Canadian explorer Q2 Metals (TSX-V:QTWO) is about to start drill testing the Discovery Zone at its Cisco Lithium Property, in the Eeyou Istchee Territory, James Bay.
The company has collared the first hole of the maiden drilling campaign, which will test the mineralised zone where the property vendors drilled and made a discovery last year.
Before starting deeper drilling, a PVC or metal piping collar is installed at the surface to prevent loose material falling into the hole.
The main goal of the program will be to test for mineralised pegmatite along strike and to define the size and orientation of the Discovery Zone.
Detailed mapping and sampling is also continuing at the Cisco Property.
The program follows the recent re-assaying of initial core samples which confirmed historic lithium and tantalum drill results, returning a slightly higher grade result of 115.4m @ 1.4% lithium and 139 parts per million (ppm) tantalum cumulatively in five separate pegmatites.
Drilling was undertaken by the property vendors last year and comprised 1,287m across six holes to test one of the six mineralised zones at the Cisco Project.
Q2’s current detailed mapping and sampling campaign is designed to provide guidance on the extent of the lithium mineralisation at the Discovery Zone and identify other potential target areas.
The company says the “sizeable” primary exploration trend measures 21km long.
The Cisco Property, which is covered by 222 mineral claims and spans 11,374 hectares, has “district-scale” potential, according to Q2.
Located less than 10km east of the Billy Diamond Highway, the property is about 150km north of Matagami and the closest rail link to much of James Bay. The property sits within the greater Nemaska Community lands of the Eeyou Itschee Territory.
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