Dios Exploration Inc. (DOS-V) DIOS doubles the size of its Lithium33 Battery Metal property in James Bay-Eeyou Istchee, Québec
On June 22, 2022 Dios reported that it has more than doubled the land package for its Lithium33 Battery Metal property, James Bay, Québec. The Lithium33 Battery Metal property now covers some 146 claims for 7,705 ha. The size increase permits to protect the ~15km lithium trend discovered in the area. The Lithium33 Battery Metal property is directly adjacent to Dios' large AU33 gold property, up-ice NE of Pontax-Lithium occurrences (lithium-tantalum-bearing pegmatite dikes) discovered and successfully drilled by former joint Dios/Sirios Resources (SOI-V) exploration project. Recall on May 31, 2022, Dios had disclosed that it had acquired the initial 3,483ha Lithium33 Battery Metal Property (https://www.dhirubhai.net/posts/eric-lemieux-9468715_quebec-jamesbay-lithium-activity-6937527623707226112-ljc2?utm_source=linkedin_share&utm_medium=member_desktop_web).
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The Lithium33 Battery Metal claims now cover 7 significant lithium metal anomalies, combined with other anomalous critical elements. The geochemical signature is comparable to that of Pivert-Rose (Critical Elements Corp.) with even higher values in the secondary environment. Field work is planned on Dios' wholly-owned map-designated claims during summer 2022. Harfang Exploration (HAR-V) Pontax Property (15,323 ha) along the Billy-Diamond Highway is located to the SW ?(https://www.dhirubhai.net/pulse/harfang-exploration-inc-har-v-unveils-its-2022-summer-eric-lemieux/) as well a growing other number of lithium focused companies in the area such as Kenorland Minerals (KLD-V) (https://kenorlandminerals.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Kenorland-Minerals-Options-Regional-Lithium-Exploration-Project-2.pdf) and Brunswick Exploration (BRW-V) (see end of: https://www.dhirubhai.net/pulse/brunswick-exploration-inc-brw-v-expands-lithium-district-eric-lemieux/). The road towards the village of Nemiscau some 50 km south crosses the AU33 property with the large Nemaska lithium deposit located near Nemiscau as well as Sayona’s Moblan project further south (see: https://www.dhirubhai.net/pulse/sayona-mining-limited-sya-asx-otcsyaxf-reports-new-lithium-lemieux/).
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?Dios remains focussed on exploration in James Bay-Eeyou Istchee area: Lithium remains a critical metal in the universal fight against global warming. It is a core component of lithium-ion batteries used for powering electric vehicles and for industrial-scale energy storage.
Dios remains potentially active on its K2 project to the SW of Azimut Exploration Elmer property (https://www.dhirubhai.net/analytics/post-summary/urn:li:activity:6693725253438332929/) where a maiden resource estimate is potentially expected by early 2023.
Please see: https://www.dhirubhai.net/pulse/dios-exploration-inc-dos-v-reports-gold-zones-drilled-eric-lemieux/).
UPDATE - October 21, 2022:
DIOS acquires the Nemiscau-North Lithium property in central James Bay-Eeyou Istchee, Québec
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·????????On October 20, 2022, Dios announced that it has acquired the Nemiscau-North Lithium battery metal property totalling 164 wholly-owned claims for 9,274 ha along Pontax River, some ~15km north of Nemaska Cree village. The new project lies within Eeyou Istchee James Bay prolific lithium region of central Québec, directly west of certain Brunswick Exploration lithium James Bay claims (see: https://www.dhirubhai.net/pulse/brunswick-exploration-inc-brw-v-expands-lithium-district-eric-lemieux/), where Brunswick has staked >810 claims (42,892 ha), separated into 22 blocks, ?and directly east of LI-FT Power/Kenorland Moyenne Trend lithium claims (https://www.dhirubhai.net/pulse/kenorland-minerals-ltd-kld-v-provides-exploration-update-eric-lemieux/). ?
The new Nemiscau-North Lithium property covers 5 significant lithium metal lake sediment anomalies (lithium values over 15ppm, up to 28.8ppm) combined with other anomalous critical elements (cesium > 2ppm; rubidium > 16ppm). These Li-(Cs-Rb) lake sediment anomalies are located at the margins of granitic plutons/pegmatites with paragneiss /tonalitic gneiss along a prospective 18km-long section. The claims cover a NE low magnetic lineament structure that intersects a 50 km-long E-W anomalous trend.
