Polymetallic mapping/prospecting results
Mapping and prospecting were concentrated on 4 distinct zones in the heart of the Surimeau property.
Fouillac - south of the
This program has identified new metal/battery mineralization at surface north of Lalonde and south of
Pegmatite/Lithium Mapping/Prospecting Results
The Decelles Batholith is a large granite batholith exposed along the southern boundary of the Surimeau property. Granitic batholiths may be the parent granites of pegmatite. High rare elements such as Li, Cs, and Ta are found in the most fractional pegmatites.
Numerous granitic pegmatites outcrop along the southwestern and southern portions of the Surimeau property, particularly along the Decelles-Pontiac granite meta-sedimentary contact. These pegmatite often intrude into the amphibolite sediments of the Pontiac. Summer 2023 prospecting identified 4 grab samples grading above 200 ppm Li including a high value of 990 ppm Li (sample 7357). These four samples were taken from the Pontiac Sediments in direct contact with granite/pegmatite. These samples also appear to have high Rb and Cs values. High values of Li, Rb and Cs in mica-rich Pontiac meta-sediments on Surimeau may indicate proximity to lithium pegmatites and may represent distal metasomatism.
Granitic pegmatites in the southern part of Surimeau contain coarse-grained green muscovite and contain anomalous Ta-Nb-Sn and Rb contents. Some granitic pegmatites also contain indicator minerals for lithium mineralization: tourmaline, garnets, and white potassium feldspar. These are the characteristics of a fractional granite bath that could evolve into a lithium pegmatite and will be used to move towards exploration targets.
The samples collected as part of this prospecting were grab samples, preferential in nature and not representative of the entire property.
The samples collected during this mapping and prospecting program were selected, bagged and labelled in the field, and personally delivered to the ALS Val' d'Or facilities for test methods ME-ICP81 and ME-ICP41a. ALS installations comply with the requirements of ISO/IEC 17025.
Update on the Victoria Drill Program Currently Underway
The first two holes of this program (SUR-23-47 and SUR-23-48) have now been completed for a total of 561 metres out of the 4,000 metres planned to date. The third drill hole (SUR-23-49) is currently underway.
Hole 48 is located approximately 90 m west of Hole 47. The two holes completed to date are near the eastern end of the
The two completed holes follow approximately the same lithological sequence - Pontiac Sediments, followed by massive ultra-mafic and then Pontiac Sediments at the end of each hole. The deeper contact between the ultra-mafics and the underlying sediments in these holes is a well-mineralized contact zone that contains both albite-silica and calc-silicate alteration zones.
Mineralization is present in the form of fine to coarse sulphide stringers, nodules, clots, and disseminates of pyrite-pyrrhotite-sphalerite (Zn)-chalcopyrite (Cu) and pentlandite (Ni). In addition, there are occasionally narrow beds of well-mineralized graphitic mudstone in near-ultramafic sediments. The mineralized zones described above are approximately 2 m wide in SUR-23-47 and 19 m wide in SUR-23-48, indicating that the main mineralized zone intersected in these holes widens to the west.
Financing
Renforth is undertaking a small flow-through financing for critical minerals at the request of shareholders with the objective of raising, without an intermediary,
About Renforth
Renforth is a secure area company known for its varied mineral resources where it holds a dominant position south of the Cadillac-Larder
Renforth's position is unique in that properties in the area are accessible by road, have on-site hydroelectricity, and are in an established and secure mining jurisdiction that consistently ranks among the top 10 in the world according to the
Renforth is engaged in active exploration of metal/battery mineralization on Surimeau, working towards an initial resource calculation, as well as reshaping our Parbec gold deposit to incorporate the 15,000 m drilled after the effective date in 2019 of the last resource calculation.
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