Champion Electric Metals Inc. reported that it has commenced preparations for the spring field program following discovery of lithium in its maiden drilling program at its Lithium Property in James Bay, Quebec, with the crew on its way to the site. The maiden field program led to the discovery of the first buried lithium pegmatite on the western portion of the property by following up on the discovery of spodumene in till samples. Drill holes EIQ24-007 and EIQ24-008 passed through shallow glacial cover and encountered significant intervals of coarse spodumene crystals and potentially economic lithium mineralization over two to three metres.

Given that pegmatite dykes occur in clusters and that this initial drilling may have just cut the narrow tail of much larger dykes, the Champion Electric technical team has designed a follow-up field program to target the likely continuation of the pegmatite mineral system. Champion Electric's field work will commence immediately to the northeast of the recently discovered mineralized pegmatite with prospecting, mapping, geophysics, and excavation and channel sampling. The team will also continue with additional till sampling along the pegmatite trend.

Field crews will be clearing overburden and road building to prepare for the next round of drilling, for which permits have been received and drill contracts assigned.