Lithium and pathfinder anomalies confirmed at Akira

Voltaic Strategic Resources (ASX:VSR) has confirmed multiple lithium and pathfinder anomalies at the Akira prospect within the Ti Tree project in WA.

A 7.5km strike area of the prospective Leake Spring Metamorphic schist covering the Akria and Morpheus prospects was tested, with results from the latter pending.

Samples were collected on a north-northeast oriented lines at spacing of 100m by 80m and 200m by 80m.

The samples will be progressively received and reported on over the coming weeks with assays from the Morpheus prospect expected in three to four weeks.

Chief executive Michael Walshe says the company is encouraged by the assays.

“The initial soil survey results confirm the presence of elevated lithium and pathfinder elements over the same host stratigraphy as the nearby Yinnietharra lithium deposit, which has a maiden mineral resource estimate of 25.7mt a 1% lithium oxide, and the next phase of drilling will be designed to test the most promising prospects,” he said.

“The company is now focused on an infill soil survey at Akira over the newly identified trends, and to complete a wide-spaced soil survey at Ti Tree east across the Lithos and Trinity prospects that overlay a very prospective metasedimentary schist / greenstone corridor.”

Additional infill and extensional soil survey lines have been planned for Akira, with analysis and planning for a regional-scale soil sampling program ongoing.

Planning for a drill program is now underway at both the Akira and Morpheus prospects and targets are being finalised.