Exploration Targeting at Canegrass Reveals Potential FOR Lct Type Pegmatites
EXPLORATION TARGETING AT CANEGRASS REVEALS POTENTIAL FOR
LCT TYPE PEGMATITES
Satellite imagery interpretation has unveiled potential for hosting Lithium‐
Caesium‐Tantalum (LCT) type pegmatites
Targets hosted within layered ultramafic/mafic intrusive lithologies
ASX Listed Aldoro Resources Ltd (ASX:ARN) has discovered extensive
pegmatite hosted Li‐Rb‐Ta mineralisation at their Wyemandoo Pegmatite
Project located adjacent to the east of Canegrass
Field based reconnaissance to confirm interpretation and to take
geochemical samples commencing in January 2023
Figure 1: Interpreted pegmatite swarms at Canegrass
Vancouver, British Columbia, December 20, 2022 – Huntsman Exploration Inc. (TSXV: HMAN; US:
BBBMF) (the “Company” or “Huntsman”) is pleased to announce the results of the exploration targeting
program completed across the Canegrass Project located in Western Australia. Recent exploration
success by Aldoro Resources Ltd (ASX:ARN) on their Wyemandoo Project, located adjacent to Canegrass
the east, has provided the catalyst for Huntsman to evaluate the LCT pegmatite potential of the Project.
Exploration completed by Aldoro has consisted of satellite imagery interpretation, geochemical sampling,
rock chip sampling and initial phase of drilling. Due to high degree of outcrop exposure and lack of
vegetation, satellite imagery interpretation provides a rapid low‐cost evaluation method to initially review
and target pegmatite swarms.
A satellite imagery‐based interpretation was conducted across the entirety of the Canegrass Project and
revealed extensive swarms of what is being interpreted as pegmatites. These interpreted pegmatites are
located within the same lithologies and setting as that at Aldoro’s Project. Furthermore, rock chip
sampling conducted by Aldoro has confirmed the presence of high grade rubidium with associated lithium
mineralisation 1,400 m to the east of the Canegrass Project.
Field crews have been appointed and are ready to commence ground truthing, mapping and geochemical
sampling of the priority targets in January 2023. The field mapping and sampling program aims to validate
the satellite imagery targets and to ascertain the chemistry of the pegmatites at surface. The results of
the field‐based program are expected in late February to early March, 2023.
Tenure Update
In November 2021 the Company noted that as part of the Western Australian Mining Act, it was required
to surrender 40% of its tenement tenure at Canegrass. The original tenure consisted of 14 exploration
blocks and as such, the Company was required to surrender 6 of the existing exploration blocks. The
above‐mentioned review of the lithium potential at Canegrass and its surrounding areas has resulted in
the Company re applying for the 6 exploration blocks when they became available, and the Company was
successful in these applications.
President and CEO Scott Patrizi, commented, “The identification of such a substantial swarm of
pegmatites proximal to a known LCT type pegmatite system is particularly encouraging. With such a
priority target, we have expedited the field evaluation and look forward to providing further updates with
respect to the mineralisation potential of the Project.”
Canegrass Project Geology
Tenement E59/2119 covers an area of over 26 km2 extending over part of the Windimurra Igneous
Complex, a large differentiated layered ultramafic to mafic intrusion emplaced within the Yilgarn craton
of Western Australia. It is conical to a sheet‐like body intruded into the Archaean granite‐greenstone
terrain of the Murchison Province. It outcrops over an area of approximately 2500 km2 and has an age of
approximately 2800 Ma. The complex is dominantly comprised of basic cumulate rocks that can broadly
be classified as gabbroic in composition. Magmatic layering dips inwards at the margins and flattens in
the centre. It is dissected by large scale strike‐slip shear zones so that the original extent of the complex
is unknown. The Windimurra Igneous Complex is part of a much larger suite of similarly layered ultramafic
to mafic bodies emplaced between 2700‐2800 Ma across the Murchison Province. Collectively, these
complexes are similar in thickness, volume, and composition to the Bushveld Igneous Complex of South
Africa.
The Project is predominately underlain by the lower zone of the Windimurra Intrusive Complex, a series
of olivine‐rich gabbro and gabbronorite which grade upwards into more leucocratic gabbroic rocks. The
Lower zone is separated into a western and eastern lobe by the Shephards Discordant Zone (SDZ), which
represents a significant break in the igneous stratigraphy and is characterised by magnetite and
magnetite‐bearing gabbro. To the east of the SDZ lies a package of mafic volcanic rocks, felsic
volcaniclastic sandstones, and banded iron‐formation bounded by the Wyemandoo Shear Zone and are
part of the Norie Group.
Qualified Person
The technical content of this news release with respect to Canegrass has been reviewed and approved by
Nathan Tribble, P.Geo., a director of the Company and a Qualified Person pursuant to National Instrument
43‐101. The qualified person has not yet visited the Canegrass Project and therefore has not yet verified
the data disclosed, including sampling, analytical, and test data underlying the information or opinions
contained in the written disclosure.
About Huntsman Exploration Inc.
Huntsman is a mineral exploration company focused on the exploration and development of the
Canegrass Nickel Sulphide Project and Western Yilgarn Projects in Western Australia under the Company’s
Huntsman Nickel division, and the exploration and development of the Company’s gold projects under
the Huntsman Gold division, specifically the Baxter Spring historical gold discovery in Nevada and the Flint
property in Idaho.
On Behalf of the Board of Huntsman Exploration Inc.
Scott Patrizi
President and Chief Executive Officer
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