Rock Tech Completes Hydrogeological Survey at Georgia Lake
Rock Tech Completes Hydrogeological Survey
at Georgia Lake
VANCOUVER
,
Aug. 2, 2018
/CNW/ -
Rock Tech Lithium Inc.
(the "Company" or "Rock Tech")
[TSX-V: RCK;
Frankfurt
: RJIB (WKN: A1XF0V)] is pleased to announce that it has completed a
hydrogeological survey on the Georgia Lake property. The investigations were conducted by DMT
GmbH & Co. KG ("DMT") as part of its work on the first-ever Preliminary Economic Assessment
("PEA") at Rock Tech's flagship, 100%-owned Georgia Lake lithium property in the Thunder Bay
Mining District of
Northwest Ontario
, Canada.
Taking groundwater level measurements and conducting permeability tests on boreholes at Georgia
Lake. (CNW Group/Rock Tech Lithium Inc.)
The hydrogeological investigations help estimate the recharge of groundwater and the catchment
areas, information important to define mining costs at the property. The data collected indicate that
the drainage concept to be developed during mine planning should not pose special challenges. In
addition to groundwater level measurements on existing boreholes, water permeability tests in
boreholes using open systems were carried out. The derived transmissivities and hydraulic
conductivities show low permeabilities which should not cause any major disruption to the intended
type of mining drainage. The work supported the results of the hydrogeological work performed on
the property in the late 1950's and during 2010/2011 when Rock Tech commissioned baseline
ecological and water balance studies for the purpose of the permission process for future advanced
exploration on the Georgia Lake lithium property.
"Valuable data and preparations have already been identified for current and subsequent feasibility
studies and environmental impact assessments," said
Martin Stephan
, Rock Tech's CEO. "Thus,
further hydraulic field trials and studies on the groundwater conditions are planned to support and
expand on the hydrogeological findings that have now been developed."
The ongoing preliminary economic assessment is based on the updated and upgraded resource
estimate announced on
June 27, 2018
. The updated and upgraded resource estimate included the
following:
Measured: 1.89 million tonnes grading 1.04% lithium oxide ("Li2O");
Indicated: 4.68 million tonnes grading 1.00% Li2O;
Inferred: 6.72 million tonnes grading 1.16% Li2O.
All scientific and technical information in this news release was reviewed and prepared under the
supervision of
Karl-Stephan Peters
, EurGeol 787, an independent Qualified Person to Rock Tech.
About DMT GmbH & Co. KG
DMT is a global consortium, providing interdisciplinary services in the Mining, Oil & Gas, Civil
Engineering & Infrastructure and Plant Engineering markets with a client roster that includes
Anglo
American
, BHP Billiton, OMV, E.ON, Schlumberger, De Beers and leading institutes such as The
World Bank and the Asian Development Bank. DMT occupies 30 offices worldwide and belongs to
the German certification agency TÜV NORD GROUP. To date, DMT has completed several
thousand projects in over 150 countries, working in over 25 countries in a typical year.
About Rock Tech Lithium:
Rock Tech Lithium is an exploration company focused on acquiring and exploring properties in the
field of lithium and other selected battery metals. The Georgia Lake Lithium project aims to develop
a lithium-rich pegmatite vein deposit for the purpose of mining. The deposit was discovered in the
Thunder Bay Mining district in northwestern
Ontario/Canada
, close to the
Lake Superior
, as early as
1955. Rock Tech Lithium has been working increasingly on the property since 2016 – in a market
environment, where the trend for electric cars on the international market has been rising steeply for
years. Analysts expect that more than 25% of newly sold cars in 2025 will be electrified, with the
demand for batteries and therefore battery metals such as lithium expanding rapidly.
On behalf of the Board of Directors of the Company,
"Martin Stephan"
Martin Stephan
Director, Chief Executive Officer
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the
policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this
release.
Statements included in this announcement, including statements concerning our plans, intentions and
expectations, which are not historical in nature are intended to be, and are hereby identified as,
"forward-looking statements". Forward
looking statements may be identified by words including
"anticipates", "believes", "intends", "estimates", "expects" and similar expressions. The Company
cautions readers that forward
looking statements, including without limitation those relating to the
Company's future operations and business prospects, are subject to certain risks and uncertainties
that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking
statements.
SOURCE
Rock Tech Lithium Inc.
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For further information:
please contact: Brad Barnett, Chief Financial Officer, Rock Tech Lithium
Inc., 777 Hornby Street, Suite 600, Vancouver, B.C., V6Z 1S4, Telephone: (778) 358-5200,
Facsimile: (604) 670-0033, Email: [email protected]
CO: Rock Tech Lithium Inc.
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