Adelong Gold's Santa Rita do Araçuaí project reconnaissance program completion

Adelong Gold Limited (ASX: $ADG) has completed its initial field reconnaissance program at its Santa Rita do Aracuai project in Lithium Valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil. The program identified two key areas for further exploration, focusing on the highly prospective Salinas Formation, which hosts lithium-rich pegmatites elsewhere in the region.

Executive commentary on Santa Rita do Araçuaí project

We are very pleased to have completed our first reconnaissance program on our initial three tenements in this world-class lithium district. Notably, the fieldwork has identified the highly prospective Salinas Formation, which hosts lithium-rich pegmatites elsewhere in the region. Focusing in, two key areas were identified which combine structural complexity with alteration/mineralogy suggestive of nearby intrusive bodies. This provides the Company with the ideal platform for the next phase of this exciting project.

Summary of Santa Rita do Araçuaí project and future plans

Adelong Gold has completed the initial field reconnaissance program at its Santa Rita do Aracuai project in Lithium Valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil, identifying two key areas for further lithium exploration. The geological assessment identified indicators for potential lithium mineralisation in Neoproterozoic formations, including the Macaúbas Group and Salinas Formation. Future exploration plans include detailed mapping and stream sediment/float geochemical analysis to pinpoint potential pegmatitic bodies and lithium indicators. The Company is planning further work programs for the project area, including detailed mapping and stream sediment/float sampling in the identified key areas, with the aim of identifying the presence of pegmatitic bodies and/or further indications.