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Patriot Battery Metals Announces Best Drill Intercept to Date – 1.22% Li2O over 152.8 m – at the Corvette Property, Quebec
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, June 23, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Highlights Best lithium intercept to date returned from final suite of drill holes reported from
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[{"type":"text","content":" VANCOUVER, British Columbia, June 23, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Highlights Best lithium intercept to date returned from final suite of drill holes reported from the winter phase of the 2022 drill campaign 1.22% Li2O and 138 ppm Ta2O5 over 152.8 m, including 1.51% Li2O and 100 ppm Ta2O5 over 66.0 m (CV22-030) 1.45% Li2O and 177 ppm Ta2O5 over 84.0 m, including 3.62% Li2O and 200 ppm Ta2O5 over 9.0 m (CV22-028) 0.95% Li2O and 158 ppm Ta2O5 over 31.6 m, including 2.90% Li2O and 356 ppm Ta2O5 over 5.4 m (CV22-029) As a result of the winter drill program, lithium mineralized pegmatite has been traced in drill hole over a strike length of approximately 1.4 km and remains open in all directions Drilling confirms lithium pegmatite continues beneath and across the shallow glacial lake extending from the CV5 Pegmatite outcrop in the west, to the CV1 Pegmatite outcrop in the east – thus achieving the programs primary objective The summer/fall phase of the 2022 drill campaign has commenced with two (2) drill rigs currently operating on site at the CV5-1 pegmatite corridor, with seven (7) holes over 2,207 metres completed to date, and a third rig scheduled to arrive in July Patriot Battery Metals Inc. (the “Company” or “Patriot”) (CSE: PMET) (OTCQB: PMETF) (FSE: R9GA) is pleased to announce the final set of core assay results from the winter phase of its 2022 drill campaign at the Company’s wholly owned Corvette Property (the “Property”). The Property is located proximal to the regional and all-weather Trans-Taiga Road and powerline infrastructure, within the James Bay Region of Quebec. Darren L. Smith, P.Geo. and Vice President of Exploration for the Company, comments: “The winter phase of our 2022 drill campaign has exceeded all expectations. The program has extended lithium mineralized pegmatite over a strike length of at least 1.4 km, remaining open in all directions, and appears to be widening with depth. The scale of this discovery continues to expand and is highlighted by a single mineralized pegmatite body of significant thickness and length that has been defined to date. The exploration team has carried out this program with an incredible work ethic. Having just returned from site, the dedication to the operations is palpable. I am very excited for what the summer/fall drilling has in store for us as well as for the s...