Amanda
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100%-Owned by the Company, the project is composed of 145 cells covering an area of 7,677 hectares, this project is located on Eeyou Istchee territory, James Bay, Quebec.
In addition to containing several gold showings identified historically by prospecting and drilling, the Amanda property contains numerous pegmatites identified on the surface containing various minerals associated with the possible presence of spodumene such as beryl, cesium, tantalum, and rubidium. The presence of accessory minerals such as muscovite, garnet, and tourmaline in the environment of these pegmatites is also described in various reports from the Quebec Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources (MERN).
interactive map
Almost no analysis was carried out at the time to verify the lithium potential of these pegmatites intersected by drilling. According to certain information obtained, the core samples are still stacked on wooden pallets near the old camp. A team will go to the site as soon as possible to check if it is possible to recover them.
In 2020, Vanstar Mining Resources, following a geological and prospecting survey, counted a swarm of pegmatites forming several favorable NE-SW direction corridors with a length varying from 3 to 7 km. Some of these corridors are located along regional faults. The DEM helicopter survey done by Novatem well defined the areas of high relief that could be associated with the presence of pegmatites (see map below).
Of the 34 pegmatite samples collected by the company, most of these contained beryl, massive tourmaline, muscovite as well as garnet. A few samples also contained spodumene.
Gold showings
The Amanda gold project was discovered in the 1990s. A few prospecting and channel sampling campaigns followed by drilling revealed several significant gold zones, including the Arianne, Kog, Ti-Beu and Rock’n Hammer showings.
The surface sampling and drilling carried out at the time was specifically to verify the gold potential of the Amanda project. Several of these revealed the presence of gold near the surface and at depth.
Here are some results from the main gold showings:
| Hole | Grade g/t Au | Thickness (m) | Showing |
| AC-97-31 | 2.42 g/t Au | 4 m | Arianne |
| and | 5.44 g/t Au | 7 m | Arianne |
| including | 12.11 g/t Au | 3 m | |
| AC-02-01 | 1.15 g/t Au | 18 m | Arianne |
| AC-02-05 | 0.52 g/t Au | 11.37 m | Rock’n Hammer |
| including | 1.36 g/t Au | 2 m | |
| Trenches | Grade g/t Au | Thickness (m) | Showing |
| TR-97-01 | 0.6 g/t Au | more than 8.3 m | Arianne |
| and | 1.07 g/t Au | 7 m | Arianne |
| TR-97-03 | 1.35g/t Au | 11 m | Ti Beu |
| including | 5.2 g/t Au | 2 m | |
| TR-97-04b | 1.69 g/t Au | 13.8 m | Kog |
| and | 5.17 g/t Au | 2.9 m | Kog |
| and | 8.34 g/t Au | 1.6 m | Kog |