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International Lithium Discovers Deeper Aquifer at the Mariana Lithium Brine Project in Argentina, a Joint Venture with Ganfeng Lithium
VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / June 16, 2016 / International Lithium Corp. (TSXV: ILC) (the "...
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[{"type":"text","content":"International Lithium Discovers Deeper Aquifer at the Mariana Lithium Brine Project in Argentina, a Joint Venture with Ganfeng LithiumVANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / June 16, 2016 / International Lithium Corp. (TSXV: ILC) (the \"Company\" or \"ILC\") is pleased to announce that together with strategic partner Ganfeng Lithium Co. Ltd., (\"GFL\"): \n\n Recent drilling has discovered a potentially important, third aquifer deeper in the salar at the Mariana Lithium Brine project in Salta, Argentina.\n Initial bench scale evaporation tests are completed pending final report.\n\nDelineation Drilling\nThe current drill program, announced on May 11, 2016, is delineating the two previously identified shallow lithium brine aquifers (Company news releases June 1 and August 11, 2015) at the Mariana project (Salar de Llullaillaco) located near the Chilean border in Salta, Argentina. Recently acquired transient electromagnetic (TEM) geophysical data suggested that the two aquifers appear to be connected (news release dated May 11, 2016). This is now supported by drilling and follow-up down-hole geophysical surveys.\nThe TEM survey also suggested that there is a third aquifer, represented by a highly conductive zone at greater depths (news release May 11, 2016), below the maximum depth of any previous drilling on the salar. The three drill holes completed to date during this campaign (MA16-11, 12 and 13) have penetrated this zone at depths greater than 170 metres. The maximum drilling depth is now 202 metres below surface. The new, lower aquifer begins at a depth of approximately 162 metres, extends to the ends of the holes at 200 metres and remains open at depth.\nThe three drill holes reported here form a triangle centred in what gravimetric and seismic geophysical surveys have indicated is the deepest part of the basin. MA16-12 is located in the north-central portion of the salar with MA16-11 approximately 2000 metres to the northwest and MA16-13 2000 metres to northeast.\nSampling is being conducted by several methods including packer tests, drive point tests and bailers dependant on the nature of the stratigraphic formations. Brine samples have been submitted to Alex Stewart and results are pending.\nThe drilling programme is ongoing.\nImage: https://www.accesswire.com/uploads/21124_ilc.ht1.jpg\n\n\nTo view an enhanced version of this image,...