Located 20 to 60 km south of Rouyn, Val-d’or, and Malartic in the Abitibi, Pontiac is a highly prospective region with little previous lithium exploration. Major S-Type pegmatite fields were identified in the region. Prospecting teams have been deployed in the region as part of the 2022 lithium exploration campaign.
The James Bay region is prolific for its hard rock lithium endowment, hosting numerous spodumene showings, four deposits with defined resources, as well as more recent discoveries such as Corvette. In Summer 2022, a total of approximately 810 claims, separated into 22 blocks and totaling 42,892 hectares, were staked, The James Bay land package now includes approximately 65 large pegmatite dykes with strike lengths between 900 and 7,000 meters, as well as dozens of smaller dykes.
This region is close to year-round road access. 30 pegmatite dykes and sills were identified in the area with a minimum strike length of 1,200 meters, as well as dozens of smaller pegmatite dykes. Prospecting teams have been deployed in the region as part of the 2022 lithium exploration campaign.
The Mirage Project comprises 198 claims with a total surface area of 8,884 hectares (staked and optioned claims), located roughly 40 kilometers south of the Trans-Taiga Highway in Quebec’s James Bay region. Fruitful discussions with a geologist that worked the area twenty-five years ago for gold exploration led to the staking of the BRW claims, as he recorded the presence of several angular pegmatitic glacial boulders hosting well-defined, decimetric spodumene crystals, located at the SW extremity of the newly staked claims. The largest observed boulder measured 8 meters by 4 meters by 3 meters. Pale grey spodumene crystals were positively identified following lithium flame tests. The large size of the boulders, their quantity and angular nature indicate a proximal source.
Furthermore, compilation work indicates that the overall claim group hosts lithium lithogeochemical anomalies above 100 ppm Li in altered basalts (Quebec government SIGEOM database), suggesting local alteration from influx of lithium rich fluids. No exploration work for lithium has been done in the area, and the majority of the claim group is located up-ice from the glacial boulders.