Ruby Hill West

 

Project Background

The Ruby Hill West Lithium project is a surface occurrence of spodumene bearing pegmatite within the Ruby Hill West project, located 50km due west of Benz Mining’s Eastmain exploration camp. The occurrence was first sampled in 2016 by Eastmain Resources and then by Quebec government geologists in 2018. Only limited sampling was conducted by both groups.

 

Lithium Mineralisation

High-grade lithium mineralisation has been confirmed over a 100m x 40m outcropping area at Ruby Hill West.

• 31m of spodumene bearing pegmatite delivered in maiden drilling program at Ruby Hill West:
  • 31.1m of 0.9% Li₂O
    incl 26.4m at 1.01% Li₂O
• Large spodumene crystals identified in core and multiple spodumene bearing pegmatite dykes intersected
• Indications of potential pegmatite dyke swarm
• +50km strike of unexplored granite/greenstone contact, prospective for repeats of pegmatite dykes
• Rock chip sampling results add to historical highgrade samples including:
  • 4.7% Li₂O, 1,720 ppm Rb >100ppm Ta, >500ppm Cs
  • 2.6% Li₂O, 1,970ppm Rb, 1,030 ppm Ta & 7,530 ppm Cs

 

Detailed review by Dahrouge Geological Consulting identified a 25km+ lithium trend between the Ruby Hill West and Mikisiw prospects

 

The maiden drilling program at Ruby Hill West delivered 31.1m of 0.9% Li₂O incl 26.4m at 1.01% Li₂O

 

 

 

Copper and Nickel Potential at Ruby Hill West

• Multiple untested occurrences of base metals, including copper and nickel
• Coincident VTEM anomalies with mapped ultramafic contacts over 30km of cumulative strike
• +50km of strike length of greenstone to be explored

 

Map: Ruby Hill West interpreted geology, 2005 VTEM, pegmatite outcrops, critical minerals occurrences and additional claims