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New High-Grade LCT Pegmatite Discovered at Ruby Hill West, James Bay, Canada
Highlights New outcropping spodumene bearing LCT pegmatite discovered at Ruby Hill West G...
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[{"type":"text","content":"New High-Grade LCT Pegmatite Discovered at Ruby Hill West, James Bay, CanadaHighlightsNew outcropping spodumene bearing LCT pegmatite discovered at Ruby Hill West Grab samples from outcrops and blocks return high grade results including 5.57%, 3.66%, 3.13%, 1.50%, 1.39% and 1.26% Li2OThe Mikisiw LCT pegmatite is approximately 25km north-east from Benz's maiden lithium discovery at Ruby Hill West where drilling in 2022 intersected 26m at 1% Li2OPotential 25+km trend is unexplored for lithium Work programs to focus on Mikisiw and the broader lithium trend with a view to drilling in the next few months Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - August 3, 2023) - Benz Mining Corp. (TSXV: BZ) (ASX: BNZ) (the Company or Benz) is pleased to report the identification of a possible new lithium mineralised trend of over 25km on the Ruby Hill West in Quebec, Canada.Mapping and prospection work in late May discovered the new Mikisiw area of outcrops and blocks of spodumene bearing LCT (lithium-cesium-tantalum) pegmatite. Figure 1: 23-cm long spodumene crystal in a pegmatite outcrop at Mikisiw Lithium Prospect.To view an enhanced version of this graphic, please visit:https://images.newsfilecorp.com/files/1818/175985_0c874f8aa4298b1f_001full.jpgFigure 2: Map showing the interpreted 25km+ lithium trend on the Ruby Hill West Project.To view an enhanced version of this graphic, please visit:https://images.newsfilecorp.com/files/1818/175985_0c874f8aa4298b1f_002full.jpgFollowing the drilling of lithium bearing pegmatite outcrops at Ruby Hill West in April 2022 where maiden drilling intersected 26.4m at 1.01% Li2O, the Company identified a number of other pegmatite outcrops which were mapped and sampled in October 2022. Unfortunately, no other spodumene bearing pegmatite was observed at that time. Dahrouge Geological Consulting were engaged to complete a review of the Company's geological database to identify and target new potential pegmatite zones that may contain lithium. The data review identified that the northern portion of the greenstone belt was the preferred target zone for LCT pegmatites. Upon the commencement of the summer exploration programs, Benz geologists identified the Mikisiw outcrop a few days prior to the suspension of all work programs and evacuation of this area due to the well publicised bushfires that ceased exploration a...