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Spodumene Intersected in First Hole at San Domingo
Spodumene Intersected in First Hole at San Domingo.
About this update from Bradda Head Lithium Limited
[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 13 September 2022\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bradda Head Lithium Ltd\n \n \n \n (\"Bradda Head\", \"BHL\", \"Bradda\", or the \"Company\")\n \n \n \n Spodumene Bearing Pegmatites Intersected in First Hole at San Domingo\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bradda Head Lithium Ltd (AIM:BHL, OTCQB:BHLIF), the North America-focused lithium development group, announces that it has completed the first hole of its current 30-hole San Domingo pegmatite exploration programme in Central Arizona. The Company has confirmed significant intersections of spodumene-bearing pegmatite in this first hole.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Highlights\n \n :\n \n \n ·\n The first hole has been completed of Bradda's 7,000m drill programme, with multiple different pegmatite bodies intersected across the 262m of core, including a 13m pegmatite intercept. A cross section and map of hole locations is detailed below and available on the Company's website at (\n \n https://www.braddaheadltd.com/media/image-library/\n \n ).\n \n \n ·\n Visible lithium-bearing minerals identified include spodumene and lepidolite. To confirm mineralogy X-ray Diffraction (XRD), was carried out on 8 samples from the intersections, identifying spodumene and lepidolite in all. Full assays are in progress and will be reported when received for this hole.\n \n \n ·\n The total programme will consist of 30 holes (7,000m) of diamond core drilling, and Bradda expects the total drilling component to be finished in Q4.\n \n \n ·\n Drilling was due to start in late July but, due to extreme seasonal rains in Arizona, commencement of drilling was pushed back. Intermittent extreme rain has also occurred over August, delaying the completion of this first hole, but drilling will be more consistent in September onwards after the monsoon season is over. Shortly the team will add a night shift which will expedite progress.\n \n \n ·\n The commencement of drilling follows positive results from a recent SRK 3D mapping exercise, increasing potential pegmatite outcrops by 190% and following this Bradda increased its staked claims at San Domingo by 75% (see PR dated 08 August 2022).\n \n \n ·\n These drill results strengthen Bradda's geological ...