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Poseidon drills for lithium in Western Australia

23rd January 2018

By: Megan van Wyngaardt

Creamer Media Contributing Editor Online

     

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JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – ASX-listed Poseidon Nickel has started a 4 000 m drilling programme at its Medusa lithium project, near its Lake Johnston operations, which would fast-track the company's geological understanding and infill drill hole planning at the Western Australian project.

Poseidon contracted Core Drilling Service to complete the reverse circulation (RC) drilling, with a specialised rubber track mounted RC rig having been engaged to reduce the drill rigs' environmental footprint and to navigate the hilly, rocky terrain at Medusa.

"The project lies in a highly prospective area with several ASX-listed companies already exploring for and developing lithium mines in the region. This is a key milestone for the company, following significant works completed to date, leading up to this maiden lithium drilling programme. With the Lake Johnston concentrator and mill located only 6 km from Medusa, Poseidon will be able to fast-track production, should an economic lithium deposit be defined," COO Michael Rodriguez said.

The project is located 190 km south-west of Kalgoorlie and 6 km north of the company's 100%-owned Lake Johnston process plant and infrastructure.

Previous rock chip sampling of outcropping pegmatites returned results of up to 3.85% lithium oxide and evidence of tantalum pentoxide.

Poseidon has completed extensive exploration work to date to define the drill targets and is now progressing to test these pegmatites for lithium/caesium/tantalum bearing minerals.

Edited by Mariaan Webb
Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor Online

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