Leading Edge Materials Intersects Thickest Interval of Lithium Mineralization at Bergby, Sweden

2017-11-17 / @newswire

 

VANCOUVER, Nov. 17, 2017 /CNW/ - Leading Edge Materials Corp. ("Leading Edge Materials") or (the "Company") (TSXV: LEM) (OTCQB: LEMIF) is pleased to announce results from the first five holes drilled as part of the second program of drilling completed at the Company's 100% owned Bergby lithium project in Sweden.  Results from infill and step out holes have included the thickest mineralized interval intersected to date of 19.5m @ 1.12% Li2O (lithium oxide) in hole BBY17020.   

Key Results:

  • BBY17019 intersected 12.6m @ 0.83% Li2O, from 21.1m depth
  • BBY17020 intersected 19.5m @ 1.12% Li2O, 184ppm Ta2O5 (tantalum oxide), from 13.6m depth
  • BBY17021 intersected 1.0m @ 0.96% Li2O, from 15.4m depth
  • BBY17023 intersected 8.2m @ 0.14% Li2O from 57.1m depth
  • BBY17024 intersected 8.1m @ 0.23% Li2O, from 56.1m depth

Holes were drilled in the southern area of the prospect to infill and test down dip from previous drilling.  Of particular note, hole BBY17020, the second most mineralized hole drilled at Bergby to date, was both thicker and higher grade than holes on adjacent 50m sections (which graded 6.40m @ 0.64% Li2O and 16.35m @ 1.00% Li2O).  Furthermore, lithium mineralization in hole BBY17021 was discovered in an intermediate volcanic unit, rather than the pegmatite which had been the subject of all previous exploration and assaying. 

The drill program is now complete, with 15 holes drilled for a total of 991.0m.  Bergby has now been tested by a total of 33 drill holes to a maximum depth of 131.1m over an approximate 1500m strike length.  Drill hole locations and results are provided in Tables 1 and 2 and presented as Figure 1. The true thickness of mineralized intervals is interpreted to be approximately 90% of the sampled thickness. 

Blair Way, President and CEO, stated "Our exploration at Bergby has continued to deliver very promising results, and a high grade and thickness interval like 19.5m 1.12% Li2O at very shallow depth provides us with a lot of optimism.  While Bergby remains an early stage discovery, we are now preparing for metallurgical testwork to move the project to the next stage.  We look forward to sharing the next round of drill results from this second phase program as they become available." 

Bergby lies in central Sweden, 25km north of the town of Gävle, secured by three exploration licenses that cover a total of 1,903 Ha.  The site is close to infrastructure, with major roads, rail and power supply passing immediately adjacent to the claim boundaries.  The potential for low cost and rapid development is significantly enhanced by the presence of a deep-water port only 5km from the site.

On behalf of the Board,

"Blair Way"
Blair Way, President & CEO

The qualified person for the Company's exploration projects, Mark Saxon, Director of Leading Edge Materials, a Fellow of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy has reviewed and verified the contents of this release.

About Leading Edge Materials:

Leading Edge Materials is a Canadian public company with principal assets in Scandinavia, a region well recognized for its promotion and investment in innovation.  LEM's flagship asset is the Woxna Graphite production facility located in central Sweden targeting the supply of specialty materials for lithium ion battery production. LEM's core investments are matched to high growth markets, linked to the global shift to low-carbon energy generation and energy storage. 

The TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange), accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this news release.

This is information that Leading Edge Materials Corp. is obliged to make public pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation. The information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact person set out above, on 17th November, 2017 at 0530 Vancouver time.

Forward-Looking Information. This news release may contain forward-looking statements and information based on current expectations. These statements should not be read as guarantees of future performance or results. Such statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from those implied by such statements. Such statements include but are not limited to, the Company's expectations regarding the lithium ion battery market; the successful completion of the drill program at Bergby; graphite production at Woxna, the Company's preliminary economic assessment on Woxna is no longer current or valid as a result of the filing of a new NI 43-101 Technical Report effective March 24, 2015, and the Company has no plans to complete a new preliminary economic assessment, a pre-feasibility or feasibility study on the project, as such there is an increased risk of technical and economic failure for the Woxna graphite project; unexpected geological conditions; exploration activities to advance other critical material projects of the Company for energy storage markets, delays in obtaining or failure to obtain necessary permits and approvals from government authorities.  Although such statements are based on management's reasonable assumptions, there are risk factors which could cause the Company's actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking information contained herein. All forward-looking information herein is qualified in its entirety by this cautionary statement, and the Company disclaims any obligation to revise or update any such forward-looking information or to publicly announce the result of any revisions to any of the forward-looking information contained herein to reflect future results, events or developments, except as required by law.

