Core Lithium (ASX:CXO) intersected high-grade lithium at the BP33 project, part of its Finniss Lithium Operation in the Northern Territory, according to a Tuesday filing with the Australian bourse.
Assay results from the first exploration diamond drill hole found a wide high-grade zone of mineralized pegmatite, including 34 meters at 2.1% lithium oxide from 579 meters and 3.43 meters at 2.4% lithium oxide from 617 meters, the filing said.
Drilling is in progress, with an additional four holes planned targeting extensions to mineralization down dip and along strike, per the filing.
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