Forrestania Resources Limited announced successful completion of its second lithium-focussed reverse circulation (RC) drilling programme at its Forrestania lithium project, in WA's southern Yilgarn region. The company drilled 25 RC holes across four key prospects for 3,983m to test geochemical lithium and pathfinder anomalies, pegmatite surface exposures and the extension of pegmatites intersected in historic drilling. 25 RC holes for 3,983m were completed as part of the Company's lithium-focussed drilling programme.

Nine holes were drilled at the South Iron Cap East prospect, five holes at the Giant prospect, seven holes at the Gem prospect and four holes at the Bounty East prospect. Drill holes were completed to a minimum depth of 102m and a maximum of 246m. The programme was curtailed from the planned 5,000m programme due to access approvals negating 3 holes at South Iron Cap East and other holes not drilled to target depth due to water issues.

A very significant result from the South Iron Cap East drilling was the intersection of 32m of highly weathered felsic material from 10m in FSIR0003. The interval consisted of weathered material that included quartz, white clay and also included muscovite and tourmaline which are encouraging indicators for fractionated pegmatites. Follow up drilling will aim to target the fresh rock component of this pegmatite.

Drill hole FGIR0004, located 20m to the north of the historic intercept, returned 11m of pegmatite from 73m depth. Additionally, drill hole FGIR0005, located 20m to the south of the historic intercept returned 10m of quartz and muscovite rich pegmatite from 110m depth. Very fine, white, elongate crystals were observed within some of the coarse quartz crystals, interpreted as possible spodumene.

Drilling at Gem targeted extensions at depth to the historically mined Gem pegmatite. Of the six holes drilled at Gem, four holes intersected pegmatite. Drill hole FGER0006 returned 5m of lepidolite, cookeite and rubellite bearing, weathered pegmatite from 41m depth.

Single metre pegmatite intersections were returned from FGER0005 at 99m, FGER0007 at 59m and FGER0010 at 88m. All intersections hosted lepidolite and/or rubellite, clearly demonstrating that the pegmatite is highly fractionated. The new data will be built into the company's geological model to incorporate into further drill planning where it will be used to target potential zones of pegmatite accumulation.

What was more significant, however, was the felsic material intercepted near surface in all of the drill holes (up to 14m thick, see table 2), interpreted to correlate with the tantalum soil anomaly. The felsic material hosted quartz, trace muscovite and occasional pink crystals of possible weathered rubellite. The unit was interpreted as a highly weathered pegmatite which opens up the potential for further down dip, drill hole targeting.

Samples have been collected and will be delivered to ALS for lithium and gold analysis with results expected within the next six weeks. Pending assay results, XRD or other spectral analysis will be completed on select mineralised samples to confirm mineralogy.