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Surge Battery Metals Announces Core Drilling Intercepts over 4,000 ppm Lithium at Surface with Assays up to 7,630 PPM; Deeper Drilling Confirms Multiple Horizons
West Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - December 5, 2023) - Surge Battery Metals Inc....
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[{"type":"text","content":"Surge Battery Metals Announces Core Drilling Intercepts over 4,000 ppm Lithium at Surface with Assays up to 7,630 PPM; Deeper Drilling Confirms Multiple HorizonsWest Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - December 5, 2023) - Surge Battery Metals Inc. (TSXV: NILI) (OTCQX: NILIF) (FSE: DJ5) (the \"Company\" or \"Surge\") is pleased to announce that the first certified assay results from the 2023 core drilling phase on its high-grade lithium clay discovery at Nevada North (NNLP) have returned greater than 4000 ppm Lithium (Li) for some samples starting from surface and to depths greater than 175m. The highest-grade assay of 7,630 ppm Li was observed at less than 30m depth.After the successful 2023 sonic drilling campaign at the NNLP, Surge proceeded with the diamond core drilling program. The maximum depth reached by sonic drilling was 107.5m, whereas diamond holes extended to 243m (NN2308). Diamond holes NN2306, NN2308 and NN2309 at the south end of the NNLP intercepted extended lithium clay mineralization west from the 2022 Reverse Circulation drilling, validated 2022 RC assay results, and encountered additional mineralization at depth. It is expected that deeper clay mineralization discovered in this round becomes shallower towards the east and adds to the already extensive near-surface lithium clay mineralization outlined by drilling thus far. Hole NN2306Drilled to a total depth of 198.72m (652 ft), hole NN2306 was located to investigate farther west into the basin from holes NN2207 and NN2208. This diamond core step-out hole confirmed the continuation of the upper high-grade lithium clay sequence, which typically hosts three mineralized clay zones. NN2306 returned positive sample results ranging between the 1000 ppm cutoff to 5,120 ppm Li. These results include high grades averaging 4423 ppm Li over 9.8m, 4673 ppm over 11.4m, and 2805 ppm over 10.8m. This entire sequence was observed at less than 50m depth. Below the upper lithium clay bearing zone, NN2306 continues to a total depth of 198.72m, which revealed several more lithium-enriched layers. Composite lithium values for the mineralized horizons, using a 1,000-ppm cutoff with no internal dilution, are shown in the following table:Hole IDFrom (ft)To (ft)Thickness (ft)From (m)To (m)Thickness (m)Li ppmNN23060323209.89.84423NN23066299.537.518.930.311.446...