Leading Edge Mag System, Maps Extensive Lithium Bearing Pegmatite Dyke Swarm, Lnpg Project, Nwt
LEADING EDGE MAG SYSTEM, MAPS EXTENSIVE LITHIUM BEARING
PEGMATITE DYKE SWARM, LNPG PROJECT, NWT
Highlights
● Final results from Hi-tech full tensor ultrasensitive magnetic survey
received.
● The system appears to successfully map the LCT pegmatite dykes,
illustrating that there may be a wider and longer system of anastomosing
dykes than previously thought.
● Signatures up to 100 m wide.
● Drilling and channel samples confirmed multiple >1% LiO2 dyke intervals
over 1 m width with coincident elevated Ta, Sn, and Cs values.
● Historic soil sampling in a heavily treed area in the southeastern part of the
property identified coincident Li, Ta, Sn, and Cs values. The QMAGT
system identified a large vertical magnetic gradient anomaly (Alpha Prime)
coincident with the soil anomaly.
● The drill program planned for August and is already permitted.
Vancouver, British Columbia – July, 6th 2023 – Lake Winn Resources Corp. (“Lake
Winn” or the “Company”) (TSXV: LWR) (FSE: EE1A) is pleased to announce that it has
received the final processed data from Dias Geophysical QMAGT system. We believe
that the QMAGT system has successfully mapped the LCT pegmatite dyke swarm.
Anomalies coinciding with the known dykes appear to coalesce into numerous larger
anomalies which range from 10 m to 100m widths and can be intermittently traced along
strike for up to 7 km. Historic drilling and channel sampling has proven numerous
intervals of mineralized pegmatite grading >1% LiO2 over 1 m to 16.65 m intervals. The
QMAGT results will greatly assist the upcoming field mapping and drill program.
QMAGT System
The QMAGT system is a helicopter-borne magnetic survey system utilizing a SQUID
(superconducting quantum interference device) sensor measures the complete gradient
tensor of the earth’s magnetic field. The SQUID sensors are developed by Supracon
AG of Jena, Germany. Operating within a liquid helium bath, the sensors measure the
magnetic field with great sensitivity. The survey was not without its challenges due to
weather and topography, the system lost sensitivity over the steep cirque valleys
(difficult to drape by any system) and in the last flight when it was running low on
helium. Elsewhere the system delivered numerous vector products of excellent quality.
These will be passed on to consultants to model the magnetic sources in 3-D, a task the
vector data is well suited for. For this news release we will focus on the Bzz data
channel which maps the vertical magnetic gradient.
Vertical Gradient Results and Interpretation
Figure 1 shows a colored grid map of the Bzz data channel from the survey, the left
image is colored, so the zones of high gradient are the “hot” red colors, the right image
is colored by reversing the palette so that the zones of low gradient are the “hot” red
colors. The current thinking is that the LCT pegmatites have very little magnetic
response, so they are the zones of low gradient, whereas when they were intruded into
the surrounding sandstones, a hornfels was formed causing the high vertical gradients.
The red colors in the right image of Figure 1 thought to map directly the LCT pegmatite
dykes. It is an exciting result. Other vectors like Bxy (not shown) support this
interpretation with coincident anomalies matching the reds in the reverse color image for
Bzz. The results show a dense swarm of pegmatites, tens of metres across near
northern drill holes. Drill hole MAC06 encountered 17.96 m of LCT pegmatite grading
1.03% LiO2 and drill MAC07 drilled from the same site at a 60° dip encountered 10.94 m
of LCT pegmatite grading 1.47% LiO2 (Figure 2). In Figure 1 a strong LCT pegmatite
response can be seen semi-continuous over the entire property measuring
approximately 100 m across over many kilometres. Close inspection of nearby historic
collars suggest they drilled near but above this target. One of the first tasks for our field
crews this summer will be to ground truth these anomalies.
Figure 1 (Left Image): Bzz (Measured vertical Gradient) flown over the center portion of
the LNPG project in the NWT near the Yukon border. White dots are the historic drill
holes with their traces. The long linear, “red” responses (high vertical gradient) are
interpreted as hornfels (heat altered sediments) that brace either side of the pegmatite
dykes which are mapped as “Blue” zones of lower vertical gradient. (Right Image) The
same Bzz data image with the color system reversed to highlight the interpreted
pegmatite dykes as “Red” zones, for easier interpretation.
Figure 2 illustrates the northern part of the surveyed area, around drill holes MAC 06
and 07, with the reverse-colored image from Figure 1 (Right Image) and overlain by
topographic contours. It is clear from the contours where there are deep cirque valleys a
couple of hundred metres deep the helicopter was not able to drape and follow the
terrain, making the distance from ground to sensor greater and the image gets “washed”
out with less detail. The interpreted LCT pegmatite dykes have been traced out with
lines of white dots. They seem to get cut-off by the cirques, but we know from outcrop
they persist in the cliff faces of the cirques. The apparent cut-off is due to loss of
sensitivity due to the height above the ground. Signal drops off at the square of the
distance. On the upper plateau, a swarm of anastomosing dykes can be perceived
including the dyke that was sampled by MAC 06 and 07. Part of the summer field
program plan is to expand on the intercepts in these holes using 50 m step outs. This
magnetic data will aid in locating these collars.
