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La corne south
copper - zinc - vms
la corne south project
Project overview
overview
The La Corne South (“LCS”) Copper VMS Project comprises of 47 claim blocks totalling 2,484 hectares.
location
Located 23km north of Val d’Or, Québec. La Corne South is accessible year-round through major Highway 397 which runs through the claims, and additional industrial roads to various regions.
history
History of exploration includes trenching and diamond drilling of massive sulphide targets (Cu, Zn, Ag), and the discovery of the Boily-Berubé pegmatite.
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WORK COMPLETED BY
We have completed the following since 2021 :
Completed 3 drill holes totalling 426 metres, to test an approximate 50 metres of strike length of the Copper/VMS target.
- Airborne Magnetic Survey.
- Bedrock sampling.
- Ground-based deep penetrating, electromagnetic survey.
Several target areas including the potential for multi-element VMS and lithium-bearing pegmatite have been identified by these surveys.
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Project geology
- Historic work on the La Corne South includes diamond drilling by a number of companies. One hole completed in 2004 by Falconbridge-Noranda intersected up to 333 ppm Li with several intercepts over 100 ppm.
- Work conducted by Q Battery in 2023 included rock sampling to test for multiple elements. Results obtained include a number of samples that returned > 100 ppm lithium, including 622 ppm Li.
- The Boily Berubé mineral showing is a pegmatite exposure that has yet to be sampled for lithium and contains molybdenite and bismithinite.
- The recently completed detailed magnetics survey over the whole of the La Corne South property provides exploration targeting for pegmatite bodies.
- The La Corne South claims are situated in greenstone volcanic basalt and andesite. Approximately 10 km north of the La Corne, a cluster of massive sulphide deposits are documented in the Québec showings database. This includes the Abgam, Belfort, Baralee’, and Vendrome Number 1 showing and worked deposits, typically reporting significant values for zinc, silver, copper and gold.
- VMS showings are located in close proximity to the La Corne, including the Swanson mineral showing located 7 km northeast of the La Corne S. At the Swanson, values up to 103 g/t Au and 45% Zn are reported in selected samples. AUR Resources (1987) took a rock cut sample that returned over 5.79 m of 4.8% Zn and 3.7 g/t Au (GM 34828, GM 48760).
la corne south geology map
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2024 drill program
Q Precious & Battery Metals Drilled 4.2% Copper, 4% Zinc, With Silver and Gold 0.83% Copper Equivalent Over 25.45 Metres At La Corne South Project, Val d’Or Quebec on Drill Hole #1.
Several samples from hole 24LCS-01 also returned elevated nickel (250-650 ppm, or 0.5 to 1.3 pounds Ni per tonne) that may add to the overall value of the mineralization.
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drilling results
COPPER GRADES & WIDTHS ON DRILL HOLE 1:
- 122.75-123.3 – 4.2% copper, 4% zinc. 0.17ppm gold, and 30.3 ppm silver
- 123.3-123.85 – 1.9% copper, 3.17% zinc, and 14.7 ppm silver
- 123.85-124.4 – 0.79% copper, 1.3% zinc, and 7.33 ppm silver
- 125.5-126 – 2.61% copper
- 1.8% copper equivalent** over 6.1 metres (122.75-127.6), including 2.56% copper equivalent over 3.95 metres (122.75-126.7)
The weighted average for the total mineralized zone from 102.15 metres to 127.6 metres is calculated at:
- 0.83% copper equivalent over 25.45 metres
RESULTS OF CORE SAMPLES TAKEN FROM DRILL HOLES 24LCS-02 AND 24LCS-03 FROM THE LA CORNE SOUTH PROJECT:
From drill holes 24LCS-02 and 24LCS-03, significant downhole intercepts were returned primarily from hole 24LCS-03, including:
- 108.75 to 109.75: 2.68 per cent copper and 23.45 parts per million silver;
- 110.2 to 111.4: 2.66 per cent copper and 24.05 ppm silver
A weighted-average copper equivalent for the hole 24LCS-03 continuous intercept from 104.85 metres to 112.75 metres downhole depth is calculated as:
- 1.17 per cent copper equivalent over 7.9 metres.
** Copper equivalents utilize USA $80 per gram gold, $0.95 per gram silver, $1.30 per pound zinc, and $4.2 per pound copper.