Savannah Resources has completed the first phase of the exploration programme aimed at defining a JORC resource at the Mina do Barroso lithium project, located in northern Portugal. Mapping undertaken across three primary target areas – Grandao, Reservatorio and NAO – has been shown to have relatively high grades of lithium oxide (‘Li2O’) with drill results up to 1.67% Li2O over significant widths.
Further mapping is also planned at Mina do Barroso to define other lithium bearing pegmatites within the enlarged project area.
Savannah’s CEO, David Archer said: “We’re pleased that our mapping, as a preliminary to drilling, has extended the surface expressions of three major lithium bearing pegmatites at Mina do Barroso. This will help us in our drill hole targeting for our upcoming drill programme as we look to ultimately define a JORC resource to support mine development. Based on previous drilling and channel sampling, the three pegmatites mapped have been shown to have relatively high-grades of Li2O and we look forward to converting this into a commercial resource.”
