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Champion Electric Metals Launches Gravity Survey to Identify Source of Spodumene in Till Samples at its James Bay, Quebec, Lithium Property
Gravity survey designed to locate source of lithium-bearing boulder and hundreds of spodumene fragments discovered in initial till sampling at the west end of t
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[{"type":"text","content":" Gravity survey designed to locate source of lithium-bearing boulder and hundreds of spodumene fragments discovered in initial till sampling at the west end of the Property. Gravity surveys have proven to be a good technique to locate buried lithium-bearing pegmatites. Given characteristics of the lithium-bearing boulder and mineral fragments in the till samples, the source rock is expected to be relatively nearby on the Property in the up-ice direction. Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - January 24, 2024) - Champion Electric Metals Inc. (CSE: LTHM) (OTCQB: CHELF) (FSE: 1QB0) (\"Champion Electric\" or the \"Company\") has initiated a gravity survey to pinpoint the pegmatite source rock of the spodumene (a primary lithium-bearing mineral) boulder and hundreds of spodumene rock fragments found in the till sampling from the Company's initial regional exploration at the western part of its more than 500 km2 James Bay lithium property in Eeyou Istchee, Quebec (the \"Property\"). The pristine nature of the spodumene boulder and the delicate crystal fragments discovered in shallow till sampling suggests that they did not travel great distances from their source. (See below the images of the discovered spodumene boulder and spodumene fragments and where they were discovered in relation to the new geophysical survey.) The western end of the Property abuts Winsome Resources' property, on which a large lithium resource discovery called Cancet has been announced. To the east, the Company's Property abuts Patriot Battery Metals' property which also announced a large lithium discovery. The same greenstone belt that hosts these large lithium discoveries runs on the Company's Property. (Cautionary note: Lithium mineralization on adjacent properties is not indicative of mineralization on our property.) The details of the Company's initial important lithium discovery on the Property are described in the Company's news release in December, 2023. The recent spodumene discovery made during surface rock and till sampling will be the focus of a high-resolution ground gravity survey (the \"Survey\"), which Champion Electric's technical team has already commenced. Gravity has been shown to be an effective tool to map buried pegmatites with no surface showings, and applied at this scale, it is targeted to yield definitive drill targets. The Survey encom...