Pacific Imperial Mines Outlines Adds New Claims to Lithium Property
1700-700 West Pender Street, Vancouver, BC, V6C 1G8 Canada
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PACIFIC IMPERIAL MINES OUTLINES
ADDS NEW CLAIMS TO LITHIUM PROPERTY
Vancouver, June 17, 2019 - PACIFIC IMPERIAL MINES INC. (the “Company”)
(TSX-Venture-PPM) is pleased to announce it has completed additional geochemical
sampling on its 100% owned Eagle Mountain lithium property near Death Valley
Junction, California.
Previous geochemical sampling was completed in December of 2016 and consisted of
61 soil samples from the dry, shallow auger drill holes, were taken across the playa
surface covering an area of about 15 square kilometers.
A crusty mix of halite, sodium and calcium chloride, gypsum, borates, silt and clay
covers the playa surface. The depth of these evaporitic materials is unknown but the
surface expression of the salts extends well beyond the core of the salina. The sampling
revealed a 12 square kilometer area with a surface expression of lithium mineralization
ranging up to 240 ppm. Whereas the area has been subjected to recent unusual rains, it
is probable that the very shallow material has been leached of the very mobile lithium
salts and that deeper sampling will be required. This seasonal leaching and variation in
surface lithium content has been well documented by the USGS regional studies.
In 2018, it was found that the claim staking had been compromised and all claims were
dropped and prospective claims were re-staked. As part of the re-staking process the
Company took the opportunity to obtain additional geochemical samples on its 100%
owned Eagle Mountain property. Geochemical sampling was carried out in September
and October of 2018 by drilling auger drill holes 1 to 2 meters deep depending on the
nature of the material.
Both the original Eagle Mountain property and the area 7 kilometers to the northwest of
the original Eagle Mountain property were soil sampled.
A total of 348 samples were taken with elevated values up to 480 ppm lithium and the
average of all 348 samples was 113 ppm. The first and second rounds of geochemical
sampling provided sufficient information to build up a data base and area mapping to
help direct the re-staking process and geophysical surveying which will ultimately lead
to high potential drill targets.
Current holdings in the Eagle Mountain area include three areas and total acreage of
approximately 4,445 acres:
Claim Block 1 Claims L1 - L119 = 2380 acres
Claim Block 2 Claims L120 - L167 = 960 acres
Claim Block 3 Claims L168 - L223 = 1105 acres
Quality Control and Quality Assurance:
ALS Chemex Labs in Reno, Nevada processed the samples for analysis. The analytical
range for lithium for the method used is 0.1 ppm to 1%. The multi-element package
subjects the samples to Aqua Regia digestion followed by ICP-MS analysis. This
method is suitable for early lithium exploration in sedimentary deposits. H. Leo King,
P. Geo, Director of Pacific Imperial Mines Inc. is the qualified person as defined by
National Instrument 43-101 and has approved the technical information in this release.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD
Chris McLeod (signed)
Chris McLeod, President
For further information please contact:
Roman Shklanka, Chairman, at 604-649-6195,
or
Chris McLeod, President, at 604-669-6332
Email: [email protected]
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