In 1882, George Barrett discovered the first pegmatite-hosted tin-tantalum lodes, 35 km southeast of Adelaide River township near Mount Shoobridge in the Pine Creek area1. This area is currently held by Core Lithium. One pegmatite lode became known as Barretts and the other Mount Shoobridge mine. Both Barretts and the Mount Shoobridge mine ceased operation in the mid- 1890s after a total recorded production of 147 t and 117 t of tin-concentrate respectively.
Core’s was successfully completed, with 3,535m drilled beneath these 2 old tin-tantalum workings at Barretts and pegmatite and gold targets. The initial gold drilling was extended with a further four drill holes, targeting gold and pegmatite structures. Samples are in the laboratory and Core looks forward to releasing the results in September.
Shoobridge is located approximately 160km south/east of the Grants processing facility (or Finnis Lithium Project) and will be transported these lithium ores to Grants processing facility.
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