Kula Gold has reported that it has commenced drilling operations at the Cobra Lithium Prospect, approximately 20km west of the world’s largest hard rock lithium mine, Greenbushes.
The Cobra Lithium Prospect sits in the central part of E70-5452, on a regional NE magnetic lineament in a mapped mafic sequence.
Pegmatites with high lithium content (up to 240ppm) containing muscovites, tourmalines and garnets (fractionated minerals) have been mapped and have increased to approximately 3km in strike length and up to 500m wide. Mapping continues to increase the potential dimensions of this prospect.
The mineralogy of pegmatites is composed of predominantly quartz, feldspar, tourmaline, muscovite, garnet, others (to be determined).
The initial RC drilling programme is 1,000m but is flexible to extend the programme for a prolonged period based on favourable rock types.
Kula’s Managing Director, Ric Dawson, said that Kula is excited to have commenced the Cobra Lithium Prospect RC drill programme with an RC rig and booster, initially to 150m downhole but with capacity to drill to 250m if required.
“Three lines of drilling spaced across the 3km strike length of the mapped pegmatite is the initial test,” Mr Dawson said.
“Recent mapping has delineated that the mapped pegmatite extends further southwest and rock chips are being submitted for analysis.”
