Kairos Minerals expands lithium portfolio with applications lodged for 8 tenements in WA’s East Lithium province
April 19, 2016 | by Jas | 0 Kairos Minerals has lodged applications for eight new Exploration Licenses in the Pilbara region in an effort to further expand its lithium portfolio in WA’s premier lithium district.
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The new tenements – which cover in the excess of 700 square kilometres – will provide Kairos with access to advanced exploration opportunities within what the company recognises as the preferred geologic corridor of the East Pilbara Granite Greenstone terrane (EPGG)
The company said that the new additions to its Pilbara lithium portfolio complement its flagship Pilbara Lithium-Gold Project – which lies immediately to the east and south of the world-class Pilgangoora Lithium-Tantalum Project – and its recently acquired Wodgina East Lithium Project – which is situated further to the south-west and is adjacent to the Wodgina Tantalum Mine, one of the largest tantalum resources in the world.
Kairos Minerals’ Managing Director, Mr Joshua Wellish said the company’s filed team is currently mobilising to site to commence evaluation of high priority targets. He said planned activities include surface mapping and rock chip sampling to firm up targets for drilling, initially at the Pilbara Project before moving onto Wodgina East and some of the newly acquired tenure.
“Over the past two months, we have been able to assemble an enviable portfolio of prospective lithium projects in the heart of one of the world’s most significant emerging mining centres for lithium and tantalum, in close proximity to several existing and emerging strategic metals operations,” Mr Wellishnoted.
“Now, with exploration programs commencing on the ground shareholders can look forward to a period of strong pending news-flow as we test some of the priority targets identified at the Pilbara Project and begin the evaluation of some of our newly acquired ground. Our exploration effort in the emerging Pilbara Lithium Province is underpinned by a rigorous technical approach and strong technical capability, led by our exploration manager Steve Vallance, and we are confident that this excellent work will bear fruit in the months ahead.”
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