Property Highlights - June 2008 Commodities: Lithium Location: La Corne Township, 60 km north of Val d’D’Or, Quebec Size of property: 12 claims, 405 hectares Status: Scoping study & metallurgical testing Ownership: 100% Canada Lithium
Acquisition and Planned Work In May 2008, Canada Lithium obtained TSX Venture Exchange approval and closed the transaction to acquire Quebec Lithium near Val D’Or, Quebec from IAMGOLD Corporation ("IAMGOLD"). Canada Lithium Corp. has issued six million shares to IAMGOLD and paid $350,000 in cash as well as IAMGOLD's costs to complete the transaction.
Canada Lithium Corp. plans to commence an economic scoping study metallurgical testing in summer 2008 to determine the viability of taking the Quebec Lithium property to production. An additional systematic program of exploration drilling followed by confirmation drilling to define and verify the extent of the deposit and its resources is also planned.
Location Quebec Lithium Property is located in the north-east corner of Lacorne Township, approximately 38 km south-east of Amos, 15 km west of Barraute and 60 km north of Val-d’Or, Quebec. The property consists of 12 contiguous claims covering 404.69 hectares. Quebec is one of the top rated mining jurisdictions in the world and electricity costs are amongst the lowest in North America.
Property Description and Previous Work Quebec Lithium is a system of underground spodumene-rich dikes. The mine was operated under the former Quebec Lithium Corporation as an underground mine, surface concentration plant and refinery from 1955 to 1965, to produce ceramic grade and chemical grade spodumene concentrates, lithium carbonate, lithium hydroxide monohydrate as well as a small quantity of lithium chloride and feldspar.
When mining operations were suspended, the proven ore reserve was stated to be 15,612,300 tonnes at a grade of 1.14% Li2O calculated down to the 150 metre level in the proven, probable and possible categories. The reserve was calculated using an 85% recovery rate and a 7% dilution factor. Over a period of 10 years of operation, the ore hoisted from underground works averaged a grade of 1.25% of LiO2 against the composed 1.13%, derived from geological sections.
Note: This resource calculation is considered historical and is not considered National Instrument 43-101 compliant. In addition, the Company has not completed sufficient work to classify this historical estimate as a current under the guidelines set forth by the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and should not be relied upon. However, given the quality of the work completed, the company believes the resource estimate to be relevant enough to base its exploration programs.
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