FIRST ENERGY METALS DRILLS 1.35 PERCENT LITHIUM OXIDE OVER 7 METERS IN DRILL HOLE LC-21-21 AT AUGUSTUS LITHIUM PROPERTY

 

FIRST ENERGY METALS DRILLS 1.35 PERCENT LITHIUM OXIDE OVER 7 METERS IN DRILL HOLE LC-21-21 AT AUGUSTUS LITHIUM PROPERTY

 

Vancouver, B.C. (November 17, 2021) – InvestorsHub NewsWire -- First Energy Metals Ltd. (CSE: FE) ("First Energy" or the "Company) is pleased to announce results of drill hole LC21-21 at its Augustus Lithium Property in Quebec, Canada. The drill hole intersected a 7-meter-wide zone with 1.35 percent (%) lithium oxide (Li2O) at 102 metres (m) drilled depth. There is a second 5-meter wide intersection with 0.40% Li2O at 112 m drilled depth. Drill hole LC21-21 was drilled at location: 287002E, 5367876.13N (NAD 1983 UTM Zone 18N), Azimuth 24.75 degrees, Dip -65 degrees with a total drilled depth of 138 m. All intersections reported are based on drilled width and have not been converted to the true width.

 

Highlights (see Table 1 for details)

 

• Within the top 7 m mineralized intersection (102 to 109 m drilled depth), average lithium (Li) values are 6,261 parts per million (ppm) Li (1.35% Li2O). There are anomalous values of other rare metals including beryllium (Be) 223.14 ppm, cesium (Cs) 73.53 ppm, niobium (Nb) 64.63 ppm, rubidium 1,397 ppm, and tantalum (Ta) 114.40 ppm.
• In the lower 5-meter mineralized intersection (112-117 m drilled depth), average lithium values are1,861 ppm Li (0.4% Li2O). There are anomalous values of other rare metals including beryllium (Be) 165.40 ppm, cesium (Cs) 61.46 ppm, niobium (Nb) 64.60 ppm, rubidium 1,324.40 ppm, and tantalum (Ta) 139.60 ppm.

 

The drill program was based on the historical exploration data and the Company's surface trenching and sampling program. Several historical drill hole collars were also located on the Property which helped in location and orientation of drill holes for the current program. The drilling work was contracted to Forage Hebert Inc. Drilling of Amos, Quebec. A B-20 drill rig was deployed which has a capacity to drill up to 1,000-meter-deep hole. A total of 32 NQ size diamond drill holes were completed on the Property with a cumulative drilling of 5,847.15 metres. A core shack was built at the village of St-Dominique du Rosaire located about 50km from the Property for drill core logging, sample preparation and storage. The drill core was logged and sampled at the core shack using a rock saw. For quality control and quality assurance (QA/QC), field duplicates, standards and blanks were inserted at industry standard intervals.

The samples were bagged and tagged using best practices and were delivered to Activation Laboratories ("ACTLABS"), Ancaster, Ontario for sample preparation and analyses using laboratories code Ultratrace 7 and sodium peroxide fusion (Na2O2) as summarized below. ACTLABS is an independent commercial, accredited ISO Certified Laboratory. 

 

Code Ultratrace 7 – Peroxide Fusion – ICP and ICP/MS

Samples are fused with sodium peroxide in a Zirconium crucible. The fused sample is acidified with concentrated nitric and hydrochloric acids. The resulting solutions are diluted and then measured by ICP-OES and ICP-MS. All metals are solubilized.

 

ICP-MS

Fused samples are diluted and analyzed by Agilent 7900 ICP-MS. Calibration is performed using five synthetic calibration standards. A set of (10-20) fused certified reference material is run with every batch of samples for calibration and quality control. Fused duplicates are run every 10 samples.

 

ICP-OES

Samples are analyzed with a minimum of 10 certified reference materials for the required analytes, all prepared by sodium peroxide fusion. Every 10th sample is prepared and analyzed in duplicate; a blank is prepared every 30 samples and analyzed. Samples are analyzed using a Varian 735ES ICP and internal standards are used as part of the standard operating procedure. Source: https://actlabs.com/geochemistry/lithogeochemistry-and-whole-rock-analysis/peroxide-total-fusion/

 

Afzaal Pirzada, P.Geo., Geological Consultant of the Company, and a "Qualified Person" for the purposes of National Instrument 43-101 - Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects, has reviewed and approved the scientific and technical information contained in this news release.

 

About the Augustus Lithium Property

 

The Company owns 100% interest in Augustus Lithium Property in Landrienne & Lacorne-Townships, Quebec, Canada. The Property consists of 271 mining claims covering a total area of 14,155 hectares located approximately 40 kilometres northwest of the town of Val d'Or on map sheets 32C/05 and 32D08. The Property claims are spread in several claim blocks optioned in 2021 from different vendors. The Company has prepared a well thought out work plan on the property which includes diamond drilling, metallurgical testwork to produce battery grade lithium carbonate, and resource estimation. The Company has also compiled historical drill hole data on the Property for 74 historical dill holes with a cumulative drilling of 12,123.14 m, out which 6,024 m drilling was completed on the Property during 1950s. Several drill hole results indicated intersections over 1% lithium oxide.".

