.0 | |||||
PL-108-23 | 2023-04-11 | 2023-04-13 | 473,095 | 5,829,228 | 338.6 | 300 | -45 | 0 | 246.0 | |||||
PL-109-232 | 2023-04-16 | 2023-04-17 | 473,153 | 5,829,108 | 349.7 | 45 | -45 | 0 | 213.0 | |||||
PL-110-232 | 2023-04-18 | 2023-04-19 | 473,204 | 5,829,033 | 350.0 | 48 | -45 | 0 | 211.5 | |||||
PL-111-232 | 2023-04-20 | 2023-04-23 | 473,221 | 5,828,937 | 352.4 | 45 | -45 | 0 | 330.0 | |||||
PL-112-232 | 2023-04-23 | 2023-04-25 | 473,284 | 5,828,901 | 357.3 | 45 | -46 | 0 | 248.0 | |||||
PL-113-23 | 2023-04-25 | 2023-04-28 | 473,308 | 5,828,840 | 363.4 | 50 | -45 | 0 | 270.0 | |||||
PL-114-23 | 2023-04-28 | 2023-05-02 | 473,390 | 5,828,822 | 368.2 | 44 | -46 | 0 | 320.0 | |||||
PL-115-23 | 2023-05-02 | 2023-05-04 | 473,447 | 5,828,750 | 369.6 | 44 | -45 | 0 | 255.0 | |||||
PL-117-23 | 2023-05-08 | 2023-05-11 | 473,487 | 5,828,685 | 373.0 | 46 | -44 | 0 | 250.4 | |||||
PL-122-23 | 2023-05-26 | 2023-05-30 | 473,202 | 5,828,869 | 353.8 | 43 | -49 | 0 | 317.7 | |||||
Total | 3805.6 | |||||||||||||
Note 1: Results released in the Company’s Press Release dated May 8, 2023 | ||||||||||||||
Note 2: Results released in the Company’s Press Release dated August 10, 2023
Table 3: Summary of 2023 Channeling at Bolt
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Channel | Date Sampled | UTM Zone 15N (NAD83) | Orientation | Metres Cut | Smp | |||||||||
Start Date | End Date | Easting | Northing | (mASL) | Azim | Dip | Start | End | ||||||
Bolt | CH-57 | 2023-06-05 | 2023-06-05 | 473,291 | 5,829,067 | 336.6 | 220 | 21 | 0 | 13.32 | 15 | |||
CH-58 | 2023-06-11 | 2023-06-11 | 473,322 | 5,829,030 | 336.9 | 220 | 24.8 | 0 | 6 | 9 | ||||
CH-59 | 2023-06-11 | 2023-06-11 | 473,354 | 5,829,016 | 334.0 | 220 | 19.66 | 0 | 11 | 11 | ||||
CH-60 | 2023-06-12 | 2023-06-12 | 473,434 | 5,828,955 | 346.1 | 222 | 13 | 0 | 12 | 15 | ||||
CH-70 | 2023-07-21 | 2023-07-21 | 473,091 | 5,829,132 | 346.7 | 53 | -7 | 0 | 5.9 | 6 | ||||
Totals | 48.22 | 56 | ||||||||||||
Correction to Certain ‘Restatement’ Disclosure in the 2023 Year End Financial Results Press Release
The Company would like to clarify and correct certain disclosure provided in the Company’s press release disseminated on July 28, 2023. In the July 28 Press Release, the Company disclosed that the comparative financial figures in the 2023 annual financial statements of the Company had been restated and that these restated comparative figures replaced and superseded corresponding information contained in previously filed financial statements and management’s discussion and analysis of the Company, but this statement is incorrect and was accidentally included in the July 28 Press Release. As a correction and for clarity for the Company – no such restatement of comparative financial figures was necessary and/or required and the originally stated and applicable comparatives figures previously provided are to be relied upon.
Due Diligence
All scientific and technical information in this release has been reviewed and approved by Garth Drever, P.Geo., the qualified person under the definitions established by National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects. Under Frontier’s QA/QC procedures, all drilling was completed by Chenier Drilling Ltd. of Val Caron, Ontario using thin walled BTW drill rods (4.2 cm core diameter) and a Reflex ACT III oriented core system. Using the Reflex system, the drill core was oriented and marked as it was retrieved at the drill. The core was boxed and delivered to the Frontier core shack where it was examined, geologically logged, and marked for sampling. The core was photographed prior to sampling. Using a rock saw, the marked sample intervals were halved with one-half bagged for analysis. Sample blanks along with lithium, rubidium and cesium certified reference material was routinely inserted into the sample stream in accordance with industry recommended practices. Field duplicate samples were also taken in accordance with industry recommended practices. The samples were placed in poly sample bags and transported to Red Lake, Ontario by float plane and then shipped to AGAT Laboratories Ltd. (AGAT) in Thunder Bay, Ontario for sample preparation and to Mississauga, Ontario for processing and quantitative multi-element analysis. AGAT is an ISO accredited laboratory. The core is stored on site at the Company’s Pakeagama Lake exploration camp.
About Frontier Lithium
Frontier Lithium Inc. is a preproduction business with an objective to become an integrated strategic domestic supplier of spodumene concentrates for industrial users as well as battery-grade lithium hydroxide and other chemicals to the growing electric vehicle and energy storage markets in North America. The Company’s sole project maintains the largest land position and resource in a premium lithium mineral district located in Ontario’s Great Lakes region.
About the PAK Lithium Project
The PAK lithium project contains North America’s highest-grade lithium resource and is the second largest in North America by size. The project encompasses close to 27,000 hectares and remains largely unexplored; however, since 2013, the company has delineated two premium spodumene-bearing lithium deposits (PAK and Spark), located 2.3 kilometres apart. Exploration is continuing on the project through two other spodumene- bearing discoveries: the Bolt pegmatite (located between the PAK and Spark deposits), as well as the Pennock pegmatite (25 kilometres northwest of PAK deposit within the project claims). A 2023 Pre-Feasibility Study “National Instrument 43-101 Technical Report PFS PAK Lithium Project” by BBA E&C Inc., delivered a 24- year project life, delivering a post-tax NPV(8%) of US$1.74 billion and IRR of 24.1% as per the press release disseminated on May 31, 2023, and was filed on Sedar.com.
Figure 1: Planview map of the Bolt-PAK area showing Recent results from the Bolt Drilling (CNW Group/Frontier Lithium Inc.)
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