Jourdan Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE: JOR) ("JOURDAN" or the
"Company") is pleased to announce the acquisition of three
properties, the Vallee, Lacorne and Baillarge Lithium Properties
(collectively the "Properties") in proximity to Canada Lithium
Corporation's Quebec Lithium Project (46.7 million tonnes grading
1.19% Li2O, www.canadalithium.com) in the Val-d'Or region of
northern Quebec.
Based on the historical work on the Properties, JOURDAN believes
there is a significant potential to host to High Technology Metals
("HTM's") that include Lithium (usually described as Lithium Oxide
or Li2O), Beryllium (Be), Tantalum (Ta) and the suite of Rare Earth
Elements (or "REE's"), Cesium (Cs), Molybdenum (Mo) and Bismuth
(Bi).
The Properties were bought from arm's length party (the
"Vendor") by issuing 1,750,000 common shares in total of JOURDAN to
the Vendor and completing $450,000 in exploration and development
work on the Properties over a 2 year period, divided as follows:
750,000 shares on signing the Final Agreement and receiving
regulatory approvals; followed by 1,000,000 in additional shares
with a work commitment of $200,000 prior to the First Anniversary
date; then an additional work commitment of $250,000 prior to the
Second Anniversary date. The Vendor will carry a 2% Net Smelter
Returns ("NSR") Royalty of which 1% can be purchased by JOURDAN at
any time for $1,000,000.
The Properties are located in the heart of the southern portion
of the Abitibi Greenstone Belt in Quebec, some 100 km northeast of
the mining towns of Rouyn-Noranda, 45 km north of Val-d'Or, 50 km
northeast of Malartic home to Osisko Mining's Canadian-Malartic
Deposit, 30 km southeast of Amos and more importantly contiguous
and in proximity to Canada Lithium Corporation's Quebec Lithium
Property and Deposit. Each of the Properties already hosts
significant lithium mineralization as well as other HTM's along the
northern and central borders of the Preissac-Lacorne Batholith (the
"Batholith").
The High Technology Metals from the Vallee, Lacorne and
Baillarge Lithium Properties area
A total of 32 showings, described by the Ministere des
ressources naturelles et de la faune Quebec or the MRNFQ (ET-91-09;
Boily, 1992) as HTM's are located within a 50 km radius in the
Batholith that also hosts the Properties. These include the past
producing mines of:
-- Quebec Lithium (operated as an underground mine and produced 907,200
tonnes grading 1.40 % Li2O from 1955 to 1965; Canadian Mines Handbook
1983-1984) - currently being explored and developed by Canada Lithium
Corporation and is contiguous to the west with JOURDAN's Vallee Lithium
Property.
-- Preissac Moly (operated as an underground mine and produced 2,235,880
tonnes grading 0.19% Mo and 0.03% Bi from 1943 to 1944 and 1962 to 1971;
MRNFQ Report DPV 619.
-- Cadillac Moly (operated as an underground mine and produced 1,761,000
tonnes grading 0.83% Mo, 0.04% Bi and 0.45 g/t Ag from 1965 to 1970;
MRNFQ Report DV-85-08).
-- Lacorne Moly (operated as an underground mine and produced 3,828,844
tonnes grading 0.33% Mo and 0.04% Bi from 1954 to 1972; MRNFQ Report GM
28882) - currently being explored by Romios Gold Resources and is
located 3 km due south of the JOURDAN's Baillarge Lithium Property.
The HTM's are found in spodumene-rich pegmatites. Spodumene (a
lithium aluminum silicate) hosts the bulk of the lithium,
accompanied by lepidolite (a potassium lithium aluminum silicate).
The main indicator minerals for spodumene and lepidolite are white
feldspar, silvery muscovite and beryl (a beryllium aluminum
silicate). The presence of lepidolite is an excellent indicator of
higher than normal grades of HTM's, niobium (Nb) and fluorine
(F).