·????????Centrally located: The new 9,270 ha project is generally located between the advanced Pivert-Rose lithium project of Critical Elements Corp. (https://www.cecorp.ca/en/projects/rose-lithium-tantalum/) to the north, the Nemaska Lithium Wabouchi deposit to the east ?(https://www.nemaskalithium.com/en/) and the Pontax-Lithium prospect. of Cygnus (Stria Lithium Inc. (SRA-V)) to the NW (https://strialithium.com/stria-announces-the-execution-of-a-definitive-agreement-with-cygnus-gold-relating-to-its-option-and-joint-venture-on-its-pontax-lithium-property/). ?The main road towards the village of Nemiscau (Route du Nord) is located south and is proximal to the Wabouchi lithium deposit located near Nemiscau as well as Sayona’s Moblan project further south (see: https://www.dhirubhai.net/pulse/sayona-mining-limited-sya-asx-otcsyaxf-reports-new-lithium-lemieux/). The Nemiscau-North claims are located at the head of a robust SW glacial dispersal train hosting anomalous bottom lake sediments varying between 15-37.6 ppm Li (&Rb) for over >40km down-ice. The geochemical signature is comparable to that of Pivert-Rose and Pontax-Lithium, with even higher values in the secondary environment. Field work is planned during next campaign on these new map-designated claims.??
UPDATE - January 19, 2023:
DIOS acquires the Nemiscau-North Lithium property in central James Bay-Eeyou Istchee, Québec
DIOS acquires the Pontax-North Lithium property in central Eeyou Istchee James Bay, Québec
·????????Dios reported on January 19, 2023 that its has acquired the Pontax-North lithium property in the James Bay area. ?The Pontax-North lithium property totals 40 wholly-owned claims for 2,300 ha. ?and is ?located north of Pontax River and some 23km south of KM381 facilities (see: https://www.dhirubhai.net/pulse/genius-metals-inc-geni-v-provides-preliminary-ip-survey-eric-lemieux/) and the ?James Bay/Cyr lithium deposit (40.3Mt @1.40%Li2O resource). The project is located as well ~6 km NW of the ?3,613 ha Pontax-Lithium prospect (1.16% Li2O over 30.55m) of Stria Resources (https://strialithium.com/stria-reports-positive-outcrop-mapping-and-sampling-results-from-pontax-north-and-pontax-central-targets-at-its-pontax-lithium-project-quebec/) that is being drilled by Cygnus Gold (https://www.cygnusgold.com/pontax-lithium-project). The Pontax-Lithium (lithium-tantalum-bearing pegmatite dikes) were discovered and successfully drilled in the scope of the former joint Dios/Sirios Resources exploration project.
·????????James Bay, emerging lithium district: The Pontax-North lithium project covers favourable rocks (paragneiss) along the margins of a 23 x 7km magnetic felsic pluton with a prospective section some ~11 km long. The Pontax-North claims are also located in the axis of SW-NE glacial movement and along a cluster of lithium metal lake sediment anomalies combined with useful other anomalous critical elements. The area has several magnetic features intersecting the general SW-NE magnetic trend. ?Field work is planned in 2023. Recall on October 20, 2022, Dios had announced that it has acquired the Nemiscau-North Lithium battery metal property totalling 164 wholly-owned claims for 9,274 ha along Pontax River, some ~15km north of Nemaska Cree village. We also highlight Azimut Exploration (AZM-V) has generated lithium projects in the Eeyou Istchee James Bay (https://azimut-exploration.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/azimut-pr-20230123.pdf) and several companies active in the area such as Li-Ft Power and Harfang Exploration, among others (https://www.dhirubhai.net/pulse/harfang-exploration-inc-har-v-reports-results-its-pontax-eric-lemieux/).