Figure 2 A zoomed in view of the NW part of the property, with the Bzz data, reverse
colors, with 5 m topographic contours. The red linears are thought to map out the LCT
pegmatite dykes. Note the swarm near historic drill holes MAC06 and MAC07, at which
these drill holes only test one dyke in the swarm. The channel sample highlights are
shown in Table 1, below.
In the past field crews sampled the exposed pegmatite outcrop in the faces of the cliffs
that define the cirques, the cliff faces were given colloquial names after famous “walls.”
Table 1 lists the channel samples from the various cliff faces sampled. The small dykes
sampled in Table 1 would not be able to be resolved in the magnetic data due to the
small width, only the larger dykes and the combined swarms will show. Refer to Figure
2 for locations. The dyke swarm seems to continue in the magnetic data to the south
past Cirque 6 in an unexplored part of the property. Figure 2 also illustrates an 80 m to
100m wide magnetic signature that traverses the entire data set for several kilometers.
This anomaly has been named Alpha Prime. Several scout drill holes are planned to
test these, this summer.
Table 1: Channel sample results
Cliff face name Width
(m)*1 Li2O (%) Ta2O5
(g/t)
SnO2
(%)
Prison Wall 4.40 1.12 55.0 0.05
1.20 2.33 59.0 0.05
1.90 0.87 56.4 0.03
1.70 1.57 250.3 0.95
Berlin Wall 4.00 2.04 57.8 0.05
1.95 2.29 48.7 0.01
0.95 3.10 53.6 0.03
Great Wall of
China 16.65 1.21 65.4 0.03
3.75 1.67 45 0.03
7.00 1.41 59.9 0.04
1.25 1.83 67.3 0.05
5.15 1.63 52.9 0.01
Hadrian’s Wall 1.05 0.85 80.9 0.05
6.30 1.86 116.7 0.05
*1 – Measured widths are estimated to be 98 to 90% of the true thickness, due to the
near vertical dip.
2006-2007 Soil sampling correspondence with the southern extent Alpha Prime
pegmatite dyke
The concept that the Alpha Prime dyke, is part of the LCT pegmatite swarm, is
supported by soil sampling undertaken in the south end of the property in 2006 and
2007. These soil surveys used two assay methods, one with Aqua Regia for a selected
digest, and one using four-acid near total digest. Lithium was only assayed for in the
near total digest. Figure 3 shows the results of this work. The trace of Alpha Prime has
a strong (red circles) > 127 ppm Li-in-soil anomaly coincidence with it.
Figure 3 SW portion of the QMAGT survey, colors changed (to pastel purple) to
highlight the soil geo-chem results associated with the pegmatite swarm. The Alpha
Prime dyke signature is prominent and named in the figure. Each dot represents a soil
sample site, the dots have been colored by Li ppm results as shown in the legend.
Soil sampling seems to be an effective tool in this environment, and there are plans to
expand this soil grid in key areas of interest, to follow Alpha Prime, and to define the
dyke swarms on the plateau near Cirques 3 to 6.
Patrick Power, CEO of Lake Winn Resources Ltd said, “We took a bit of a risk with
using the relatively new QMAGT system but as you can see it has proven worthy, this
will greatly aid in our upcoming drill program. The more we work on this property the
more it becomes apparent that we have a large system of LCT pegmatite dykes, our
goal is to as quickly as possible narrow down the best zones in this system which
stretches more than 7 kilometers. Our vision is to define circa 100mT of >1% LiO2 in the
most rapid low-cost manner. This summer’s work will be a big step towards making this
a reality.
Lake Winn is currently in planning with our consultants, Archer, Cathro & Associates
(1981) Limited, to scope, price, and plan a 3,000m drill program to commence in early
August.
The technical information in this news release has been approved by Heather Burrell,
P.Geo., a senior geologist with Archer, Cathro & Associates (1981) Limited and a
qualified person for the purpose of National Instrument 43-101.
About Lake Winn
Lake Winn Resources Corp. is a mineral exploration company focused on advancing its
100% owned Little Nahanni Lithium Project (“LNLP”), which is located in the western
Northwest Territories near the Yukon Border. The project covers 7,080 hectares that
encompasses a 7 km long, and up to 500 m wide, lithium, tantalum, and tin pegmatite
dyke swarm. Historical drilling and channel sampling on the Project confirms the
presence of significant Lithium, Tantalum, Tin, and Cesium.
On Behalf of the Board of Directors of Lake Winn Resources Corp.
Patrick Power
CEO and Director
Lake Winn Resources Corp.
Telephone: (604) 218-8772
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