Voltaic Strategic Resources Limited (ASX: VSR) has received the first batch of assays from the maiden drill program at the Andrada prospect, Ti Tree project where a combined 2.6km of strike was tested at shallow depths every 300m across two prospective LCT trends.

To date, 31 holes have been completed for 2,393m and 34 individual pegmatite intercepts encountered. Regional wide-spaced pXRF soil sampling campaigns now underway to identify new drill targets at 'priority 1' Morpheus & Akira prospects which are interpreted to reside in the 'Goldilocks1 ' zone, focusing on highly prospective meta-sedimentary schists with anomalous lithium and abundant tourmaline alteration.

Voltaic Chief Executive Officer Michael Walshe said drilling to date had provided a wealth of vectoring insights for subsequent exploration campaigns and work is now underway to fast-track the next phase of drilling. 'The tenor of mineralisation encountered is highly encouraging in the context of vectoring to prime parts within LCT pegmatite systems where fractionation and complexity of zonation result in highly variable compositions over short distances.' 'We have observed several encouraging indicators including: a progressive enrichment in LCT grades at shallow depths and over substantial widths, tantalum increasing radially outward to the north / northeast towards Morpheus, a predominance of albite as the dominant feldspar within the pegmatites, zones of extreme fractionation and zonation with very coarse crystal sizes, occurrence of typical LCT accessory minerals including beryl, muscovite, and tourmaline. 'Drilling has confirmed that the pegmatites at Andrada are conformable to the classic LCT 'Goldilocks' model with fractionation increasing outward in a northeast direction towards the Morpheus and Akira prospect areas (Fig. 1). Field reconnaissance is ongoing at both prospects right now to identify our next generation of drill targets which we hope to test this quarter'.

The next steps at Ti Tree Lithium Project

To date, the number of pegmatites mapped across the Project exceeds 400 and eighteen (18) regional priority target areas have been identified (Fig. 4 & 5). The number of targets is likely to increase, and the prioritisation of targets will be enhanced as geophysical and photogrammetry surveys are completed over the coming weeks. Planning is underway for systematic and extensive follow-up drill programs across northern and southern tenements with Morpheus and Akira target trends next in sequence.

Regional Context

Voltaic's Ti Tree project resides within an interpreted prospective corridor of lithium, caesium, tantalum (LCT)-bearing pegmatites (the 'Volta' corridor), which contains the Yinnietharra lithium discovery, and is underlain by the Thirty-Three Supersuite (TTS) - a belt of granitic plutons (intrusions) that have previously been shown to be fertile for LCT mineralisation2. Fertile LCT pegmatites in the region have been observed to lie within 0-5 km of source granite intrusions and appear controlled by faults within the host metasediments. The Volta corridor is interpreted to extend at least 80 km in a NW-SE orientation, underlying both the Yinnietharra Lithium discovery and Voltaic's tenure at Ti Tree North (ELA 09/2522) and Ti Tree South (EL 09/2503, ELA 09/2470). Delta Lithium Limited (ASX:DLI) are actively drilling 90,000m into the Yinnietharra project and other regional targets.

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The information in this announcement related to Exploration Results is based on and fairly represents information compiled by Mr Claudio Sheriff-Zegers. Mr Sheriff-Zegers is employed as an Exploration Manager for Voltaic Strategic Resources Ltd and is a member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. He has sufficient experience of relevance to the styles of mineralisation and types of deposits under consideration and to the activities undertaken to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 2012 Edition of the Joint Ore Reserves Committee (JORC) Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves. He consents to the inclusion in this announcement of the matters based on information in the form and context in which they appear

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