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Explorer Wildcat Resources (ASX:WC8) has this week identified a 300 metre northerly extension of interpreted spodumene mineralisation at the Bolt Cutter Central discovery within the Pilbara region of Western Australia.
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The 300-metre extension was identified through the drilling of three diamond drillholes along strike to the north of the Bolt Cutter Central discovery, with each hole intersecting interpreted spodumene.
This Wildcast drill line extends the interpreted mineralisation out to 2.3 kilometres with geological logging confirming that visual spodumene mineralisation continues along strike and remains open to the north.
The extension was confirmed in results from the three diamond drill holes, which were drilled to accelerate metallurgical testwork at Bolt Cutter Central.
The drillholes were to provide lateral coverage across the stacked pegmatite system, with collars spaced more than 300m apart to capture ore variability across the discovery footprint. Each drillhole intercepted multiple pegmatite dykes with significant mineralisation, Wildcat explained today.
Assays are pending and expected within four to eight weeks, the explorer also added; in the meantime, metallurgical testwork has commenced on selected drill hole samples to determine mineral deportment and recoveries to assess the viability of the material as potential feed to the Tabba Tabba hub.
Bolt Cutter Central is around 10km to the west of the Tabba Tabba project with lithium mineralisation associated with swarms of lithium-caesium-tantalum pegmatite dykes hosted in a granodiorite unit, and remains open in most directions.
Maiden reconnaissance RC drilling commenced in July CY25, which then led to the discovery of the Harry and Hermione Pegmatite Swarms.
The package was bolstered by a tenement acquisition in August CY25 in which Wildcat received full ownership and exploration rights to E45/5416, only 2.3km from Tabba Tabba and immediately adjacent to the new discovery. Exploration is ongoing to define further exploration targets and mineralised zones.
Wildcat will now start extensional and infill RC drilling of the Bolt Cutter Central discovery and reconnaissance exploration on the adjacent E45/5416 permit.
The company is also finalising initial metallurgical testwork on core samples from Bolt Cutter Central, while it is in the process of undertaking environmental studies and preparing to lodge a mining lease application.
WC8 is steady at 27¢ today. Mkt cap $208.1M.
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