Exploration Program
The helicopter-assisted program was conducted over 21 days during a 29-day period by a team of five geologists and one prospector. Approximately 70 fresh, unaltered, bedrock samples were collected for lithium and associated element geochemistry in addition to basic petrography and petrology. The Burgeo Intrusive Suite in this area is cut by numerous crosscutting granite dikes and rare pegmatites. Granite and aplite dykes typically trend about east-west and are generally steeply oriented.
A significant pegmatite field was discovered in the southern edge of claim 035342M which spans for ~400m trending NNE. Coincidently, these pegmatites were identified around a government mapped mafic unit with an estimated age of Late Silurian. These mafic units could potentially create sufficient space for pegmatite intrusions to intrude the early Silurian to Early Devonian Burgeo granites.
There appears to be multiple distinct pegmatitic generations present on the property. One moderately dipping pegmatite type is characterized by green quartz resembling beryl. These dikes are generally thin (i.e., equal to or less than 30 cm). The other pegmatite dike generations range between 30-100 cm wide.
“The first round of exploration on the
The Big Hill Lithium property consists of three contiguous exploration licences consisting of 100 claims each for a total of 300 claims covering 7,500 hectares. The property lies adjacent to the Kraken Lithium and the Hydra cesium discoveries. The three licenses were map staked for potential spodumene-bearing pegmatites based on a compilation of geological map information in the area and on their proximity to the high-grade, spodumene-bearing, Kraken lithium discovery by the Sokoman Minerals –
The Kraken lithium discovery is located approximately 6.5 kilometers north of license 035340M. The high-grade cesium discovery is located approximately 15 kilometers to the west of license 035342M.
Each of the three licenses are underlain by the
The property encompasses a large tract of ground lying immediately south of the Hermitage Flexure in predominantly granite intrusive suites. The generalized bedrock geology is shown below in Figure 1. Mineralization in the area is characterized by W, Mo, Pb, F, Zn, Cu, Au, Ag, Sn, Ba, Bi, and U mineralization.
The Big Hill claims are found dominantly within the Burgeo Intrusive Suite. The
Several hundred Remote Sensing and LiDAR targets in Figure 2 were examined during this exploration program. Targets ranged up to approximately 100 metres in length and several of them occur only as point sources (Figure 2).
Additional Exploration Plans
Additional exploration is under consideration, potentially split into two phases:
Phase I
- Helicopter-assisted prospecting, geological mapping, and geochemical sampling.
- Preliminary geochemistry survey for LCT pegmatite lithium path-finder elements using a portable XRF unit to help minimize the potentially large number of samples.
- MMI geochemistry.
- Soil geochemistry.
- A glacial till survey to concentrate spodumene from tills.
Phase II (based on results from Phase I)
- High-resolution geophysical survey that may in part include, EM/Mag, radiometric, and lidar, surveys.
- A high-resolution drone survey should be carried out over targeted pegmatite areas to obtain low-altitude, high-resolution photography to assist more rapid ground mapping.
- Selected trenching should be considered in areas where overburden is thin, and pegmatites are shown to be covered.
- An initial 1,500 metres diamond drilling program
Figure 1: Location of the
Figure 2: Big Hill property showing the location of the Kraken lithium-bearing pegmatites with exploration targets.
Figure 3: Two zones of pegmatite occurrences discovered during initial exploration program.
Figure 4: (a)- 1.5-2m wide pegmatite boulder, (b) contact between pegmatite dike and host granite, (c) false bleached granite caused by vegetation being removed by ice, snow, and wind.
Figure 5: Geologists examining pegmatites and gossan zones. (a) Azincourt VP Exploration sampling pegmatite, (b) geologists examining long narrow pegmatite, (c) geologist on gossan zone in felsic dike, and (d) geologists and prospectors discussing local lithologies.
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Figure 1: Location of the Big Hill Lithium Project showing other significant mineralization, Southern Newfoundland, Canada
Figure 1: Location of the Big Hill Lithium Project showing other significant mineralization, Southern Newfoundland, Canada
Figure 2: Big Hill property showing the location of the Kraken lithium-bearing pegmatites with exploration targets.
Figure 2: Big Hill property showing the location of the Kraken lithium-bearing pegmatites with exploration targets.
Figure 3: Two zones of pegmatite occurrences discovered during initial exploration program.
Figure 3: Two zones of pegmatite occurrences discovered during initial exploration program.
Figure 4: (a)- 1.5-2m wide pegmatite boulder, (b) contact between pegmatite dike and host granite, (c) false bleached granite caused by vegetation being removed by ice, snow, and wind.
Figure 4: (a)- 1.5-2m wide pegmatite boulder, (b) contact between pegmatite dike and host granite, (c) false bleached granite caused by vegetation being removed by ice, snow, and wind.
Figure 5: Geologists examining pegmatites and gossan zones. (a) Azincourt VP Exploration sampling pegmatite, (b) geologists examining long narrow pegmatite, (c) geologist on gossan zone in felsic dike, and (d) geologists and prospectors discussing lo
Figure 5: Geologists examining pegmatites and gossan zones. (a) Azincourt VP Exploration sampling pegmatite, (b) geologists examining long narrow pegmatite, (c) geologist on gossan zone in felsic dike, and (d) geologists and prospectors discussing local lithologies.
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