Galan Lithium Limited advised that the Program of Works (PoW) has been approved by the Department of Mines, Industry, Regulation and Safety (DMIRS) for the initial planned drilling activities at its 100%-owned Greenbushes South Lithium Project in Western Australia. Key Greenbushes South Project tenement, E70/4790, is located approximately 3 km south of the Greenbushes Lithium Mine. The initial campaign (approximately 2,500 metres drilling planned) is set to test the first of several key targets identified within the highly prospective Greenbushes South. Construction of requisite drill pads is complete and drilling is scheduled to commence on 1 March 2023. Ground geophysics also commenced earlier this month on previously identified targets within E70/4790. These targets were defined by high concentrations of lithium and other trace elements in soil samples.
The new ground geophysical results are expected later this quarter. Additionally, a further approximately 550 soil samples have been collected and submitted for analysis. These soil samples were collected around the multiple new pegmatite outcrops identified across recent months and are expected to assist in targeting and delineating mineralisation beneath the subsurface. The Kirup Project (E70/4777, E70/5680, and E70/4690), located to the north of Greenbushes South, has undergone extensive target generation based on the processing of Galan's aerial geophysics.
Four (4) large target areas demonstrate strong prospectivity for blind lithium pegmatites. Field mapping and soil sampling are planned within these target areas.