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Liontown adds new multi-million tonne resource to lithium portfolio

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ASX:LTR      MCAP $3.018B
07 November 2019 21:18 (AEST)

Lithium producer Liontown has announced its maiden mineral resource at its fully owned Buldania project in Western Australia.

As announced to the Australian market today, the project has a maiden resource of 14.9 million tonnes at 0.97 per cent lithium oxide and 44 parts per million of tantalum pentoxide.

This is forecast to contain 144,530 tonnes of lithium oxide or 372,889 tonnes of lithium carbonate equivalent.

The company advised 60 per cent of the mineral resource is classified as indicated. Additionally, it expects more lithium discoveries will be made at the project.

Liontown describes Buldania as a complement to its flagship Kathleen Valley lithium project which has a resource estimate of 74.9 million tonnes at 1.3 per cent lithium oxide and 140 parts per million of tantalum pentoxide.

At market close, Liontown’s share price dropped 2.02 per cent and is currently sitting at 9.7 cents each.

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