UPDATE - February 2, 2023:
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DIOS AU33 Lithium property & pegmatites in Eeyou Istchee James Bay, Québec
·????????Dios Exploration Inc. reported on February 2, 2023 that has increased the size of the 100%-owned AU33 Property.?The AU33 Property is located south of Dios’ Lithium33 property and now covers a further 143 potential lithium-bearing claims for 7,650ha adjacent to Critical Elements Lithium Corp. (CRE-V) property hosting advanced Pivert-Rose lithium and tantalum deposit (https://www.cecorp.ca/en/). The proximal Pivert-Rose property located to the south, contains several E-W spodumene-lepidolite-tantalite-beryl bearing pegmatite dykes, 10-20m wide, injected in the Mitsumis pluton near the western margin of a granite. Main showings are Pivert-Rose-JR. The Rose deposit has resources estimated at 26.3Mt @ 0.87% Li2O & 138 ppm Ta2O5 (InnovExplo, 2022). The mill should process 1.61Mt of ore per year to produce an annual average of 224,686 tonnes of technical and chemical grade spodumene concentrates and 441 tonnes of tantalite concentrate (ROSE LITHIUM-TANTALUM PROJECT- FEASIBILITY STUDY NI 43-101 TECHNICAL REPORT - WSP Canada Inc., July 2022). The ore is contained in several parallel and continuous shallow dipping pegmatite dykes outcropping on surface. The road towards the village of Nemiscau some 50km south crosses the AU33 Property with the large Nemaska lithium deposit (Wabouchi) located near Nemiscau as well as Sayona’s Moblan project further south (see: https://www.dhirubhai.net/pulse/sayona-mining-limited-sya-asx-otcsyaxf-reports-new-lithium-lemieux/).
·????????Defining potential lithium targets: the Dios’ AU33 claims, located within Lower Eastmain Greenstone-belt, cover favourable sections of folded Anatacau volcanics at the margins of large Mitsumis differentiated felsic pluton, which includes: i) dominant magnetic tonalite suite with irregular pegmatitic granodiorite pockets/lenses and ii) granodiorite suite with frequent sub-horizontal injections. Up to 4 main lithium target-areas were defined from Dios’ geoscientific data within Dios’ AU33/Lithium33 projects. These are:
i) Lithium Lake sediments anomalies clustered along Eastmain River west of EM-1;
ii) Lithium Lake sediments anomalies clustered in the LeCaron pluton north of EM-1;
iii) Regional fold-nose of Anatacau volcanics located west-southwest of EM-1;
iv) Southern flank of the volcanics enclosed within the Mitsumis.
Most targets are located up-ice of larger regional Lithium-Rubidium-Cesium (lake sediments & glacial tills) dispersal train. Field work is planned on Au33-Lithium33 in the vicinities of EM-1 hydropower facilities. Recall on June 22, 2022 Dios had reported that it had doubled the land package for its Lithium33 Battery Metal property in Eeyou Istchee James Bay. The Lithium33 covers146 claims for 7,705ha with ?a ~15km potential ?lithium trend. The Lithium33 Property is directly adjacent to Dios' large AU33 gold property and up-ice to the NE of Pontax-Lithium occurrences (lithium-tantalum-bearing pegmatite dikes) discovered and successfully drilled by former joint Dios/Sirios Resources (SOI-V) exploration project. (https://www.dhirubhai.net/posts/eric-lemieux-9468715_quebec-jamesbay-lithium-activity-6937527623707226112-ljc2?utm_source=linkedin_share&utm_medium=member_desktop_web) and, as well, was recently increased on February 19, 2023 (see:?https://www.dhirubhai.net/posts/eric-lemieux-9468715_quebec-jamesbay-pontax-activity-7023445471767449600-rFo5?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop).
