Togo is a small, Francophone West African nation of approximately 5 million people, with a modest mining culture centred on phosphate production.  The country boasts excellent infrastructure in the form of sealed highways, railway networks and a deep water port.  Togo is a democratic nation with a modern, pro investment legislative environment.

Lithic, through its 100%-owned subsidiary RRCC Ltd, holds a 90% interest in 19 granted exploration licences covering approximately 3,700km². The government of Togo holds the remaining 10% as a free carried interest.

Lithic is actively exploring or nickel, chromite, zinc and uranium in Togo.

Haito Project

Nickel + Chromite

The Haito project, located in the southern third of the nation covers an identified ophiolite complex of mafic and ultramafic lithology, highly prospective for nickel, chromite and copper.

Limited previous exploration funded by the UN discovered widespread surface nickel mineralisation up to 4% Ni in laterite and saprolite zones.  Test pitting encountered grades up 2.8% Ni, with mineralisation extending over 10m.

Chromite was mined from two locations within the licences by the French group Pechiney in the 1950’s.  Outcropping chromite assays up to 44% Cr.

There has been no drilling on the licences to date.

Lithic intends to undertake extensive surface reconnaissance exploration over prospective lithology within the project area in the form of mapping, soil sampling, test pitting, geophysical surveys and drilling with the aim of defining nickel and chromite resources.

Pagala Project

Zinc

The Pagala project is located in the central portion of the country and easily accessed by sealed road and railway.

The project was first identified by French explorers BRGM who confirmed zinc mineralisation through identifying extensive surface gossans over a 20km² area and a limited drilling campaign. 

Exploration activities were significantly increased by Anglo American during 2000 – 2002, during which time approximately 15,000 metres of core drilling and extensive geophysical and geochemical surveys were completed over the prospect area.  Better drill intersections included 6m @ 11.37% Zn from 16.5m, 4m @ 5.04% ZN from 4m, 1m @ 28% from 1m. 

Anglo successfully confirmed the presence of zinc mineralisation at a number of gossan, geochemical and geophysical targets but did not proceed to resource drill-out due to a corporate decision to withdraw from most exploration activities across Africa in 2002.

Lithic has secured the exploration data and all drill core relating to Pagala and is actively in the process of re-logging all drill cores with the intention of sighting new drill holes to test for down-dip and plunge extensions of zinc mineralisation.

Niamtougou – Kara

Uranium

Located in the northern portion of Togo near the major regional centre Lama- Kara, the project is easily accessed by sealed highway.

Discovered by German exploration company Uranerzbergau in the mid 1960’s, uranium mineralisation occurs in several locations and appears to be related to a major regional structural feature.

Drilling by Uranerz’ of surface radiometric anomalies encountered grades >500ppm U308 and defined a number of non-JORC compliant uranium resources.

Geophysical exploration over the project area is old, of poor quality and covers only a small portion of the prospect areas.  Lithic will fly a high resolution radiometric and magnetic survey over the project area as a matter of priority.