JAMES BAY LITHIUM PROJECT
The JB Lithium Project is located in the La Grande sub-province of the Archaean Superior Province in Quebec, and comprises three units, the Rivière Salomon (“RS”) property, the Lac Joubert – Tilly (“LJ-T”) property and the Lac Laribosière-Tilly (“LL-T”) property.
RIVIÈRE SALOMON PROPERTY
The RS Property is located in the La Grande sub-province of the Archaean Superior Province in Quebec. The Trieste Formation, which hosts lithium mineralization on the adjacent Adina property, transects the James Bay property area. Within the property boundaries, this Meso-Archaean age formation is mainly an ensemble of mylonites and banded amphibolites derived from basalt, which have been intruded by various intermediate rocks. A significant band of tonalite, part of the Meso-Archaean age Kamusaawach Intrusion, cuts through the centre of the property. Also cutting through the claims is a band of the Neo-Archaean Richardie Suite, an intrusive biotite-magnetite-hornblende granodiorite. The northern portion of the property is underlain by the Neo-Archaean Sauvolles Pluton, which is mainly of granitic composition. There is also a prominent Paleoproterozoic-age mafic dyke (Senneterre dyke system) cutting through the north of the property with a NE-SW orientation.
During a regional mapping program in 2013 by Government geologists, one outcrop sample was collected from the property, reported in the Quebec Government’s online geological database, SIGÉOM, an returned a value of 65 ppm Li.
In March 2023, MPX Geophysics Ltd of Newmarket, ON was contracted to fly the survey. A fixed-wing aircraft will be used to conduct the combination magnetometer and VLF survey. The survey has been completed and an interpretation of the data is underway. PHB Inc of Montreal has been contracted to carry out a LiDAR and photogrammetry survey, which has been delayed as a result of the wildfire situation in the Region. A summer field program comprising soil sampling and prospecting commenced in early August 2023.
LAC JOUBERT-TILLY PROPERTY
The LJ-T property is underlain mainly by the Archean Joubert Suite and the Salomon River formation. Where the Joubert Suite occurs on the property, it consists of a package of foliated, banded or gneissic biotite-tonalite and granodiorite. The Salomon River formation in the area consists mainly of paragneisses that have undergone moderate partial melting, with 10% or more mobilisate.
Within the property boundaries, the Salomon River formation has been intruded by at least five zones of Tilly Pegmatites which comprise pegmatitic granite with biotite-muscovite-tourmaline-magnetite-garnet assemblages. These pegmatites are a significant lithium target for other explorers in this area. They are in close proximity to the Joubert Suite tonalites which are believed to be the source of lithium in regional discoveries. A 2015 Quebec Government geological mapping program located at least six outcrops of pegmatitic granite, consistent with the Tilly Pegmatites. In addition, one outcrop of an ultramafic intrusive returned an assay of 77 ppm Li, along with 0.10% Ni and 0.30% Cr.
A summer field program comprising soil sampling and prospecting commenced in early August 2023.
LAC LARIBOSIÈRE-TILLY PROPERTY
The geology of the LL-T property is underlain mainly by the Archean Joubert Suite and the Neoarchean Coates Suite. Where the Joubert Suite occurs on the property, it consists of a package of foliated, banded or gneissic biotite-tonalite and granodiorite. The rocks of the Coates suite have been described as biotite tonalite or granodiorite.
Within the property boundaries, both the Joubert suite and the Coates suite have been intruded by a broad zone of Tilly Pegmatites which comprise pegmatitic granite with biotite-muscovite-tourmaline-magnetite-garnet assemblages. These pegmatites are a significant lithium target for other explorers in this area. A 1998 Quebec Government geological mapping program located one outcrop of Tilly Pegmatites. Government mapping also indicates that the property is transected by diabase dykes of the Mistassini Dyke Swarm.
A summer field program comprising soil sampling and prospecting commenced in early August 2023.