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Nemaska Lithium Discovers New Mineralized Zone at Whabouchi and Provides Drilling Update
Sep. 06, 2016 10:30AM PST
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QUEBEC CITY, QUEBEC–(Marketwired – Sep 6, 2016) – Nemaska Lithium Inc. (TSX:NMX,OTCQX:NMKEF) is pleased to provide an update on the previously announced definition drilling campaign for its Whabouchi lithium project.
QUEBEC CITY, QUEBEC–(Marketwired – Sep 6, 2016) – Nemaska Lithium Inc. (TSX:NMX,OTCQX:NMKEF) is pleased to provide an update on the previously announced definition drilling campaign for its Whabouchi lithium project. The drill program was expanded from 44 drill holes over 13,700 m to 50 holes over 17,000 m after the company encountered a new lithium bearing zone in the southwestern end of the planned pit area (Figure1). The initial discovery was made on holes WHA-16-190; that intersected a new mineralized zone over 29.1m along core at 150 m vertical depth, WHA-16-184 over 81.7 m along core at 245 m vertical and WHA-16-189 over 44.8 m at 500 m vertical on the same section (3+50). Five (5) holes to confirm the lateral extensions of this new lithium zone up to 100m East and West of section 03+50 along strike are currently being drilled and are expected to be completed in early September 2016.
Currently a total of twelve (12) holes have intercepted the new mineralized zone, named Doris, and have reported the following intersections:
| Section | Hole Name | From (m) | To (m) | Core length (m) | True width* (m) |
| 01+75 | WHA-16-145 | 15.03 | 43.8 | 28.8 | 14.4 |
| 01+75 | WHA-16-169 | 126.35 | 152.6 | 26.3 | 13.1 |
| 02+00 | WHA-16-146 | 53.9 | 140.8 | 87.0 | 43.5 |
| 02+00 | WHA-16-170 | 171.7 | 188.62 | 16.9 | 8.5 |
| 02+50 | WHA-16-148 | 66.62 | 105.88 | 39.3 | 19.6 |
| 02+75 | WHA-16-149 | 62.52 | 79.2 | 16.7 | 8.3 |
| 02+75 | WHA-16-149 | 81.27 | 102.03 | 20.8 | 10.4 |
| 03+25 | WHA-16-175 | 80.95 | 116 | 35.1 | 17.5 |
| 03+50 | WHA-16-184 | 299.3 | 381.0 | 81.7 | 40.9 |
| 03+50 | WHA-16-190 | 185.29 | 214.38 | 29.1 | 14.5 |
| 04+00 | WHA-16-151 | 91.3 | 107.1 | 15.8 | 7.9 |
| 04+25 | WHA-16-152 | 48.88 | 69 | 20.1 | 10.1 |
| 05+00 | WHA-16-153 | 22.82 | 34.63 | 11.8 | 5.9 |
* True width estimated for drill holes with a dip of 50° and a general dip of 75° to the NW for the mineralized structure
Additional details of this new lithium zone will be released as the Corporation receives assay results.
“Drilling has gone even better than expected and I am obviously very pleased with this new lithium discovery” commented Guy Bourassa, President and CEO of Nemaska Lithium. “What we know now is that the new zone is quite a thick dyke and we are seeing true widths similar to the main zone at Whabouchi. I am excited to see what impact this new discovery will have on our world class Whabouchi lithium project,” commented Guy Bourassa, President and CEO of Nemaska Lithium.
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