PL3: Well 9 Drilling Completed
Original announcement by asx on
- Company
- Patagonia Lithium Ltd
- Ticker
- PL3
- Exchange
- ASX
- Region
- Jujuy province, Argentina
- Primary commodity
- Lithium
- Secondary commodities
- Gypsum
- Document categories
- Drill results, Metallurgy
- Extracted
- 2026-10-06 23:06:26 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Atlas analysis published:
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
Patagonia Lithium has completed infill drilling at Well 9 (JAM 26-09) to a depth of 230m. While the well did not yield multiple brine assays, it successfully conducted a packer test showing brine flow of 66 L/hr and provided samples for Ekosolve pilot plant testing.
Reasoning: The announcement reports the completion of an infill well (Well 9) that failed to provide significant new lithium assays but successfully conducted a packer test for brine flow. While the drilling itself was limited, the metallurgical sampling for pilot testing and the packer test results provide technical data for the upcoming MRE upgrade.
Positive factors
- Successful packer test with reasonable brine flow
- Information valuable for modelling aquifers
- Brine samples shipped for pilot plant testing
Negative factors
- Inability to acquire more than one brine assay
- Drilling stopped at 230m due to lack of assays
- Clays encountered represent a basement layer with low porosity
Facts used in scoring: 3
Classification and evidence
Infill Drillingneutral
Confirmatory drilling to raise resource confidence, not new discovery.
Why it applies: The well was designed to infill existing drilling.
Evidence · text
“Well 9, which designed to infill existing drilling”
QA/QC Disclosedpositive
Release includes QA/QC disclosure — certified lab, QP sign-off, or stated methods (blanks, standards, duplicates).
Why it applies: The release details sampling techniques, laboratory use (Alex Stewart, Analytics NOA), and use of standards/blanks.
Evidence · text
“A distilled water sample and a lithium standard sample C 3001 (400ppm) was supplied to Alex Stewart labs.”
Gravity Routeneutral
Gravity separation forms a material part of the flowsheet.
Why it applies: the document describes a gravity route ("gravity")
Single Domain Onlynegative
Testing limited to one composite or domain — representativeness not established.
Why it applies: only one composite was tested
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 3. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Drill Results (2)
JAM 26-09Cilon · lithiumIntercept: 50 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- JAM 26-09
- Project
- Cilon
- Commodity
- lithium
- Region
- argentina
- Reported Region
- argentina
- Ticker
- PL3
Geometry
- Intercept
- 50 m
- From
- 140 m
- To
- 230 m
- Intercept Depth
- 140 m
Classification
- Program
- resource
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- JAM 26-09:140-230
Location
- Location
- Well 9
- Loc. Source
- document
QA/QC
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- standards, blanks, duplicates
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: The 50m interval of clays was logged but no lithium assay results were provided in this release.
Negative factors
- No lithium grades reported
Evidence · text
“Drilling intercepted 50m of clays with gypsum veins present”
Tags used in scoring
QA/QC Disclosedpositive
Release includes QA/QC disclosure — certified lab, QP sign-off, or stated methods (blanks, standards, duplicates).
Why it applies: qaqc_disclosed is true
Cut-off Undisclosednegative
High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.
Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated
Infill Drillingneutral
Confirmatory drilling to raise resource confidence, not new discovery.
Why it applies: drill_program_type is "resource"
JAM 26-09Cilon · gypsumIntercept: 50 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- JAM 26-09
- Project
- Cilon
- Commodity
- gypsum
- Region
- argentina
- Reported Region
- argentina
- Ticker
- PL3
Geometry
- Intercept
- 50 m
- From
- 140 m
- To
- 230 m
- Intercept Depth
- 140 m
Classification
- Program
- resource
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- JAM 26-09:140-230
Location
- Location
- Well 9
- Loc. Source
- document
QA/QC
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- standards, blanks, duplicates
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Gypsum veins were noted within the clay interval.
Evidence · text
“Drilling intercepted 50m of clays with gypsum veins present”
Tags used in scoring
QA/QC Disclosedpositive
Release includes QA/QC disclosure — certified lab, QP sign-off, or stated methods (blanks, standards, duplicates).
Why it applies: qaqc_disclosed is true
Cut-off Undisclosednegative
High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.
Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated
Infill Drillingneutral
Confirmatory drilling to raise resource confidence, not new discovery.
Why it applies: drill_program_type is "resource"
Metallurgical Results (1)
packer testlithiumView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- lithium
- Region
- argentina
- Reported Region
- Jujuy province, Argentina
- Ticker
- PL3
Test Work
- Program Status
- preliminary
- Test Type
- packer test
- Sample
- JAM 26-09 packer test at 90-104m
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: The packer test confirmed brine transmissivity at the target depth.
Positive factors
- Successful brine flow of 66 L/hr
Evidence · table
“66.3”
Context: 90-104
How Atlas produces this analysis
Minestarters Atlas uses automated extraction to summarize mining announcements, identify reported measurements, and classify supporting evidence. Sentiment reflects the extracted narrative and classification rules; it is an interpretation, not a reported measurement. Evidence quotes and context are provided where available. Missing data, low-confidence results, and review flags indicate limitations. Check the original publisher announcement before relying on an interpretation.