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Champion Electric Metals Commences 2024 Phase II Drilling at Quebec Lithium Project, James Bay Territory
Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - August 26, 2024) - Champion Electric Metals Inc. (CSE: LTHM) (OTCQB: CHELF) (FSE: 1QB0) ("Champion Electric" or the "Company
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[{"type":"text","content":" Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - August 26, 2024) - Champion Electric Metals Inc. (CSE: LTHM) (OTCQB: CHELF) (FSE: 1QB0) (\"Champion Electric\" or the \"Company\") is pleased to announce commencement of core drilling at the Western Prospect of the Quebec Lithium Project in the heart of the Eeyou Istchee James Bay territory (see Fig. 1). The Company plans to drill up to 1,500 metres in the 2024 Phase II program to further test spodumene-bearing pegmatite dikes intersected in Phase I drill holes EIQ24-007 and -008 and identified in recent trench exposures (see Figure 2). Initial drilling will focus on a 700 metre-long segment of the recently reported 1,700-metre glacial dispersal train of spodumene-bearing boulders. Additionally, the team will collect a 50 kg sample of spodumene mineralization in pegmatite for metallurgical testing. RJLL Drilling is the drilling contractor with on-site project supervision by GeoVector Management, Inc. \"In the 2024 field season, our geologists have collected 157 systematic channel samples from twelve trenches at the Western Prospect. Further, our exploration team has taken 9 outcrop and 46 float samples along with a further 51 till samples across the length of the tenement,\" commented President and CEO Jonathan Buick. \"All surface samples have been submitted for laboratory analysis and we now transition to drill testing our exploration concepts. We anticipate positive analytical results from surface sampling starting in early September and continuing to the end of the year.\" Image 1: First Drill Location during the Phase 2 core drilling program. Figure 1: Western Prospect Location, area of initial drilling and trenching outlined in yellow. Figure 2: Western Prospect - Planned DDH collars with trench and channel sample locations, DDH collars, and spodumene-bearing pegmatite boulders on LiDAR shaded relief map. Selected grab samples from boulders are annotated with Li2O%. Champion Electric invites shareholders, potential investors, and stakeholders to follow the Company's social media pages for ongoing photo updates of the spring field program. Facebook: ChampionLTHMTwitter/X: @ChampionlthmLinkedIn: championelectricmetals Sampling techniques and QA/QC At the drill rig, the driller's helper places core samples into boxes, marking every 3 meters with wooden blocks. Once full...