Latulippe and Ingham (MRNFQ Report S-023, 1956) studied the
lithium occurrences in the Preissac-Lacorne Batholith (the
"Batholith") in the immediate vicinity of the three Properties.
They concluded at the time there were several thousands of
pegmatites in the area, ranging in widths from 30 cm to 50 m in
length; one was identified for 2,500 m in length with many over 300
m in length. Several are semi-circular and pod shaped lenses, but
generally they tend to be straight.
The pegmatites are emplaced in fractures and faults within the
Batholith and the surrounding volcanic within a 1 km to 2 km band
north of the Batholith. The contact between the Batholith and the
volcanics plunge northwards at -40 degrees , with structural
movements showing a south side moving up and to the west. The
spodumene-rich pegmatites tend to occur along the northern boundary
of the Batholith and the east-southeast trending Manneville Fault,
part of the Porcupine-Destor Deformation Zone (the "PDDF"). The
PDDZ is the host of the major gold deposits of the 75+ million
ounce Timmins-Matheson Gold district located further to the west in
Ontario. All of the spodumene-rich pegmatites are parallel to the
Manneville Fault which dips north at 40 degrees to 70 degrees .
This part of the Batholith and volcanics has the highest incidence
of spodumene-rich pegmatites, fractures, brecciation and ductile
deformation.
Lithium mineralization on the Properties
The Vallee Lithium Property consists of 17 claims (703.8
hectares or 7.0 km(2)) in Lacorne and Fiedmont Townships (covering
Ranges VII to IX, Lots 56 to 62 in Lacorne and Ranges VII to IX,
Lots 1 and 3 in Fiedmont).
The Lithium mineralization was discovered in 1956 and was termed
Valley Lithium Showing (MRNFQ Showing 32C/05-0022), located along
the Range line between Ranges VIII and IX. The spodumene-rich
pegmatites intersect the Batholith. Historic drilling intersected
up to return 1.38% Li over 4.88 m (DDH#12, as reported in MRNFQ MB
89-29).
The Canada Lithium Corporation's Quebec Lithium Project is
situated in Lacorne Township, Range IX, Lots 49 to 61, and sits
contiguous to the claim block. Canada Lithium Corporation recently
completed a positive feasibility study on the development of the
Quebec Lithium Project with an estimated 46.7 million tonnes
grading 1.19% Li2O in Measured and Indicated Mineral Resources and
an additional 56.7 million tonnes at 1.18% Li2O in Inferred Mineral
Resources.
The Baillarge Lithium Property consists of 12 claims (511.5
hectares or 5.1 km(2)) in Lacorne Township (covering Ranges II and
III, Lots 5 to 11). The claim block hosts the Lac Baillarge East
Lithium Showing uncovered in 1955 (MRNFQ Showing 32C/05-0035)
located south of Baillarge Lake. Three separate mineralized
pegmatites were historically identified, all crosscutting the
Batholith and adjacent sediments. The pegmatites contain spodumene,
beryl, molybdenite (a silvery molybdenum sulphide),
columbite-tantalite (a niobium-tantalum iron-manganese oxide),
cleavelandite (a sodium-calcium aluminum silicate) and holmquistite
(a lithium magnesium aluminum silicate). Historic drilling
intersected up to 2.48% LiO2 over 2.30 m (as reported in MRNFQ MB
89-29).
