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General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Nama Creek MZSW - 1955
Related Record Type
Related Record(s)
Record Status Developed Prospect With Reported Reserves or Resources
Date Created 2014-Jan-20
Date Last Modified 2022-Dec-07
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Lithium



Location

Township or Area: Kilkenny

Latitude: 49° 26' 26.67"    Longitude: -88° 2' 35.45"

UTM Zone: 16    Easting: 424375.31   Northing: 5476975.98    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Thunder Bay North

NTS Grid: 52H08NE

Point Location Description: Point taken from location on claim map from NI 43 101, Rock Tech Lithium, Nov 02, 2011

Location Method: Data Compilation

Access Description: The Nama Creek property can be accessed by driving 60 km north of the town of Nipigon on Highway 11, then driving approximately 5 km east on a dirt road.



Exploration History

1955: Nama Creek Mines – line cutting, trenching, sampling and geological mapping. 13 DDH totaling 2,215.9 m. 2011: Rock Creek Lithium – 4 DDH totaling 727.9 m. 2021-2022: Rock Tech Lithium drilled 16 DDH totalling 3437 m.


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
63A.308 52H08NE0009 52H08NE0009

Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Quetico

Geological Age: Archean  

Metamorphism Grade: U. GS-Amphib



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Pegmatite 1 Potassic Host
Granite 2 Granite Intrudes
Gneiss-Unsubdivided 3 Biotite-Quartz-Feldspar Schist Gneiss Adjacent
Diabase 4 Diabase Sheets Intrudes

Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1SpodumeneEconomicOre

Mineralization Comments

Jan 20, 2014 (Syed Ali) - Assays: Hole NS-11-01 - 12.75 m grading 0.90% Li2O, 6 m grading 1.07% Li2O


Jul 04, 2022 (Therese Pettigrew) - The MZSW deposit, located 1 km to southwest of MZN deposit, hosts three parallel – sub-parallel spodumene pegmatites that strike at 235 degrees for 300 metres, dipping 70 degrees to the northwest.



Mineral Record Details

Classification
RankClassification            
1 Pegmatite
Characteristics
Rank Characteristic            
1 Intrusive

Mineral Zones - Size and Shape

Zone Name: Detour Lake - Rank 1
Shape Length Thickness Depth Strike Dip Plunge Trend Age Reference
Irregular 8 45 70
Zone Name: Detour Lake - Rank 1
Shape Length Thickness Depth Strike Dip Plunge Trend Age Reference
Irregular 3 45 70
Reserves or Resources Data
Zone Year Category Tonnes Reference Comments Commodities
Nama Creek MZSW 2012 Inferred Mineral Resource 970000 NI 43 101, Rock Tech Lithium, Oct 5, 2012 Lithium 1.09 %
MZSW 2011 Inferred Mineral Resource 930600 NI 43 101, Rock Tech Lithium, Nov 02, 2011 Lithium 1.09 %

References

Publication - Independent Technical Report and Updated Resource for Nama Creek Main Zone North Pegmatite, Georgia Lake Lithium Property, Beardmore, Ontario, Canada

Publication Number: 2012 NI 43-101 Date: 2012

Author: Selway, J., Baker, J., Magyarosi, Z., Dixon, A., Sanders, R.

Publisher Name: CCIC for Rock Tech Lithium

Location: SEDAR


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