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Georgia Lake, Ontario
With the rapid growth demographics of high powered portable devices and the increasing prominence of lithium ion batteries in hybrid motors, amongst many other uses including medicine, aerospace, and manufacturing, lithium is emerging as the rare earth element (REE) of the 21st century.
The Niemi Lithium property is a spodumene-bearing pegmatite situated within the Georgia Lake pegmatite field. The property consists of four contiguous claims located approximately 1.5 km south of Georgia Lake and its associated pegmatite field, which has been an area of considerable lithium and rare-earth element (REE) exploration since its discovery and subsequent staking rush in the mid-1950's.
The Niemi deposit occurs in metasediments that strike N75E and dip vertically. Drilling and surface mapping in the 1950's by Lun-Echo Gold Mines Ltd traced the pegmatite for a length of 128 m striking parallel to the metasediments. The pegmatite was estimated to be up to 9.3 m thick and 30.5 m wide. In 1955, Lun-Echo Gold Mines Ltd investigated the property with a 35 vertical x-ray diamond drill hole program totaling 405.4 m. Noted results include 4.72m of 1.02% Li2O and 1.52m of 2.0% Li2O. Lun-Echo analyzed exclusively for Li2O, which means there is tremendous discovery potential yet for REE.
The pegmatite field is approximately 32 by 105 km and contains over 38 known REE occurrences and 10 known spodumene pegmatite deposits. Within 3 km of the Niemi occurrence are four other spodumene-bearing pegmatites: Georgia Lake, Point, Jackpot and Salo. The closest of these is the Jackpot, which has an estimated reserve of 200,000 tonnes grading at 1.09% Lithium Oxide (Li2O). Given the high concentration of spodumene and REE bearing pegmatites in the area, TNR Gold Corp aims to confirm the Niemi property for lithium and explore for additional REE occurrences.
TNR Gold Corp acquired the Niemi Property in February 2009 with the intent to use historic drilling information to further define the extent of the deposit, explore the property for additional pegmatites, and investigate the potential for added REE often associated with spodumene-bearing pegmatites.
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