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·????????Lithium District: Beyond the advancement of the Pivert-Rose lithium and tantalum deposit, Critical Elements Lithium Corp also owns a large land package to the SW and NE of the Wabouchi Deposit of Nemaska. The Nisk property is composed of 1 block totaling 100 claims covering an area of ~5,113ha proximal toe The Route du Nord. It notably hosts the Nisk-1 Ni-Cu-PGE project, which is optioned to Power Nickel (https://powernickel.com/). On February 1, 2021, Power Nickel (then called Chilean Metals) completed the acquisition of its option to acquire up to 80% of the Nisk project from CRE. To the NE, lies the Lemare property, composed of 1 block totaling 232 claims covering an area of 11,196ha for a length of over 20 km in a SW-NE direction. Secondary roads running from a Hydro-Québec power line and permanent gravel roads that run along its NW boundary provide access all through the property. The Arques property is composed of 1 block totalling 136 claims covering an area of ~6,840ha and a distance of some 18km in a SW-NE direction. It is contiguous to the Lemare property on its SE border. The Bourier property is composed of 1 block totaling 304 claims of which 203 claims are optioned to Lomiko Metals (https://lomiko.com/).?To the SW, the Duval property is composed of 2 blocks totaling 46 claims covering a total area of ~2,458ha. The Duval main block is contiguous to the Valiquette main block to the NE. The Caumont property is made of 4 non-adjacent claim blocks (Nemiscau Lake, Kename, Caumont West and Caumont East) totalling 94 claims spread over ~5,037ha in the western part of the Lac des Montagnes volcano-sedimentary formation. The formation is locally composed of amphibolite quartz-rich paragneiss, biotite and sillimanite-bearing schist, pegmatite, basalt and ultramafic intrusives. The property is currently recognized for its magmatic nickel (Ni), copper (Cu) and platinum group elements (PGE) potential. ?
The whole area is likely being reviewed for the lithium potential, we highlight that Midland Exploration (MD-V) is investigating the lithium potential of its Shire Project further east (see: https://www.dhirubhai.net/posts/eric-lemieux-9468715_quebec-jamesbay-lithium-activity-7026367070833373184-lurR?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop). A growing number of lithium focused companies are in the general area such Brunswick Exploration (BRW-V) (see end of: https://www.dhirubhai.net/pulse/brunswick-exploration-inc-brw-v-provides-2022-lithium-eric-lemieux/ and https://www.dhirubhai.net/pulse/brunswick-exploration-inc-brw-v-expands-lithium-district-eric-lemieux/), Genius Metals Inc. (GENI-V) ?(https://www.dhirubhai.net/pulse/genius-metals-inc-geni-v-provides-preliminary-ip-survey-eric-lemieux/) and Harfang Exploration (HAR-V) with the Pontax Property (15,323 ha) along the Billy-Diamond Highway among others (https://www.dhirubhai.net/pulse/harfang-exploration-inc-har-v-reports-results-its-pontax-eric-lemieux/).
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UPDATE - February 16, 2023:
DIOS acquires the?Lac LeCaron lithium project, Eeyou Istchee James Bay, Québec
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Dios Exploration Inc. reported on February 16, 2023 that it has acquired the Lac LeCaron lithium project within Eeyou Istchee James Bay prolific lithium region of central Québec. The new acreage totals some 57 claims for 3,000ha north of LeCaron Lake, ~14 km NNE of Eastmain-1 powerhouse and facilities. It is located within LaGrande geological subprovince, 15km from Opinaca subprovince boundary. The Lac LeCaron acreage is located north of Dios’ Lithium33 and Au33 properties and Critical Elements Lithium Corp. (CRE-V) property hosting advanced Pivert-Rose lithium and tantalum deposit (https://www.cecorp.ca/en/) and further south the Nemaska lithium deposit (Wabouchi) located near Nemiscau. ?Sayona’s Moblan project is located further south on the Route du Nord (see: https://www.dhirubhai.net/pulse/sayona-mining-limited-sya-asx-otcsyaxf-reports-new-lithium-lemieux/).
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Potentially well located: The LeCaron lithium claims occur along a cluster of lithium metal lake sediment anomalies (Li values between 8 and 10.5 ppm in the James Bay secondary environment) combined with anomalous proprietary Dios’ sampled glacial tills of 27.4, 27.9 & 29.5 ppm Li in heavy mineral fraction. Other anomalous critical elements (such as cesium over 2ppm, up to 5ppm) were also observed in lake sediments.
The 100%-owned Lac LeCaron lithium claims cover a 12km-long prospective E-W section hosting a pegmatitic pluton (granite/granodiorite) with pegmatite pockets and dykes (5-30%) at the margins of a NE meta-sedimentary and volcanic rock belt.
The claims are also located in the vicinities of several magnetic E-W and WNW magnetitic features cutting through the general NE-SW magnetic trend.?
