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International Lithium and Ganfeng Lithium Discover New Pegmatite at the Avalonia Lithium Project, Ireland
VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / June 9, 2016 / International Lithium Corp. (TSXV: ILC) (the "Com...
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[{"type":"text","content":"International Lithium and Ganfeng Lithium Discover New Pegmatite at the Avalonia Lithium Project, IrelandVANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / June 9, 2016 / International Lithium Corp. (TSXV: ILC) (the \"Company\" or \"ILC\") is pleased to announce that the Company has completed the drill programme announced on 11 April 2016 at the Avalonia Lithium Project located in Counties Carlow and Wicklow, Republic of Ireland.\nHighlights of the drilling include the discovery of a new pegmatite body in the Aclare area. Three drill holes intersected the previously unknown pegmatite phase 450 metres east of the main Aclare pegmatites. This new pegmatite is hosted in a granite sill parallel and adjacent to the granite sill hosting the main Aclare pegmatites where drill hole ACL13-04 intersected 2.23% Li2O over a drill width of 23.3 metres, including 3.43% Li2O over 6 metres (Company news release dated June 25, 2013). All widths reported are drill widths and have not been converted into true widths. The discovery proves the lateral extent of the lithium pegmatite occurrences is greater than previously known, consequently opening more ground for potential discoveries.\nSpodumene bearing pegmatite boulders were discovered in field walls between the new pegmatite and the Aclare mineralization. These boulders contain spodumene crystals that are greater than 40 centimetres in length and some of the largest identified on the property to date.\nAbout the Drill Program\nA total of 23 diamond drill holes comprising 1,756 metres of NQ sized core were completed in the central part of the Avalonia Project's lithium belt and entirely within County Carlow. Of these, 10 holes focussed on further delineating pegmatites in the Aclare area. Down-dip extension and infill drilling was used to delineate the distribution of lithium and rare metals in the system and identify thickening vectors of the pegmatite body.\nFour of the delineation drill holes tested a geophysical feature interpreted to be the granite-schist contact to the immediate northeast of the Aclare pegmatites. In the Aclare area, proximity to the hanging wall contact of granite sills is considered highly prospective for hosting lithium-bearing pegmatites. These four holes demonstrate that magnetic surveys can trace these granite sill contacts within the schist.\nCore samples have been cut and collected for ...