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Lomiko Metals drills 42 m of 11.64% Cg at La Loutre

2022-09-20 11:55 ET - News Release

Ms. Belinda Labatte reports

LOMIKO ANNOUNCES DRILLING RESULTS OF 11.64% CG OVER 42.0M AT SOUTHERN END OF EV ZONE

Lomiko Metals Inc. has released the second round of analytical results from the infill and extension exploration drill program at its wholly owned La Loutre graphite property, located approximately 180 kilometres northwest of Montreal in the Laurentian region of Quebec. The La Loutre graphite project site is located within the Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg (KZA) First Nations territory. The drilling was supervised by Quebec-based independent geological consultant Breakaway Exploration Management Inc. and was operated under Ecologo requirements and compliance protocols, as Lomiko is Ecologo certified. Please see the press release issued on March 22, 2022, for more details about Lomiko's Ecologo certification.

The drill program at La Loutre was initiated on May 15, 2022, with the goal to further define the deposit, provide the data needed to increase confidence in the mineral resource and to build on the results of the positive preliminary economic assessment for the La Loutre project, as announced in the company's July 29, 2021, press release. Lomiko has retained InnovExplo Inc., a Quebec-based independent consulting firm specializing in geology, resource estimation, mining engineering and sustainable development, to prepare an updated National Instrument 43-101-compliant resource estimate for the La Loutre project following the completion of the 2022 drill program. The initial drill program contemplated up to 18,000 metres in both zones; due to the later-than-anticipated permit receipt in May, the environmental conditions in the spring and summer resulted in the completion of 13,113 metres.

Belinda Labatte, chief executive officer and director, stated: "The results from the 18 holes drilled at the southern end of the EV zone in 2022 demonstrate strong graphite mineralization over significant widths and confirm the potential of this area for additional graphite resources. We look forward to more results in the next 35 holes in the EV zone which will be released as more assays are received. Our vision is to become a responsible operator and part of a climate success story in Southern Quebec."

Highlights:

  • Strong graphite results from eight additional holes drilled at southern extension of the EV zone (first 10 holes results were published in Sept. 6 press release);
  • Broad zones of flake graphite mineralization, including 2.76 per cent Cg (graphitic carbon) over 99 m from 30.5 to 129.5 m in hole LL-22-014, including wide zones of 15 and 25.5 m at 4.95 and 4.55 per cent Cg, respectively;
  • Wide intervals of near-surface, high-grade flake graphite mineralization, including 11.64 per cent Cg over 42 m from seven to 49 m in hole LL-22-018, including 36 m wide mineralization at 13.44 per cent Cg;
  • Second best result was encountered in hole LL-22-023 at 14.86 per cent Cg from 126 to 132 metres;
  • Numerous intersections remain open; additional assay results pending;
  • Drill assay results confirm potential to enlarge the EV zone graphite mineralization southward.

The drilling at the southern end of the EV zone was done to confirm results of the previous drilling campaigns and to test for the southward extension of the graphite mineralization. These results are in addition to the assay results for 10 holes announced in Lomiko's press release dated Sept. 6, 2022.

Except for hole LL-22-017, which was abandoned due to technical difficulties, all the holes mentioned in this press release intersected broad zones of near-surface, moderate- to high-grade flake graphite mineralization. The thickest intersection was 2.76 per cent graphitic carbon over 99 metres from 30.5 to 129.5 m in hole LL-22-014. The highest-grade intersection was 11.64 per cent Cg over 42 m from seven to 49 m in hole LL-22-018. Additional sampling has been done and assays are pending to fully close these intervals.

Qualified person

The technical content presented in this press release was reviewed by Mark Fekete, PGeo, who actively participated in the La Loutre drill program as an independent consultant to the company as the qualified person as that term is defined under National Instrument 43-101 -- Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects.

Quality assurance/quality control and analytical procedures

The drill core was logged and marked for sampling by a professional geologist. All the core was photographed as part of the logging procedure. Core samples were collected by splitting each sample interval in half lengthwise with a hydraulic core splitter. One-half of the interval was returned to the core box, and the other half was placed in a plastic bag with a tag. The tag number was marked in indelible ink on the outside of the bag, and the bag was sealed with a plastic tie-wrap. One certified reference material standard and one blank were included in each batch of 21 samples. For shipping, samples were placed in rice bags that were individually sealed with numbered, tamper-proof security tags. The rice bags were then placed on wooden pallets, secured with plastic wrapping and delivered by truck to Manitoulin Transport Inc. for shipping to Activation Laboratories Ltd. (Actlabs) in Ancaster, Ont.

At Actlabs the samples were crushed to 80 per cent passing two millimetres and then riffle split to a 250-gram subsample that was pulverized to pulp 95 per cent passing 105 micrometres (Actlabs code RX1). The sample pulps were then analyzed for graphitic carbon by mild hydrochloric acid digestion followed by combustion in an infrared induction furnace (Actlabs code 8Cg). Actlabs is accredited under ISO 9001:2015 registration and is independent of the company.

About Lomiko Metals Inc.

Lomiko Metals has a new vision and a new strategy in new energy. Lomiko represents a company with purpose: a people-first company where it can manifest a world of abundant renewable energy with Canadian and Quebec critical minerals for a solution in North America. Lomiko's goal is to create a new energy future in Canada where it will grow the critical minerals work force, become a valued partner and neighbour with the communities in which it operates, and provide a secure and responsibly sourced supply of critical minerals.

In addition to La Loutre, Lomiko is working with Critical Elements Lithium Corp. toward earning its 70-per-cent stake in the Bourier project as per the option agreement announced on April 27, 2021. The Bourier project site is located near Nemaska Lithium and Critical Elements southeast of the Eeyou Istchee James Bay territory in Quebec which consists of 203 claims, for a total ground position of 10,252.20 hectares (102.52 square kilometres), in Canada's lithium triangle near the James Bay region of Quebec that has historically housed lithium deposits and mineralization trends.

About the La Loutre graphite project

The company holds a 100-per-cent interest in its La Loutre graphite development project in Southern Quebec. The La Loutre project site is located within the Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg (KZA) First Nations territory. The KZA First Nations are part of the Algonquin Nation and the KZA territory is situated within the Outaouais and Laurentides regions. Located 180 kilometres northwest of Montreal, the property consists of one large, continuous block with 76 mineral claims totalling 4,528 hectares (45.3 square km).

The property is underlain by rocks belonging to the Grenville province of the Precambrian Canadian shield. The Grenville was formed under conditions that were very favourable for the development of coarse-grained, flake-type graphite mineralization from organic-rich material during high-temperature metamorphism.

Lomiko Metals published a July 29, 2021, preliminary economic estimate (PEA) which indicated the project had a 15-year mine life producing per year 100,000 tonnes of graphite concentrate at 95 per cent Cg or a total of 1.5 million tonnes of graphite concentrate. This report was prepared as National Instrument 43-101 technical report for Lomiko Metals Inc. by Ausenco Engineering Canada Inc., Hemmera Envirochem Inc., Moose Mountain Technical Services and Metpro Management Inc., collectively the report authors.

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