Aruma Resources Limited announced further high-grade lithium-rubidium intersections from its final batches of assays from its recently completed drilling program at the Mt Deans Lithium-Rubidium Project near Norseman, in the lithium corridor of south-eastern Western Australia. Aruma recently completed a second phase of drilling at Mt Deans, which comprised 21 reverse circulation holes for 1,409 metres, to depths of between 20 and 120 metres. Results from the initial two holes (MDR0009 and MDRC0011) have been reported and returned high- grade lepidolite-rubidium micas.

The program drilled multiple lepidolite-bearing pegmatite outcrops and resampled previous drilling intersections from Tantalum Australia Limited in 2002. Assay results have now been returned for the remaining 19 holes in Aruma's drilling program, plus results from an additional seven historic holes (which have been re-assayed) and have delivered further high-grade lithium-rubidium results. The program returned lithium-rubidium grades in excess of 2%, with a total of 12 intersections with grades in excess of 1.5% lithium-rubidium, of varying widths.

Also of note, is the high potassium values, of up to 3.6%, with significant cesium (up to 0.6%) and tin-tantalum (600ppm and 700ppm). The drilling has confirmed and extended the lithium and high-grade rubidium intersected in multiple pegmatites in Aruma's first phase of drilling in the central part of the project area, and a subsequent rock chip sampling program.