Rockland Resources Acquires the Wapistan Lithium Project
ROCKLAND RESOURCES ACQUIRES THE WAPISTAN LITHIUM PROJECT
Vancouver, British Columbia, March 31st, 2023, Rockland Resources Ltd. (the "Company" or
"Rockland") (CSE: RKL) is pleased to announce that it has signed an option agreement to acquire
a 100% interest in the Wapistan Lithium Project (the “Project”) located within the James Bay
region of Quebec.
The Wapistan Lithium Project is a large land package comprised of 219 claims (10,722 hectares)
over two claim blocks (Wapistan East and West; Figure 1). The property is easily accessed by all-
season roads, hydro and has two nearby communities offering exploration and mining services.
The Wapistan East Property is underlain by approximately 20 kilometres of the Yasinski Group
volcano-sedimentary rocks (greenstone belt). Whereas the Wapistan West property is underlain
by approximately 11 kilometres of the Yasinski Group rocks.
The Wapistan Project is located between 8 and 30 kilometres easterly from the lithium prospects
and spodumene bearing pegmatites of the nearby Q2 Metals Mia Property (QTWO – TSXV) and
Ophir Gold’s Radis Property (OPHR – TSXV); all which form part of the same greenstone belt.
At Mia, two notable showings include Mia Li-1 (0.47% Li2O) and Mia Li-2 (2.27% Li2O), were
recently sampled by Q2 Metals. These occurrences of spodumene pegmatite are well documented
and located within the western part of the Yasinski Lake (greenstone) Belt. Historical work in
1959 (Main Exploration Company Ltd., GM10200) within the Mia Property has mapped an
approximate 8.3 km trend of pegmatite (up to 30.5 metres wide) extending in the same greenstone
belt from the Mia occurrences eastward toward the Wapistan Property.
The Wapistan Project has never been explored with lithium or critical elements in mind, despite
the well positioned location. At Wapistan, a small number of pegmatites are described within the
regional provincial SIGEOM data base. The Company has retained Dahrouge Geological
Consulting Ltd. to complete a comprehensive property-wide compilation of historical data, and a
review and interpretation of high-resolution satellite photo s, in order to generate exploration
targets for the upcoming field season.
Figure 1. Wapistan Lithium Project Location
Mike England, CEO of Rockland stated “We are extremely excited to acquire such a large land
package covering one of the most promising Greenstone Belts in the James Bay Region of Quebec.
Recent exploration by both Q2 Metals and Ophir Gold has shown the western part of the belt to
host a number of spodumene bearing pegmatites. While Patriot Battery Metals has demonstrated
the James Bay region to host the potential for a world class lithium discovery”
Cumulative terms of the option agreement will see Rockland issue 10.8 million shares and pay
$400,000 cash over a 12-month period. A 2% NSR will be granted to the vendor of which h alf
(1%) can be purchased back by the Company for $1,000,000 at any time.
The proposed transaction is subject to receipt of all necessary regulatory approvals, including, as
applicable, approval of the Canadian Securities Exchange. A 21-day due diligence period has been
granted to Rockland. The proposed transaction would be an arm's -length transaction for the
company and would not constitute a fundamental change or result in a change of control of the
company, within the meaning of the policies of the CSE. A finders fee will be payable.
The technical content of this news release has been reviewed and approved by François Gagnon,
P. Geo., Senior Exploration Geologist for Dahrouge Geological Consulting Ltd., and Qualified
Person under NI 43-101 on standards of disclosure for mineral projects.
Disclaimer
*Mineralization hosted on adjacent and/or nearby and/or geologically similar properties is not
necessarily indicative of mineralization hosted on the Company’s properties
About Rockland Resources Ltd.
Rockland Resources is engaged in the business of mineral exploration and the acquisition of
mineral property assets for the benefit of its shareholders.
On Behalf of the Board of Directors
Mike England
Director
For further information, please contact:
Mike England
Email: [email protected]
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of this release.
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or future performance and reflect management’s current expectations and assumptions. Such forward-looking statements
reflect manag ement’s current b eliefs and are based on assumptions made by and information currently available to the
Company. Investors are cautioned that these forward looking statements are neither promises nor guarantees, and are subject
to risks and uncertainties that may cause future results to differ materially from those expected. These forward -looking
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