In September 2023, Azimut completed an initial prospecting program on the Galinée property and identified a spodumene-bearing pegmatite boulder field containing at least 12 mineralized boulders in a 650- by 350-m area (PR of September 06, 2023). Most boulders are angular to sub-angular, generally indicative of short transport distances from the bedrock source (a few metres to several hundred metres). The area has few outcrops but the overburden appears thin. 9 of the 12 mineralized boulders returned lithium grades ranging from 0.5% Li2O to 4.09% Li2O.
In Q4 2023, a maiden 5,000 m drill program was completed with seventeen holes drilled for a total of 4,914.9 m. Eleven holes have cut significant spodumene mineralization (PR of January 9, 2024 and PR of February 23, 2024). In March 2024, Azimut announced a 2,500 m drilling phase aims to further define and expand the high-grade lithium zone discovered.
The best results to date include:
- Hole GAL23-001
- 2.48% Li2O over 72.7 m including:
- 3.38% Li2O over 18.0 m
- 3.27% Li2O over 12.7 m
- Hole GAL23-003
- 1.56% Li2O over 36.6 m including:
- Hole GAL23-009
- 2.13% Li2O over 44.1 m including:
- 1.13% Li2O over 16.5 m including:
These high-grade lithium intervals, related to coarse spodumene pegmatite, are interpreted to have intersected the southern extension of the Adina deposit on the adjacent Adina property (Winsome Resources Ltd). Winsome Resources announced an initial inferred mineral resource estimate of 59 Mt at 1.12% Li2O for the Adina deposit (Winsome Resources’ press release of December 11, 2023).
As currently defined, the lithium zone on Galinée has a strike length of 700 metres and trends roughly east-west. It remains largely open on the property to the east and south, with the variability in thicknesses and grades expected for these types of pegmatitic bodies. The new drilling phase will better define the geometry and true thickness of the pegmatites intersected to date and their relationship to the Adina deposit. Initial data suggest a shallow dip to the south, ranging from subhorizontal to 15 degrees.
Spodumene crystals range from a few centimetres to 20-25 cm long, with greyish-beige to greenish-beige colours. Other associated minerals include quartz, white feldspar, tourmaline and, less frequently, garnet, apatite and possibly lepidolite. Holmquistite, a typical lithium-bearing amphibole in the margins of lithiumrich pegmatites, has also been observed. The host rock is dark green amphibolite.
At a much larger scale, the Galinée property displays strong exploration potential supported by Azimut’s project database and recently acquired results on surrounding properties belonging to other companies. The region is considered an emerging lithium district. A cumulative 60 kilometres of highly prospective strike length has been outlined on the property (see PR of February 23, 2024).
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Previous Exploration Activitities
Previous work in the area was carried out between 1995 and 2017, including several geochemistry surveys (soil and till), a 6-hole drilling program, several prospecting campaigns, heavy mineral sampling (diamond exploration) and a heliborne geophysical survey (magnetic and radiometric). Two historical showings correspond to linear magnetic highs along the northeastern edge of the property:
- The Savon Gold showing (1.18 g/t Au), discovered by Virginia Mines in 2009, is characterized by mineralized altered basalt. A quartz-veined boulder found 175 m to the east of the Savon Gold showing yielded 1.74 g/t Au.
- The Pankot’s Palace showing (5.09 g/t Au) is characterized by millimetric veins of chalcopyrite and pyrite cutting fine-grained biotite paragneiss.
A multi-property assessment program in 2018, funded by partner SOQUEM, included fieldwork on the Galinée property, which led to the discovery by prospecting of the sub-cropping, tonalite-hosted Gamora Prospect (up to 2.17 g/t Au), recognized over an area of 130 m by 30 m. Twenty-six (26) grab samples yielded values above 0.1 g/t Au, including six (6) samples returning values from 0.53 g/t Au to 0.84 g/t Au and one (1) sample returning 2.17 g/t Au (PR of November 13, 2018). About 5 km to the west, a gold grain dispersal train in till yielded a sample containing 52 delicate gold grains, suggesting a proximal common source. A very unusual multi-kilometre cluster of gold values in lake-bottom sediments was also identified (PR of May 31, 2018).
April 18, 2024
Azimut and SOQUEM Cut Thick Spodumene Pegmatites at Galinée, James Bay Region, Quebec
March 18, 2024
Azimut and SOQUEM Resume Drilling on the High-Grade Lithium Zone at Galinée, James Bay Region, Quebec
February 23, 2024
Azimut and SOQUEM Deliver More Wide High-Grade Lithium Drill Intercepts on Galinée, James Bay Region, Quebec
January 9, 2024
Azimut and SOQUEM Announce Major Drill Intercept in First Hole on Galinée: 2.48% Li2O over 72.7 metres
November 29, 2023
Azimut and SOQUEM Expand Lithium Drilling Discovery at Galinée
October 23, 2023
Azimut and SOQUEM Drill Wide Lithium-bearing Pegmatite Intercepts at Galinée, James Bay Region, Quebec
September 6, 2023
Azimut and SOQUEM Uncover a Spodumene-Bearing Pegmatite Boulder Field at Galinée, James Bay Region, Quebec
August 21, 2023
Azimut Provides Update on its Exploration Activities
June 13, 2023
Azimut and SOQUEM to Drill-Test Strong Lithium Targets on Galinée Property, James Bay Region, Quebec
January 23, 2023
Azimut Identifies Significant Lithium Exploration Potential on its Extensive Land Holdings in the James Bay Region, Quebec, Canada
July 22, 2019
Azimut and SOQUEM Resume Exploration on Four Gold Properties (Pikwa, Pontois, Galinée and Dalmas) in the James Bay Region of Quebec
May 15, 2019
Azimut and SOQUEM Sign Final Strategic Alliance Agreement
November 13, 2018
Azimut and SOQUEM find Gold on the Galinée Property, James Bay region, Québec
October 3, 2018
SOQUEM adds the Galinée and Dalmas properties to its Strategic Alliance with Azimut
May 31, 2018
Azimut and SOQUEM identify strong gold targets on the Galinée and Dalmas projects, James Bay region, Quebec
October 17, 2017
Azimut and Partners announce High-Grade Gold Surface Discovery at Eleonore South, James Bay region, Quebec
July 13, 2017
Azimut and SOQUEM expand their Strategic Alliance with Seven Additional Gold Properties, James Bay region, Quebec