Cazaly Resources has completed the initial drill testing at the Ohevanga prospect on the Kaoko lithium project in northern Namibia.
Samples have been sent to the sample preparation lab in Okahandja for crushing and grinding.
The sample pulps will then be forwarded to the ALS laboratory in Ireland for analysis.
The company started a 1,200-meter reverse circulation drilling program on September 9, 2024.
The Ohevanga lithium target measured 120 km2 and was initially identified in broad 1 km
spaced surface samples.
Infill surface sampling confirmed the continuity of anomalous lithium mineralization +110 ppm lithium and is currently considered stratiform.
At this early stage, the potential deposit style is considered sedimentary hosted. Sedimentary lithium deposits accumulate as lithium is transported into basins where it reacts with other minerals, creating chemical bonds weaker than those found in spodumene (pegmatites) and stronger than those found in brines.
The Kaoko Belt consists of sedimentary rocks of the Damaran Supergroup deposited during rifting and overlies the Congo Craton.
The nature of further work programs will depend on the exploration results received from the drill program.
All exploration results are currently pending.
The Kaoko Critical Minerals project EPL6667 is located in northern Namibia. The tenement is held in joint venture with Cazaly 95% and local geological company KDN Geo Consulting CC 5%.
The tenement was renewed on June 21, 2024, for a 3-year term to June 21, 2027.
Cazaly has the required Environmental Clearance Certificate for EPL6667 for ongoing exploration activities.
There are no known impediments.
Rio Tinto Namibia Pty Ltd conducted work in the area in 1993-95 and drilled for copper and zinc south of the Kaoko Project.
Kunene Resources Ltd. and First Quantum Minerals Ltd. (JV) conducted regional geochemical sampling between 2011 and 2015.
Kunene also interpreted regional geophysical data, landsat data, and satellite imagery and completed geological mapping.
Other historical work includes oil, gas and uranium exploration in the area
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