The Romios Gold Resources (www.romiosgold.com) is currently
exploring the former claims of Lacorne Molybdenum Mine, contiguous
to the south-southwest of JOURDAN's Baillarge Lithium Property. The
Lacorne Molybdenum Mine was operated intermittently by Molybdia
Corporation Limited from 1951 to 1972 as an underground mine. The
historical probable reserves calculated in 1974 were 1,310,000
tonnes grading 0.23 % MoS2 and 0.04 % Bi. The historical probable
reserves are not compliant to National Instrument ("NI") 43-101 and
should not be relied upon. No qualified person has done sufficient
work to classify the historical mineral reserves as current mineral
resources and/or mineral reserves. The mineralization occurs in a
swarm of quartz-pegmatite veins hosted by a large sill or stock of
biotite granite. In the upper levels of the mine it is 426 metres
wide, narrowing to about 350 metres at the -228 metres underground
level (750 feet). Biotite schists bound the sill or stock to the
north and south and also host sets of veins carrying molybdenum and
bismuth. Romios Gold Resources is evaluating the historical and
recent diamond drilling information to determine the extent of the
mineralization and bulk tonnage potential of the property. Drilling
completed in 2008 intersected 145.6 m grading 0.070% MoS2, 0.0055%
Bi, 0.398 g/t silver and 0.031% Lithium (RQ-08-08) and 168.30 m
grading 0.079% MoS2, 0.0064% Bi, 0.120 g/t Silver and 0.012%
Lithium (RQ-08-15).
The Lacorne Lithium Property consists of 5 claims (245.1
hectares or 2.5 km(2)) in Lamotte Township (covering Ranges X, Lots
59 to 63). At least 8 spodumene-rich pegmatites were uncovered in
three closely-spaced sectors, termed the Lacorne Lithium Showing
(MRNFQ Showing 32D/08-0028). In the central sector the pale green
disseminated, 0.5 to 30 cm long spodumene crystals are associated
with metric wide grey quartz stockworks that run parallel to the
pegmatites. The spodumene represents up to 40% of the vein
material. The pegmatites also contain garnet (a
magnesium-iron-manganese-calcium aluminum silicate), beryl, native
bismuth and chalcopyrite (a copper sulphide).
Grades in historic drill holes by Lacorne Lithium Mines yielded
up to 0.83% Li2O over 4.0 m (DDH-L3 of the southern sector);
whereas continuous channel samples gave 0.90% Li2O over 2.7 m
(sample of the northern sector); 1.19% Li2O over 9.0 m (northern
sector channel sample); 1.29% Li2O over 13.5 m (southern sector
channel sample) in a series of outcrops over a 160 m length. Some
20 drill holes and a few trenches were completed in the southeast
sector. The average lithium grade of the pegmatite dykes is 0.38%
Li2O for 6.0% spodumene content. Some 16 drill holes were completed
in the southwest sector. The average grade is between 0.25% and
0.50% Li2O (MRNFQ GM 03924-A, GM03924-B).
2011 Exploration Program
JOURDAN plans a significant exploration program on the
Properties starting in February with a minimum 5,000 m of diamond
drilling, starting on the drill ready Vallee Lithium Property. The
key here will be to identify the same lithium bearing pegmatites
along the 1.8 km strike of the property as those found on the
adjacent and contiguous Quebec Lithium Project in order to
potentially define compliant Mineral Resources in the near term.
JOURDAN is fully funded to complete the exploration program on the
Properties having in excess of $1.5 million in liquidity following
the Company's recent financing (refer to the JOURDAN news releases
dated December 23 and 30, 2010).
About Jourdan Resources Inc.
Jourdan Resources Inc. is a Canadian junior mining exploration
company trading under the symbol JOR on the TSX Venture Exchange.
The Company is focused on the acquisition, exploration, production,
development and if, as the case may be, the operation of mining
properties in strategic Uranium and Rare Metals or High Technology
Metals ("HTM's") sectors of eastern Canada. The Company's
properties are currently at the exploration stage along the Lower
North Shore, the Mauricie and the James Bay regions of Quebec.
The technical information in this news release was prepared,
revised and approved by Mr. Jean Lafleur, M. Sc., P. Geo.,
JOURDAN's mineral exploration consultant and Qualified Person under
National Instrument 43-101.
Please visit the Company's website at www.jourdan.ca
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performance, and that actual developments or results, may vary
materially from those in these "forward-looking statements.
Contacts: Emilien Seguin President and CEO, Director
450-670-5224 514-787-1457 (FAX) Guy Girard VP Finance, Director
514-798-1290 514-787-1457 (FAX) info@jourdan.ca
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