Table 1: Drill collars locations and orientations, Bergby Project. 


Hole_ID

Easting SWEREF

Northing SWEREF

Elevation RH2000

Azimuth

Dip

Length

PHASE 2 - CORE DIAMETER 56 mm

BBY17019

612770

6760466

35

115

60

44.55m

BBY17020

612729

6760375

35

115

61

47.20m

BBY17021

612668

6760292

35

115

53.7

40.63m

BBY17022

612581

6760387

35

115

50

131.10m

BBY17023

612638

6760472

35

115

45

113.25m

BBY17024

612769

6760665

35

115

46.5

77.30m

BBY17025

612951

6760884

35

115

52

37.30m

BBY17026

613014

6761014

35

115

52

62.52m

BBY17027

613074

6761154

35

115

50

60.00m

BBY17028

613136

6761290

35

115

50

50.35m

BBY17029

613210

6761443

35

115

50

50.35m

BBY17030

612845

6760650

35

115

61.2

41.45m

BBY17031

612712

6760649

35

115

46.1

86.20m

BBY17032

612712

6760649

35

115

82.5

80.62m

BBY17033

612664

6760416

35

115

46.1

68.20m


 


Hole_ID

Easting SWEREF

Northing SWEREF

Elevation RH2000

Azimuth

Dip

Length

PHASE 1 – CORE DIAMETER 39 mm

BBY17001

612902

6760564

35

295

45

54.80m

BBY17002

612881

6760582

35

0

90

14.80m

BBY17003

612872

6760590

35

0

90

16.45m

BBY17004

612864

6760597

35

0

90

17.90m

BBY17005

612877

6760609

35

0

90

17.95m

BBY17006

612866

6760613

35

0

90

27.00m

BBY17007

612886

6760604

35

0

90

12.00m

BBY17008

612886

6760627

35

0

90

14.75m

BBY17009

612874

6760697

37

115

60

50.20m

BBY17010

612818

6760609

35

115

60

50.30m

BBY17011

612864

6760563

35

0

90

14.40m

BBY17012

612875

6760555

35

0

90

11.35m

BBY17013

612877

6760518

35

255

75

17.40m

BBY17014

612787

6760513

35

115

45

40.80m

BBY17015

612756

6760417

35

115

50

50.00m

BBY17016

612700

6760333

35

115

60

44.30m

BBY17017

612679

6760219

35

115

70

29.30m

BBY17018

612604

6760114

35

115

50

50.20m

 

Table 2: Mineralized intervals from Bergby Project 



Hole Number

FROM (m)

TO (m)

WIDTH (m)

Li2O%

Ta2O5 ppm

PHASE 2

BBY17019

21.05

33.66

12.61

0.83

47

BBY17020

13.55

33.00

19.45

1.12

184

BBY17021

15.38

16.38

1.00

0.96

1

BBY17023

57.1

65.25

8.20

0.14

13

BBY17024

56.10

64.16

8.06

0.27

88

PHASE 1

BBY17001

4.85

6.30

1.45

0.77

31

BBY17002

0.00

3.95

3.95

1.83

163

BBY17003

2.85

11.05

8.20

2.06

118

BBY17004

10.20

12.10

1.90

2.26

74

BBY17005

2.20

12.65

10.45

1.58

107

BBY17006

11.55

16.00

4.45

1.44

50

BBY17007

1.40

6.05

4.65

2.71

315

BBY17008

1.10

9.85

8.75

2.63

186

BBY17009

14.80

16.00

1.20

2.68

12

BBY17009

24.55

25.65

1.10

2.44

49

BBY17010

27.55

36.35

8.80

1.11

98

BBY17011

0.70

7.50

6.8

1.87

191

BBY17012

2.25

3.90

1.65

1.14

25

BBY17013

8.00

9.05

1.05

0.68

8

BBY17014

18.80

25.25

6.45

0.63

48

BBY17015

15.75

32.10

16.35

1.00

129

BBY17016

17.90

36.75

18.80

1.14

101

BBY17017

12.25

13.50

1.25

0.59

2

BBY17018

No significant mineralization

 

Figure 1: Location of Drilling and Interpreted Trend of Lithium-Bearing Pegmatite, Bergby Project. Grid presented in SWEREF coordinate system (CNW Group/Leading Edge Materials)

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