 

About First Energy Metals Limited.

 

First Energy Metals is a Canadian mineral exploration company with a primary focus of acquiring a multicommodity mineral property portfolio. Its goal is to identify, acquire and explore North American mineral prospects in the technology metals, precious metal, and base metal sector.

 

The company's strategy is to:

• Acquire and advance projects through prospecting and early-stage exploration;
• Source joint venture partners to finance future exploration and project development;
• Create shareholder value through exploration success.

 

First Energy will continue to add to its multicommodity portfolio through organic acquisitions of new projects and opportunities with the intention of adding value and projects over time.

 

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF

FIRST ENERGY METALS LTD.

 

"Gurminder Sangha"

Gurminder Sangha

President & Chief Executive Officer

For further information, please contact the Company at: [e-mail]

 

Neither the Canadian Securities Exchange (CSE) nor its Regulation Services Provider accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this news release and has neither approved nor disapproved the contents of this news release.

Forward-looking Information 

 

Except for the statements of historical fact, this news release contains "forward-looking information" within the meaning of the applicable Canadian securities legislation that is based on expectations, estimates and projections as at the date of this news release. "Forward-looking information" in this news release includes information about the Company's information concerning the intentions, plans and future actions of the parties to the transactions described herein and the terms thereon.

 

The forward-looking information in this news release reflects the current expectations, assumptions and/or beliefs of the Company based on information currently available to the Company. In connection with the forward-looking information contained in this news release, the Company has made assumptions about the Company's ability to obtain required approvals. The Company has also assumed that no significant events occur outside of the Company's normal course of business. Although the Company believes that the assumptions inherent in the forward-looking information are reasonable, forward-looking information is not a guarantee of future performance and accordingly undue reliance should not be put on such information due to the inherent uncertainty therein.

 

 

Table 1: Drill Hole LC21-21 Assay Highlights

Analyte Symbol	Depth	Depth	Total	Be	Cs	Fe	Li	Li2O	Nb	Rb	Ta
Unit Symbol	m	m	m	ppm	ppm	%	ppm	%	ppm	ppm	ppm
Detection Limit				3	0.1	0.05	3		2.4	0.4	0.2
Analysis Method	FROM	TO	LENGTH	FUS-MS-Na2O2
201986	85.3	86	0.70	616	20.7	0.56	101	0.02	125.2	139	155
201987	86	87	1.00	370	11.7	0.18	47	0.01	60.2	116	99.8
201988	87	87.55	0.55	172	12.2	0.45	51	0.01	41.7	179	49.2
201989	87.9	88.4	0.50	352	35.8	1.89	234	0.05	61.8	167	82.3
Start of Mineralization
201991	102	103	1.00	238	52.4	0.3	4320	0.93	32.3	712	67.8
201992	103	104	1.00	238	65.5	0.5	5100	1.10	57.5	937	130
201993	104	105	1.00	269	66.5	0.43	7780	1.67	67.2	1060	107
201994	105	106	1.00	172	83.3	0.29	6920	1.49	76.8	1970	112
201996	106	107	1.00	221	64.1	0.3	8630	1.86	85.6	1180	130
201997	107	108	1.00	189	92.8	0.32	5560	1.20	58.6	2190	119
201998	108	109	1.00	235	90.1	0.62	5520	1.19	74.4	1730	135
Total Width / Average	102.00	109.00	7.00	223.14	73.53	0.39	6,261.43	1.35	64.63	1397.00	114.40
201999	109	109.8	0.80	200	77.9	0.65	1740	0.37	67.8	1580	171
474001	110.2	110.75	0.55	191	38.7	0.32	5920	1.27	85.2	564	185
474002	111.4	112	0.60	157	73.9	0.56	2030	0.44	81	1630	264
Start of second zone
474003	112	113	1.00	143	77.6	0.38	597	0.13	72.8	1790	165
474004	113	114	1.00	124	53.3	1.55	969	0.21	58.1	847	191
474006	114	115	1.00	123	66.3	0.72	1170	0.25	61.5	2000	101
474007	115	116	1.00	211	47.1	0.69	1580	0.34	67.5	795	136
474008	116	117	1.00	226	63	0.68	4990	1.07	63.1	1190	105
Total Width / Average	112.00	117.00	5.00	165.40	61.46	0.80	1,861.20	0.40	64.60	1,324.40	139.60
474009	117	117.4	0.40	156	35.5	1.02	1300	0.28	36.9	610	52.7
474011	124.8	126	1.20	54	4	0.41	37	0.01	19.1	45.7	84.2
474012	126	127	1.00	71	7	0.38	128	0.03	31.4	147	84.5
474013	127	128	1.00	222	61.2	0.55	1970	0.42	36.2	1910	97.2
474014	128	129	1.00	240	34.9	0.76	496	0.11	51.1	684	97.2
474016	129	129.5	0.50	158	35.3	2.01	363	0.08	44.2	607	114

 

Note: A standard conversion factor of 2.15 was used to report Li to Li2O values

All intersections reported are based on drilled width and have not been converted to the true width.