Exploration work is underway at Winsome Resources (ASX:WR1) two new projects in the highly sought after Decelles region of Quebec, Canada.
This week, Winsome Managing Director Chris Evans and Canadian General Manager Carl Caumartin will join geological field teams at the company’s Mazerac and Decelles projects, where spring exploration work is already underway.
In the next two weeks, once the snow fully melts, the field teams will move further north to Winsome’s flagship project Cancet where they intend to spend the summer months investigating the targets generated through recent magnetic, gravity and lidar surveys.
Mr Evans has arrived in Quebec at the start of a six-week trip to North America. The visit follows the company’s recent expansion announcement with Winsome signing an exclusive option agreement to acquire and explore 259 claims totalling 140km2 at Mazerac in Decelles.
This is the second acquisition of prospective lithium properties Winsome has made in the six months since listing on the ASX, successfully expanding its lithium exploration footprint in Quebec.
In January, the company signed an exclusive option agreement to acquire and execute 669 claims totalling 385m,2 also in Decelles.
The region has seen much recent activity including high-grade spodumene discoveries by Vision Lithium at their adjacent Cadillac property.
While in North America, in addition to visiting the company’s projects, Mr Evans plans to meet with key stakeholders including the First Nations Cree people and will be attending two industry conventions.
It is the second time in three months that Mr Evans has been on the ground in Quebec. His previous visit in February coinciding with the company’s maiden drill program which commenced at Cancet while there was still considerable snowfall.
Drill results are expected to be delivered in the new few weeks. Meanwhile, the gravity survey has been expanded to cover all of Cancet, with results due in the next month.
Mr Evans said Winsome was intentionally moving rapidly with exploration work with a view to capitalising on the booming demand for lithium.
“On the ground, the focus for this month is on initial reconnaissance and field work at the new properties, before a concentrated exploration program at Cancet in the northern summer,” explained Mr Evans.
While at the Decelles and Mazerac projects, Mr Evans and Mr Caumartin will inspect large outcrops which can be seen from Google Earth along with other targets generated by interpreting publicly available geophysical data that has been generated over these new claims.
The pair will then visit the company’s sites by helicopter accompanied by a senior geologist from the Quebec Department of Energy and Natural Resources to familiarise the regulatory authority with the projects and exploration plans. They will also further investigate targets around Cancet and Winsome’s other projects at Adina and Sirmac Clappier.
“My trip to Quebec earlier in the year really reinforced the country’s global reputation as a quality mining jurisdiction which is very supportive of new ventures. With 99.8 per cent of Quebec’s electricity produced by hydropower, it really is an ideal location for the sustainable mining and production of lithium.”
