Pure Resources Limited (ASX:PR1) has identified mutiple new outcropping pegmatite occurrences in preliminary results from its maiden geological fieldwork campaign at the Laforge Lithium Project, located in Quebec, Canada
Pure recently engaged Canadian based geological consultants Apex Geoscience Ltd to conduct an aerial reconnaissance, mapping and sampling programme over the Project in an opportunistic attempt to generate data prior to seasonal extreme weather conditions.
Through the helicopter assisted field programme, the team sampled as many areas of outcrop (areas where snow had been windswept) that were accessible.
Executive Chairman, Patric Glovac, said the company is excited with the identification of rock types prospective for lithium mineralisation, specifically, as well as orogenic gold style mineralisation.
He said the company believes the prospectivity of the Project has been significantly enhanced through this reconnaissance field program and plans to complete further, extensive field programs as soon as practibly possible.
240 outcropping rock samples were collected and submitted to ALS laboratories in Val- d’Or, Quebec, for preparation and ME-MS61 multi-element analysis with results expected to be returned to the company in eight weeks. Preliminary field observations noted the presence of spodumene and pyrite mineralisation prospective for lithium and gold mineralization, respectively. Three samples contained visual spodumene and fluoresced under ultraviolet light. Given this is the maiden exploration programme over this greenfields area, further investigation is required to fully evaluate the mineralogy of the rock samples including the the extent and tenor of possible lithium mineralisation.
The Project is a significant belt-scale tenement package covering a total of ~270 sq. km of the Laforge Greenstone Belt. It is situated 65km northeast of Patriot Battery Metals Inc.’s Corvette discovery in the Superior Province.
The company’s Board and geological team decided to push the button on an opportunistic fieldwork campaign at the Laforge Lithium project and I am excited that early observations have further enhanced the prospectivety of this exciting project,” Mr Glovac said.
“Despite the tough weather coiditions and only less than five per cent of Pure’s significant 270 sq. km landholding accessible, 240 samples were collected from the outcropping parts of the Project where the wind had swept the snow away and were able to be sampled by the field team.
“Some pegmatite samples contained tourmaline and small red fluorescent minerals of visual spodumene with further investigation required to fully evaluate the mineralogy of the rock samples including the the extent and tenor of possible lithium mineralisation.
“The early observations, however, further enhances the Board’s view on the prospectivity of the Project. Whilst greenfields in nature, the Laforge Project is situated in the same geological province and exhibits analogous rock types, structural setting and geophysical properties as observed at the Corvette Lithium Trend 65km to the southwest.
“We maintain the belief that the Laforge Lithium project represents a genuine opportunity to discover a significant lithium deposit in a Tier-1 jurisdiction and whilst we are excited with the data generated and the early observations from the recent geological site visit, we look forward to accelerating exploration once the snow clears and weather subdues in an effort to indentify more outcropping pegmatites pegmatites over the remaining >95% of or land holding.”
