James Bay Minerals discovers spodumene crystals at Warhawk pegmatite at Aero

• James Bay Minerals’ 560m-long, 20m-wide Warhawk pegmatite has been sampled to show high-grade lithium
• Spodumene crystals are ‘hiddenite’ – the same as those contained Greenbushes, the world’s largest lithium mine
• A field program is ongoing, designed to map further targets across the Aero project area

Samples from the 560m-long Warhawk pegmatite at James Bay Minerals’ Aero prospect returned lithium concentrations with spodumene crystals that bear a strong resemblance to those found at Greenbushes, the world’s largest lithium mine.

Yes, hiddenite is real.

While you may have encountered it in an old-school RPG or your kid’s Roblox game, hiddenite is actually a vibrant, green variety of spodumene named after W.E Hidden – who first discovered the rare gem in North Carolina in 1897.

The real kicker here is that hiddenite is found in the world’s largest lithium mine, Talison Lithium’s Greenbushes in southwest WA – which has an outrageous ~4% ore grade — and now James Bay Minerals’ (ASX:JBY) Aero prospect.

Field exploration at Aero, part of James Bay Minerals’ (ASX:JBY) the explorer’s La Grande project in the James Bay lithium precinct in Quebec, Canada, has discovered the ‘Warhawk’ pegmatite – a 560m-long, up to 20m wide body full of spodumene crystals.

Aero consists of 89 continuous claims across 43.65km2 and contains ~12km of deformation zones considered highly prospective to contain LCT pegmatites.

Nearby Cancet West, owned by Winsome Resources (ASX:WR1), as well as Patriot Lithium’s (ASX:PAT) Corvette lithium projects both have similar deformation zones running through their properties and have had significant exploration success to date.

Utilising a SciAps laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) reader – a high-tech scanning technique that is used ever more frequently in exploration – testing of rock chip and channel samples from hiddenite-rich Warhawk have shown multiple Li2O hits across its entire length and breadth.

“Mark Fekete, Senior Field Geologist with James Bay’s exploration partner, Breakaway Exploration, commented:

“The discovery of a lithium-bearing mineral at surface on the Warhawk pegmatite within the Aero Property confirms that this pegmatite contains lithium. Now that we have proven through a recognised exploration technique that lithium is present, our focus is to now determine where the highest concentration of lithium is within the Warhawk and other pegmatites dykes on the Property.”

Samples have been sent to the lab and assays are pending to reveal lithium grades from the prospect area.

This article was developed in collaboration with James Bay Minerals, a Stockhead advertiser at the time of publishing.

This article does not constitute financial product advice. You should consider obtaining independent advice before making any financial decisions.

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