Will immediately launch a follow-up drilling campaign
Junior explorer Leading Edge Materials will immediately launch a follow-up drilling campaign at its Bergby lithium project, in Sweden, after its most recent drill campaign returned “strongly positive” intersections of two new near-surface targets that exceed 16 m in thickness at greater than 1% lithium oxide, reports Mining Weekly.
"The first Bergby drilling programme, comprising only 18 holes, has delivered excellent lithium and tantalum results, and Bergby now ranks as a very significant lithium occurrence in the Nordic region. The high hit rate of high-grade lithium so near surface over a 600 m strike is impressive, and sets us up for an immediate follow-up drilling programme,” president and CEO Blair Way stated in a press release.
Bergby lies in central Sweden, 25 km north of the town of Gavle, secured by three exploration licences that cover 1 903 ha. The site is close to infrastructure, with major roads, rail and power supply passing immediately adjacent to the claim boundaries.