Volta Completes Initial Drilling At Springer REE Project In Ontario
Project | Hole ID | Azimuth | Dip | Start | End |
LavergneSpringer25 | SL25-23 | 270 | -45 | 0 | 453 |
LavergneSpringer25 | SL25-24 | 270 | -85 | 0 | 465 |
LavergneSpringer25 | SL25-25 | 268 | -80 | 0 | 423 |
LavergneSpringer25 | SL25-26 | 290 | -70 | 0 | 297 |
The Company's technical advisor, Dr. Fred Breaks, commented, "The initial observation of the core suggests the presence of a very large, intact carbonatite system with the present drilling situated within in a potassic fenite breccia zone intruded by high-grade REE-rich dolomitic carbonatite dykes. The breccia zones typically occur above an intact carbonatite pipe (Elliot et al. 2018). Ensuing work will undertake lithological and mineralogical characterization of the REE-mineralized, fenite breccia-carbonatite system."
Figure 1. Carbonatite mineralization with syenite and fenite alteration, indicating the presence of a large carbonatite-alkaline complex
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About the Springer Rare Earth and Gallium Project
The 2012 resource estimate presented for the Springer Rare Earth Project is historic in nature. Volta Metals' qualified person has not completed sufficient work to confirm the results of the historical resource. Volta Metals does not treat this as a current mineral resource but considers it relevant as a guide to future exploration and includes it for reference purposes only. The historic resource was estimated by Tetra Tech Inc. in 2012.
The block model and mineral resource for the Springer Rare Earth Project is classified as having both Indicated and Inferred Mineral Resources based on the number of drillholes, drillhole spacing and sample data populations used in the estimation of the blocks. The mineral resource estimate for the deposit, at 0.9 TREO% cut-off, is an Indicated Resource of 4.2 Mt at 1.14% TREO, 0.02% ThO2 with approximately 6% of the TREO being made up of heavy reare earth oxides ("HREO"); and an Inferred Resource of 12.7 Mt at 1.17% TREO, 0.01% ThO2 with approximately 4% of the TREO being made up of HREOs.
The 2012 mineral resource, based on 22 diamond drill holes, was estimated by Ordinary Kriging interpolation on uncapped grades for all 15 REOs and thorium dioxide. The TREO% is a sum of the 15 individual interpolations of the REOs. No recoveries have been applied to the interpolated estimates.
The 2012 resource estimate categories are not compliant with the current CIM Definition Standards. No other resource estimates have been undertaken since the 2012 Terta Tech Wardrop Repot. Further drilling will be required by Volta Minerals to verify the historic estimate as a current mineral resource.
QA/QC Protocol
Volta implemented a strict QA/QC protocol in processing all rock samples collected from the diamond core samples obtained from the Springer REE property. The protocol included inserting reference materials, in this case, high-concentration and low-concentration certified OREAS rare earth elements standards, blanks, and drill core duplicates, to validate the accuracy and precision of the assay results. All collected rock core samples were put in cut, placed in sturdy plastic bags and zip-tied shut while under the supervision of a professional geologist. Sample bags were then put in rice bags and kept secure before being sent by road transport to Activation Laboratories Ltd. in North Bay, Ontario.
Qualified Person
The technical content of this news release has been reviewed and approved by Andrew Tims, P.Geo., who is an independent Qualified Person (" QP ") as defined in National Instrument 43-101, Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects. The QP and the Company have not completed sufficient work to verify the historical information on the Springer Deposit and it is considered as "historic", particularly regarding historical exploration, and government geological work.
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ABOUT VOLTA METALS LTD.
Volta Metals Ltd. ( CSE: VLTA ) ( FSE: D0W ) is a mineral exploration company based in Toronto, Ontario, focused on rare earths, gallium, lithium, cesium, and tantalum. It owns, has optioned and is currently exploring a critical minerals portfolio of rare earths, gallium, lithium, cesium, and tantalum projects in Ontario, one of the world's most prolific and emerging hard-rock critical mineral districts. To learn more about Volta and its Springer and Aki Projects, please visit .
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