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UPDATE - March 7, 2023:
Lithium North Project acquired by DIOS, Eeyou Istchee James Bay, Quebec
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Dios announced on March 7, 2023 the acquisition of the large Lithium North Project some ~12 to 20 km north of its Lithium33 property totalling 136 wholly-owned claims for 7,142 ha in James Bay region of NW Québec. The new Lithium North Project covers 2 prospective areas of pegmatites: 1) NE-SW striking 13 km-long section and 2) NW-SE 6 km long one, both hosting porphyritic/pegmatitic granodiorite with pegmatite pockets and 5-50% dykes, wrapped around a magnetic biotite granite. The claims are also located near N-S & NE magnetic lineament swarms crosscutting the general NW magnetic trend. The claim area host lithium metal lake sediment anomalies (up to 27, 21.5, 14.6, 12.7 and 8ppm Li) combined with other anomalous critical elements (30.5 and 13.9ppm Rb; >2ppm, up to 8ppm Cs) near pegmatitic outcrops.
Potential good located area: The Lithium North Project lies within a greenstone belt sub-province and outside the limits of former Tyrell Sea (where glacial sediments were re-worked and concentrated – see: https://www.dhirubhai.net/pulse/harfang-exploration-inc-har-v-reports-results-its-pontax-eric-lemieux/ and https://www.dhirubhai.net/posts/eric-lemieux-9468715_quebec-jamesbay-lithium-activity-7038662600296955904-0_eJ?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop).
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Dios’ Lithium North Project is located at the head of significant (30km-long) cluster of important lake sediment anomalies (8ppm to 100.6ppm Li; 10ppm to 72ppm Rb; 2ppm to 8ppm Cs). The Lithium North Project is located ~60 km ENE of Allkem James Bay/Cyr lithium Deposit (40.3Mt @ 1.40%Li2O resource) and ~55km north of Rose Deposit (26.3Mt @ 0.87% Li2O and 138 ppm Ta2O5 resources) of Critical Elements Lithium Corp. (CRE-V) (https://www.cecorp.ca/en/projects/rose-lithium-tantalum/). The geochemical signature of Lithium North is said to be comparable to Rose Deposit. Finally, and notably, Dios owns a total of 1,190 claims for 66,114ha in Eeyou Istchee James Bay.
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UPDATE - June 6, 2023:
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DIOS counts ~20 pegmatite outcrops on the newly enlarged LeCaron lithium property and uncovers, sampled tills, a very anomalous lithium cluster
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Dios has announced on June 6, 2023 that is has uncovered at least 20 pegmatite outcrops within the LeCaron claims located within Eeyou Istchee James Bay prolific lithium region of NW Québec.?The Lac LeCaron lithium project is centrally located and several other pegmatite occurrences are expected following recent satellite imagery studies. The Dios’ LeCaron lithium project was enlarged to 103 claims for 5,414 ha in two main blocks north of LeCaron Lake, 15 km NNE of EM-1 hydropower facilities of James Bay, Quebec. Recall Dios had reported on February 16, 2023 that it has acquired the Lac LeCaron lithium project (see:?https://www.dhirubhai.net/posts/eric-lemieux-9468715_quebec-jamesbay-lithium-activity-7032198740056637440-2XrE?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop).???
The LeCaron-South claims cover ~12 km-long prospective E-W section hosting a pegmatitic granodiorite pluton (Uskawasis2) with pegmatite pockets and (5-30%) dykes at the margins of a NE band of paragneiss & volcanics. The LeCaron-South is composed 64 claims that cover a cluster of lithium metal lake sediment anomalies near several magnetic E-W & WNW structures cutting general NE-SW magnetic trend. This is combined with 13 anomalous Dios sampled tills over 14 ppm Li and up to 29.5 ppm Li in heavy mineral fraction in an area not reworked by former Tyrell Sea (see: https://www.dhirubhai.net/pulse/harfang-exploration-inc-har-v-reports-results-its-pontax-eric-lemieux/ and https://www.dhirubhai.net/pulse/midland-exploration-inc-md-v-provides-overview-its-2023-eric-lemieux/). Other anomalous critical elements such as Cs (2 to 5ppm) were noted in lake sediments.
