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Drill Results

Peloton Minerals starts drilling program at North Elko

By The Northwire Desk — AI Analysis Nov 18, 2025 · 17:48 PMC · 0.10 Peloton Minerals Corp
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Executive Summary

  • Peloton Minerals Corp. has commenced its maiden drilling program at the North Elko Lithium Project (NELP) in northeastern Nevada.
  • The initial phase involves four widely spaced holes to test subsurface lithium-bearing claystone layers and other critical minerals.
  • The project is located adjacent to a high-grade lithium deposit discovered by Surge Battery Metals in 2023 and is 100% owned by Peloton with no royalties outstanding.

Key Details

  • Drilling Program Scope: Four widely spaced holes will be drilled to a depth of approximately 500 feet each.
  • Objective: To test the orientation, stratigraphy, and potential mineralization contained within clay layers at four specific drill locations.
  • Hole Spacing: Holes are spaced approximately 7 kilometers (4.3 miles) apart on the northeast-southwest axis and 3.5 kilometers (2 miles) apart on the northwest-southeast axis.
  • Timeline: Drilling is expected to take about three weeks, with assays taking approximately six weeks after drilling is complete.
  • Target Area: The overall target area is approximately 30 square kilometers (11.5 square miles), identified through systematic surface exploration over the past two field seasons.
  • Permits and Infrastructure: Peloton holds two drilling permits and has 24 permitted drill pad locations for follow-on programs. All pads are located beside existing roads to minimize environmental disturbance.
  • Project Ownership: NELP is 100% owned by Peloton with no royalties outstanding.
  • Project Size: The NELP property is approximately 37 square kilometers (14.25 square miles).
  • Prior Exploration Work: Includes airborne hyperspectral survey, airborne magnetics, radiometric and VLF-EM surveys, geologic mapping, soil geochemistry over a 32-square-kilometer grid, prospecting, XRD analysis on over 1,000 surface samples, and surface tTEM geophysics.
  • Strategic Context: NELP is located immediately adjacent to a high-grade lithium deposit discovered in 2023 by Surge Battery Metals.

Notable Quotes

  • "We are pleased to reach the initial drilling stage after extensive surface work, and are excited about getting the drilling program under way." — Edward (Ted) Ellwood, President and CEO
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