LONDON, UK: Galileo Resources plc, a UK-based exploration and development company, has announced that it has confirmed the presence of lithium mineralisation over a significant width in the first hole drilled at the Kamativi Project in Zimbabwe.

The project is located on the Kamativi Belt, adjacent to the historic Kamativi tin-tantalum mine, which also contains a large lithium resource in its tailings.

The company said that it received positive lithium results from assays of core samples from the first angled drillhole KSDD001, which intersected an 18m-wide pegmatite dyke with peak values of 4m @ 1% Li2O from 35m downhole depth, including an intercept of 1m at 2.04% Li2O. The company also said that it identified additional pegmatites with similar mineral characteristics elsewhere in the same hole and in subsequent holes, and that sampling is currently underway.

The company also said that it discovered a large target area that was never previously evaluated, based on detailed mapping and soil sampling, which indicated an extension of the original anomaly over a considerable distance. The company said that it plans to extend its drill programme to test this new target area, which shows a potential for multiple pegmatites with swarms extending more than 4km in strike length.

The company also said that it detected anomalous quantities of tin in some pegmatites using a portable X-ray fluorescence (pXRF) analyser, which could add value to the project.

Colin Bird, Chairman and CEO of Galileo, said that the new lithium discovery in the Kamativi region represents a significant find, especially in view of the historic mining and lithium potential in the region. He also said that he was pleased with the intersection of high-grade lithium in the first hole.

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