On the new LeCaron-North lithium, 39 claims are located just north of the LeCaron-South claims and cover a 10 km-long NE section hosting favourable margin of magnetic & pegmatitic Uskawanis3 granodiorite/monzogranite pluton. They host several plurikilometric ridges of whitish rock outcrops. Geochemistry ratio studies indicate evolved pegmatites. ?The LeCaron geochemical signature is said to be comparable to Pivert-Rose deposit (https://www.cecorp.ca/en/) ?and Pontax-Lithium prospect. Pontax-Lithium (lithium-tantalum-bearing pegmatite dykes) were discovered and successfully drilled jointly by Dios/Sirios Resources around 2009.???
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UPDATE - June 21, 2023: ?
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DIOS acquires East-Clarkie lithium property containing up to 47 pegmatites in Eeyou Istchee-James Bay, Québec.
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On June 20, 2023 Dios disclosed it had acquired the East-Clarkie high potential lithium property for its elevated lithium (Li), cesium (Cs), rubidium (Rb) and tin (Sn) content in lake bottom sediments. As well as reports of 47 pegmatite outcrops from Québec data bank (SIGEOM) within the claim area and others extrapolated from detailed satellite imagery studies completed by Dios. The East-Clarkie Project ?totals 159 claims (8,380 ha) and is located ~55km NE of Hydro-Québec’s EM-1 hydropower facilities and ~45km ENE of the Eau Claire deposit (https://furygoldmines.com/projects/eau-claire/). ?East-Clarkie Property is composed of 3 main blocks: Prosper (north), LIchen (center) and Village (south) located in the LaGrande geological sub-province, ~10 km from the Opinaca boundary.
The Prosper claims cover favourable foliated & folded metamorphosed sediments at the margins of magnetic pegmatitic granite-granodiorite plutons. The LIchen claim block covers favourable margins of a 10 X 2.5km magnetic pegmatitic pluton of granodiorite/monzogranite. The Village block claims cover a SE-NW contact of 2 foliated biotite tonalite and granodiorite intrusions.?
The East-Clarkie Prosper and Lichen blocks lay up-ice of well defined 35 km-long NE cluster of high lithium, cesium and rubidium metal lake sediment anomalies (up to 34.9 ppm Li, up to 5ppm Cs; up to 53.8ppm Rb and up to 1.3 ppm Sn), with ice-flow direction confirmed by outcropping stria and no reworking by former Tyrell Sea. Several magnetic lineaments crosscut the general SE-NW magnetic trend.
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UPDATE - AUGUST 29, 2023:
DIOS enlarges the Lithium North Project and commences a major boots on the ground lithium exploration program, Eeyou Istchee James Bay, Québec
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Dios announced on August 29, 2023 new claim acquisitions permitting to enlarge the Lithium North Project that now totals 170 claims for 8,900 ha. The Lithium North Project is located ~ 15 km north of its Lithium33 property in Eeyou Istchee James Bay region, NE of Allkem’s James Bay deposit of 112.9 Mt @ 1.28% Li2O (cut-off grade of 0.40%) of inferred and M&I mineral resources and generally to the SW of Patriot Battery Metals Inc.’s Corvette project and the CV5 deposit of 109.2 Mt @ 1.42% Li2O (cut-off grade of 0.40%) of inferred mineral resources.
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Exploration work set to begin: Dios is said to have initiated a complex process requiring detailed geological studies and thorough analysis to effectively target the most promising lithium zones.? Dios has commenced a field exploration program on several 100%-owned James Bay lithium projects to investigate these detailed pegmatite targets. These targets are enhanced by lithium and evolved LCT pegmatite signatures in lake bottom sediments and in glacial till dispersal trains, as well as by advanced processing of geophysical magnetic and geological data.
