Significant assays received from Mexico !!
"ALIX DEFINES LITHIUM TARGET OVER 2.5 KILOMETER STRIKE LENGTH ON THE AGUA FRIA PROJECT, SONORA MEXICO
Alix Resources Corp. has completed its drill program on the Electra project in the Agua Fria property located in Sonora, Mexico, in partnership with Lithium Australia. In total 16 reverse circulation holes were completed totalling 1,762 metres of drill material on multiple targets (Table 2). Highlights of the exploration program include the discovery of the West Flank lithium zone, which extends in a north-northwest-south-southeast direction for nearly 2.5 kilometres on the western portion of the Agua Fria concession.
The West Flank lithium target is the most significant target and is defined by:
A surface grid sampling was completed in May, 2017 (rock chip sampling), with 33 samples returning Li assays around 1,000 parts per million out of 187 samples in total.
Three trenches are undergoing systematic and continuous sampling yielding 949 ppm Li over 31 m, 954 ppm Li over 25 m and 928 ppm Li over 43 m, respectively.
RC drill holes collared on the West Flank target produced: 1,058 ppm Li over 33 m from the collar (AF-17-01), 1,031 ppm Li over 48 m from 63 metres (AF-17-02), 917 ppm Li over 30 m from 27 metres (AF-17-03) and 1,050 ppm Li over 24 m from the collar (AF-17-14).
RC drill holes sunk on the edge (east side) of the West Flank target revealed assay values of 867 ppm Li over 24 m from the collar (AF-17-11), and 816 ppm Li over 45 m from the collar (AF-17-12). Other RC drill holes did not provide significant results.
Hole From To Interval Li
ID (m) (m) (m) (ppm)
AF-17-001 3.0 85.0 82.0 938
incl. 3.0 36.0 33.0 1,058
54.0 75.0 21.0 1,043
AF-17-002 63.0 138.0 75.0 966
AF-17-003 27.0 57.0 30.0 917
AF-17-004 3.0 36.0 33.0 991
AF-17-004 57.0 78.0 21.0 986
AF-17-005 72.0 96.0 24.0 906
AF-17-008 27.0 84.0 57.0 719
AF-17-012 0.0 45.0 45.0 816
AF-17-014 0.0 90.0 90.0 904
incl. 0.0 24.0 24.0 1,050
The West Flank lithium zone is 25 to 50 m thick, shallow dipping and provides the best potential to define a resource of significant tonnage near surface. Future efforts will be devoted to the West Flank target to establish the stratigraphic control of higher lithium concentrations.
New metallurgical testing revealed acid leaching at 50 C achieving 99-per-cent extraction of Li in four hours with no roasting or expensive reagents required. A large sample is currently being collected for further metallurgical studies.
In addition to significant Li values, the clay horizons at Agua Fria are characterized by anomalous potassium values, an element which may be recoverable as potassium sulphate, a major component of NPK (nitrogen-phosphorous-potassium) fertilizers. This potentially adds a valuable byproduct.
Quality assurance/quality control protocol
Alix Resources implemented a QA/QC program during the drilling at Aqua Fria. Drill samples were collected on three m intervals, the equivalent of one sample per drill rod. The entire sample was collected using buckets and sacks to catch as much of the fine fraction as possible. Samples were weighed, split using a riffle splitter to obtain a five-kilogram sample in micropore bags to be sent to the ALS Hermosillo Laboratory. A representative sample was also collected for the chip tray and Z-300 on-site analysis. Surface and trench samples were collected using grub hoes and/or shovels, providing three to five kg samples which were put in a plastic bag, tagged and sealed before being transported to the laboratory. Samples were shipped from the site directly to ALS laboratory and transported by Alix representatives.
Preparation package PREP-31 was requested which includes crushing at 70 per cent less than two millimetres and reduction to a pulp 85 per cent less than 75 micrometres. Pulps were sent to the Vancouver ALS laboratory where they underwent dissolution by four-acid digestion (perchloric, nitric, hydrofluoric and hydrochloric acids) and analyzed by inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry for 48 elements: silver (Ag), aluminum (Al), arsenic (As), barium (Ba), beryllium (Be), bismuth (Bi), calcium (Ca), cadmium (Cd), cerium (Ce), cobalt (Co), chromium (Cr), cesium (Cs), copper (Cu), iron (Fe), gallium (Ga), germanium (Ge), hafnium (Hf), indium (In), potassium (K), lanthanum (La), lithium (Li), magnesium (Mg), manganese (Mn), molybdenum (Mo), sodium (Na), niobium (Nb), nickel (Ni), phosphorous (P), lead (Pb), rubidium (Rb), rhenium (Re), sulphur (S), antimony (Sb), scandium (Sc), selenium (Se), tin (Sn), strontium (Sr), tantalum (Ta), tellurium (Te), thorium (Th), titanium (Ti), thallium (Tl), uranium (U), vanadium (V), tungsten (W), yttrium (Y), zinc (Zn), zirconium (Zr) (package ME-MS6). Blanks, standards and duplicates were inserted every 10th sample in the following sequence: duplicate, standard GTA-07, blank, duplicate, standard GTA-02, blank. Blanks were sourced locally from a clay unit that averaged 26 ppm Li. Duplicates were taken on-site with the riffle splitter. Standards were provided by Geostats Pty. Ltd.
Lithium mineralization on the Agua Fria project occurs in a similar geological context to that of the nearby Sonora lithium project, owned by Bacanora Minerals Ltd. and Rare Earth Minerals PLC (REM). The Sonora lithium project, has established an indicated mineral resources 4.5 million tonnes (LCE) and 2.7 million tonnes of inferred mineral resource, in accordance with National Instrument 43-101.
Mike England, president of Alix, stated: "We are very pleased with the results of the recent RC drill program and the ongoing metallurgical studies, directed by our partner Lithium Australia. With a focus on outlining higher grades in the West Flank zone and the encouraging beneficiation strategies, it is our objective to define an economic lithium resource, similar in grade and size to that of the Bacanora/REM La Ventana deposit."
The technical contents of this release were approved by Dr. Michel Boily, PGeo, a qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43-101. The properties have not been the subject of a National Instrument 43-101 report.
About Alix Resources Corp.
Alix Resources is a project generator in the junior mining exploration business focused on seeking and acquiring world-class lithium projects globally. Alix continues to evaluate suitable prospects that fit the mandate of the company.
