The Bandeira property covers only approximately 158 hectares, or 1% of its large 14,182-hectare land package. Two other NI 43-101 compliant lithium MREs have been outlined on the Company's other regional properties, Salinas and Outro Lado, however the majority of its properties remain largely unexplored and represent significant future mineral growth potential for the Company.
Bandeira MRE Highlights: Measured and Indicated ('M&I') MRE of 23.68 million tonnes ('Mt') at an average grade of 1.34% Li2O, with an additional 18.25Mt of Inferred MRE grading 1.37% Li2O, for a total of 41.93Mt.
The updated Bandeira MRE significantly increases the Company's consolidated, global mineral resources to 60.1Mt.
Significant mineral growth in only 24months: The MRE estimate is based on 233 drill holes, or 50,760 metres, drilled between
Planned exploration programs at its existing deposits, Bandeira, Salinas and Outro Lado, as well as other regional targets, are expected to support continued mineral resource growth.
The MRE update for Bandeira was prepared by GE21 Consultoria Mineral Ltda. ('GE21') in accordance with National Instrument 43-101 - Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects ('NI 43-101').
Bandeira is located in the lithium-rich
The updated MRE contains M&I resources of 23.68Mt grading 1.34% Li2O, containing 783.0 thousand tonnes ('kt') of Lithium Carbonate Equivalent ('LCE'), the benchmark equivalent raw material used in the lithium industry, along with Inferred resources of 18.25Mt grading 1.37% Li2O in the Inferred category, or 618.4kt of LCE. The MRE is based on 233 diamond drill holes comprising 50,760 metres of drilling completed between
As press released on
The NI 43-101 technical report related to the Bandeira MRE, will be accessible on SEDAR+ (www.sedarplus.ca) under the Company's issuer profile and the Company's website within 45 days of this news release.
Details related to the calculation of the MRE
The MRE was prepared by
The MRE was prepared using the following geological and resource block modeling parameters which are based on geological interpretations, geostatistical studies, and best practices in mineral estimation.
The QP is not aware of any factors or issues that materially affect the MRE other than normal risks faced by mining projects in the province in terms of environmental, permitting, taxation, socio-economic, marketing, and political factors, and additional risk factors regarding inferred resources.
The Project geology comprises Neoproterozoic age sedimentary rocks of Aracuai Orogen intruded by fertile Li-bearing pegmatites originated by fractionation of magmatic fluids from the peraluminous S-type post-tectonic granitoids of Aracuai Orogen. Lithium mineralization is related to concordant and discordant swarms of spodumene-bearing tabular pegmatites hosted by cordierite-biotite-quartz schists.
Drilling conducted by
Diamond core has been sampled in intervals of 1 m where possible, otherwise intervals less than 1 m have been selected based on geological boundaries. Geological boundaries have not been crossed by sample intervals. 1/2 core samples have been collected and submitted for analysis, with regular field duplicate samples collected and submitted for QA/QC analysis.
Drill core samples were submitted to SGS Geosol laboratories in
The MRE was estimated from the diamond drill holes completed by
The 3D modelling of lithium Mineral Resources was conducted using a minimum cut-off grade of 0.3% Li2O within a preliminary lithological model.
The interpolation was conducted using Krigging methodology with three interpolation passes.
The block model was defined by a block size of 12 m long by 12m wide by 4 m thick and covers a strike length of approximately 1,200 m to a maximal vertical depth of 300 m below surface.
The MRE was classified as Measured, Indicated and Inferred Mineral Resource based on data quality, sample spacing, and pegmatite continuity. The Measured Mineral Resource was defined using a search ellipsoid of 50 m by 50 m by 30 m, and where the continuity and predictability of the mineralized units was reasonable. The Indicated Mineral Resource was defined using a search ellipsoid 100 m by 100 m by 50 m. The Inferred Mineral Resource was assigned to areas where drill hole spacing was greater than 100 m by 100 m by 50 m for all remaining blocks.
Classification focused on spatial relation using a minimum of five composites in at least three different drill holes for the Measured and Indicated resources.
Validation has proven that the block model fairly reflects the underlying data inputs. Variability over distance is relatively moderate to low for this deposit type therefore the maximum classification level is Indicated.
Mineralization at the deposits extends to surface and is expected to be suitable for open cut mining; no minimum mining width was applied; internal mining dilution is limited to internal barren pegmatite and/or host rock intervals within the mineralized pegmatite intervals; based on these assumptions, it is considered that there are no mining factors which are likely to affect the assumption that the deposit has reasonable prospects for eventual economic extraction.
It is the QP's opinion that the current classification used is adequate and reliable for this type of mineralization and MRE.
The MRE reported is a global estimate with reasonable prospects of eventual economic extraction.
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