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Lithium North Project well located: The Lithium North Project covers 2 prospective areas of pegmatites: 1) NE-SW striking 13 km-long section and 2) NW-SE 6 km long one, both hosting porphyric/pegmatitic granodiorite with pegmatite pockets and 5-50% dykes, wrapped around a magnetic biotite granite. Lithium North lies within a greenstone belt, outside of the former Tyrell Sea (with sediment values likely more reliable as not swept all over and concentrated) and its location at the head of significant (30km-long) cluster of lake sediment anomalies (up to very high 100.6 ppm Li; up to 72 ppm Rb; and up to 8 ppm Cs) is notable. Lithium North is located ~60 km ENE of Allkem James Bay/Cyr lithium deposit (40.3Mt @ 1.40% Li2O resource recently increased to 110.2Mt @ 1.30% Li2O total resources (0.5% cut off)) and ~45km north of Pivert- Rose deposit (26.3Mt @ 0.87% Li2O & 138 ppm Ta2O5 resources), where Critical Elements Lithium (CRE-V) has disclosed a new updated feasibility study (https://www.cecorp.ca/en/critical-elements-lithium-announces-new-positive-feasibility-study-for-the-rose-lithium-project-generating-an-after-tax-npv8-of-us2-2b-and-an-after-tax-irr-of-65-7/). The geochemical signature of Lithium North is comparable to Pivert-Rose deposit and Pontax-Lithium prospect, previously discovered and drilled by a JV between Dios and Sirios Resources (SOI_V). The Québec government data base reports at least 11 large pegmatite outcrops within Lithium Nord claims and several others may be extrapolated from satellite imagery (specially on the NW and southern blocks). Majority of known pegmatitic rocks correlate well with NW, NS & EW magnetic (TILT) lineaments.
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Set to explore other surrounding projects: The LeCaron Project (103 claims for 5,414 ha) to the SE contains up to ?20 pegmatite outcrops, all associated with a lithium signature footprint (https://www.dhirubhai.net/posts/eric-lemieux-9468715_quebec-jamesbay-lithium-activity-7072045730986614784-gNsi?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop). The East-Clarkie Project (159 claims for 8,380 ha) even further to the east hosts at least 47 notable pegmatite outcrops (https://www.dhirubhai.net/posts/eric-lemieux-9468715_quebec-jamesbay-lithium-activity-7077488784535121920-n5u9?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop). Exploration results from the above projects as well as those from Nemiscau North (164 claims for 9,270 ha) (see: https://www.dhirubhai.net/posts/eric-lemieux-9468715_quebec-jamesbay-lithium-activity-6989004824377761792-4luA?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop) should be released gradually in a timely basis.
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UPDATE - October 12, 2023:
DIOS enlarges the LeCaron lithium property, Eeyou Istchee James Bay Québec.
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Dios announced on October 12, 2023, that it has enlarged its 100%-owned LeCaron Property in Eeyou Istchee James Bay, Québec. The LeCaron Property has been expanded by 52 claims (2,750 ha) and the Project now totals 156 claims (8,233 ha). The LeCaron lithium property is located 15 km NNE of Eastmain EM-1 hydropower facilities, within LaGrande geological sub-province. Recall Dios had announced on June 6, 2023 that is had uncovered at least 20 pegmatite outcrops within the LeCaron claims (see: https://www.dhirubhai.net/posts/eric-lemieux-9468715_quebec-jamesbay-lithium-activity-7072045730986614784 gNsi?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop). Dios had ?acquired the initial LeCaron Property on February 16, 2023 (see:? https://www.dhirubhai.net/posts/eric-lemieux-9468715_quebec-jamesbay-lithium-activity-7032198740056637440-2XrE?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop).???
Covering prospective acreage: The new Lac LeCaron-south lithium claim block covers a ~15km-long prospective E-W section hosting pegmatitic Uskawasis 2 granodiorite pluton with pegmatite pockets and (5-30%) dykes at the margins of a NE striking paragneiss unit and volcanic rocks of the Anatacau Formation. Dios has recognized that the greenstone belt (volcanics) is more extensive and continues to the NE.? Dios enlarged the LeCaron Property to cover these volcanics in the vicinities of a series of pegmatite and pegmatitic outcrops. The LeCaron geochemical signature is comparable to Pivert-Rose deposit and Pontax-Lithium, with even higher values in secondary environment. Pontax-Lithium was discovered and successfully drilled around 2009 by Dios/Sirios Resources.
Geochem vector: The LeCaron property is located along a cluster of lithium metal lake sediment anomalies (Li>10 ppm) combined with 13 anomalous sampled tills (in heavy mineral fraction with values over 14 ppm Li & up to 29.5 ppm) previously taken by Dios for diamond exploration. Dios till samples were 30 kg samples and assays completed by ICP method on the heavy mineral fraction. Other anomalous critical elements (Cs>2ppm, up to 5ppm) were observed in lake sediments. The potassium/rubidium ratios are also indicative of evolved pegmatites in the sector. Located outside the confines of the former Tyrell Sea, there is thus strong significance given to high secondary (lake sediments and glacial till) environment results.
