The Mavis-Fairservice property forms a package of mineral claims currently being explored by International Lithium Corp (ILC). This package covers the pegmatite belt adjacent to Mavis Lake near Dryden, Ontario (Fig. 1). Although different types of mineral claims are included, they share a common exploration plan.
The Mavis-Fairservice Lithium-Rare Metals Property, which consists of 19 contiguous claims (totalling 2,632 ha) within Brownridge Township, is located approximately 19 km northeast of Dryden in north-western Ontario. The property extends south and east of Mavis Lake and is bordered to the east by the Lola Lake Provincial Nature Reserve (Fig. 2).
Fig. 2: Mavis-Fairservice property claim boundary.
2011 Drill Program
A total of 20 holes were drilled during August/September 2011 summer drill program at the Mavis-Fairservice project. The program totaled 1753m, as outlined in Table 1, a 46% increase from the original plan of 1200m drill due to encouraging results.
Results
Of the 20 holes drilled, 17 intersected one or more intervals of pegmatite greater than 2 metres and up to 78 metres in length. 13 of 17 drill holes intersected pegmatites greater than 2 metres thick and returned notable lithium grades (Table 1). Coarse grains (>5cm wide) of spodumene, a major lithium ore mineral, were common. Fig. 3 shows a wide, coarse grained pegmatite intersection from drill hole MF11-12
Table 1: Significant Intervals of Li2O
|
Hole |
From (m) |
To (m) |
Length* |
Li2O % |
|
MF11-01 |
2.2 |
6 |
3.8 |
0.89 |
|
MF11-05 |
0.9 |
7 |
6.1 |
1.01 |
|
MF11-07 |
4.1 |
9 |
4.9 |
1.48 |
|
MF11-08 |
2.25 |
11 |
8.75 |
1.83 |
|
MF11-09 |
18.85 |
26.65 |
7.8 |
2.58 |
|
Incl |
20 |
25 |
5 |
3.08 |
|
MF11-11 |
2 |
6.1 |
4.1 |
1.27 |
|
MF11-12 |
29 |
33 |
4 |
1.15 |
|
And |
116.95 |
145.4 |
28.45 |
1.22 |
|
Incl |
125 |
141 |
16 |
1.63 |
|
And |
152 |
178.25 |
26.25 |
1.86 |
|
MF11-13 |
17.1 |
25.8 |
8.7 |
1.08 |
|
Incl |
19 |
24 |
5 |
1.44 |
|
MF11-14 |
24 |
27 |
3 |
2.91 |
|
MF11-15 |
78.4 |
85 |
6.6 |
1.38 |
|
MF11-16 |
88 |
97 |
9 |
0.93 |
|
Incl |
89.35 |
94 |
4.65 |
1.23 |
|
MF11-17 |
31.1 |
39.5 |
8.4 |
0.53 |
|
MF11-19 |
20 |
26 |
6 |
0.92 |
* All widths reported are drill core widths and have not been converted into true width.
Fig. 3: Coarse grained pegmatite from drill hole MF11-12, interval from 149.3-166.2m.
