Azimut Exploration Inc. reported additional assay results from the maiden 5,000-metre core drilling program on the Galinee Property in the Eeyou Istchee James Bay region of Quebec, Canada. The previously reported results from the first hole (GAL23-001) include 2.48% Li2O over 72.7 m. Drilling will resume in March to accelerate the definition of the mineralized zone. Azimut and its partner SOQUEM Inc. have ranked the Galinee Property as one of their top priorities for 2024.

In addition to drilling, a property-scale comprehensive prospecting phase will also be conducted over the summer. Azimut is the operator of the work program. Spodumene crystals generally range from a few to 50 centimetres long, with greyish-beige to greenish-beige colours.

A portable LIBS (Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy) analyzer was used to confirm the presence of lithium. Other associated minerals include quartz, white feldspar, tourmaline and, less frequently, garnet, apatite, lepidolite and tantalite. Holmquistite, a typical lithium-bearing amphibole formed at the margins of lithium-rich pegmatites, has also been observed.

The host rock is dark green amphibolite. Galinee displays strong exploration potential supported by Azimut's project database and the results recently acquired by other companies on surrounding properties. The region is considered a significant emerging lithium district.

At Galinee, a cumulative 60 kilometres of highly prospective strike length has been delineated: The currently drilled area, in the northernmost part of the Property, is part of a more extensive prospective zone that continues for 12 kilometres east and more than 21 kilometres along the northwest part of the project. In the southern half of the Property, several sectors with a cumulative strike of 27 kilometres also display a favourable geological context coupled with attractive lake sediment anomalies in lithium. Target definition and ranking are also supported by lithogeochemical data, till sampling results and remote sensing analysis.

At the regional scale, known lithium pegmatite occurrences appear spatially correlated with the Trieste Formation, a sheared mafic greenstone belt with iron formations, partly bounded by paragneisses. A proud partner and ambassador for the development of Quebec's mineral wealth, SOQUEM relies on innovation, research, and strategic minerals to be well-positioned for the future.