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UPDATE - June 27, 2024:
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DIOS undertakes exploration work over 5 James Bay properties, Québec
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On June 27, 2024, DIOS EXPLORATION INC. reported that is has commenced, as planned, a follow-up field summer work on 100%-owned i) LeCaron, ii) Lithium-Nord, iii) East-Clarkie, iv) Nemiscau-Nord and v) Pontax-Nord properties on the James Bay Lower Eastmain greenstone belt in Eeyou Istchee James Bay region, NW Québec. Recall on March 1, 2024, DIOS had disclosed that is intends to prepare a late spring follow-up field campaign on 5 of its Eeyou Istchee-James Bay lithium projects in Lower Eastmain greenstone belt and on August 29, 2023 that it had commenced a fall 2023 field exploration program on several projects. Due to the 2023 forest fires, subsequent limited time as well as restricted helicopter and ground access, less than 12% of claims on the projects were covered by the fall 2023 field program.
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Time to revisit: Focus shall be on Lithium-bearing pegmatites (LCT type) on selected favourable target-areas. Exploration follow-up shall focus on first-priority LeCaron and Lithium-Nord projects. Other follow-up work shall target intermediate-priority work on East Clarkie and Eastern LeCaron (including newly acquired claims). A first reconnaissance program is planned on Pontax-Nord and follow-up on Nemiscau-Nord where large part of the claims remains to be explored. Rocks with fertile signature are observed in NW-most part of Lithium-Nord, where anomalous values were also obtained with Nb/Ta versus Mg/Li ratios values that suggest potential fertile magma. The western periphery of Uskawasis3 unit as mapped by Quebec Government appears to be the target unit that may be yielding high lithium values.
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Gold potential on Clarkie and LeCaron: DIOS had previously discovered a sedimentary wacke unit on Clarkie with up to 8.88 g/t Au and 6.8 g/t Au in association with 2% pyrite and quartz veinlets. DIOS reported on LeCaron the Conductor Showing discovery in 2010 with 2.07 g/t Au over 4.5 m in channel sampling, other values of up to 1.28 g/t Au over 2.5 m and 9.64 g/t Au over 0.7m were historically reported.
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Gold follow-up on Au33: Gold exploration follow-up is also contemplated on Au33 and in particular the previous Heberto gold discovery and extensions.
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From 2009-2010, DIOS delineated with till sampling a well-structured 15km x 3-7km gold-bearing glacial dispersion trail oriented at ~N240. Subsequently, in June 2011 Osisko had the option of acquiring a 51% undivided interest in the AU33 WEST property and invested $ 1.4M in exploration with a 2-month prospecting program in 2011 and in the summer of 2012, a rock and soil outcrop sampling program that revealed numerous mineralized new gold occurrences in a felsic complex (tonalite-granodiorite). Osisko completed, 33km of IP surveys and in November 2013 announced the termination of its option on AU33W property following major cost rationalizations of its exploration budget. In 2014, DIOS re-examined all geoscience data and conducted detailed mapping and stripping, permitting to define the APEX ZONE, a N-S mineralized envelop 7m wide to 10m long grading 1.89 g/t Au on Heberto. Concentric structures intersected with brittle mineralized gold structures, combined with magmatic-hydrothermal breccia, suggest the presence of buried magmatic domes within the diorite-tonalite complex. The geological context of the Heberto area may suggest an oxidized intrusion-associated (IRG) gold system that has seen limited recent modern exploration work.
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Marie Josée Girard, President of Dios stated: "We are enthusiastic about this exploration campaign, allowing us to make up for lost time during last summer forest fires. We will explore strategic areas of newly acquired properties with attractive potential for critical elements".
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See also: https://www.dhirubhai.net/pulse/dios-exploration-inc-dos-v-doubles-size-its-lithium33-eric-lemieux
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Strategic Advisor / Conseiller Stratégique at Ministère des Ressources naturelles
2 年Astute comments...hopefully, all explorers will start spending a little more attention on a few details such as identifying the actual mineral species that contain lithium once that a showing is located. This said, Potential iof the area is inestimable.