POWER METALS UNVEILS TWO NEW TARGET ZONES AT CASE LAKE CESIUM PROJECT
Major Highlights
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The Company's enhanced structural model defines a new
Cesium Triangle Zone ("CTZ") atCase Lake , revealing three folded target zones for exploration
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West Joe and Main Zone are located in the central fold, with 2 new fold zones located in the southeast and northwest region of the CTZ
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Geochemical data confirm highly evolved pegmatites in the southern
Case Lake trend, indicating potential for high-grade cesium mineralisation
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Resource expansion to target 17 high priority zones for potential pollucite-bearing pegmatite mineralization
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A total of 73 targets identified within the CTZ, covering pegmatite dykes, outcrops and structural targets across 37 square kilometers
- Exploration work underway to define targets, with soil sampling and drilling to follow
The CTZ is in the southern region of the property, between tonalite-granodiorites of the Case
The CTZ includes three recurring fold trends with distinct mineralization signatures from elevated geochemistry for fertile cesium, tantalum and lithium. Current mineralization trends from east to west across the three zones.
Haydn Daxter, CEO of
"I am very pleased with the structural work completed to date at Case Lake in collaboration with some of the industry's most respected experts in structural geology, geophysics and geochemistry. These efforts have provided a clearer picture of the project's geological history and identified both current and new target zones that position the Company to unlock the property's full potential.
We have now finalised our exploration and targeting program for the next 12 months and anticipate commencing this work in the near future, following the completion of our Maiden Resource Estimate. We look forward to advancing the Case Lake project, building on the strength of our initial resource and driving growth as we look to fast-track towards development.
The continued development and potential of the Case Lake project is truly exceptional. Our team has not only delivered a robust group of exploration targets but also refined the geological model that underpins our growth strategy. I am particularly encouraged by the identification of two new zones, further strengthening our position as we develop the world's fourth hard rock cesium project in
The CTZ contains three structural corridors: southeast, central, and northwest. The central corridor contains cesium-lithium-tantalum mineralization at the
The area features strong deformation in southwest-northeast structural corridors, with magnetite-destructive dilatational zones and folded antiforms that trap cesium-bearing pegmatites. The CTZ includes highly fractionated pegmatites with geochemical signatures indicating cesium fertility, stretching from Dome Nine to West Joe over approximately 10 kms (Figure 2).
The updated geological model (geophysics, geochemistry, and structural geology), based on high-resolution airborne, drone-based magnetic surveys, geological and geochemical data from 2017 to 2024, indicates that the south-central part of Case Lake property, known as the
Detailed structural and geochemical analysis has produced 73 exploration targets that will be tested with a series of soil sampling programs to continue to develop a robust geochemical data set, along with exploration drill programs, and cesium resource expansion throughout 2025 and into 2026.
In addition, the Company is in the process of initiating field exploration programs at Case Lake that will focus on:
- Geological mapping and prospecting of priority areas and outcrops identified from target generative work completed by industry leading consultants the company engaged throughout 2024
- Soil surveys on a series of grids that cover underexplored areas throughout the CTZ, focusing on samples from topsoil (B-horizon). The company will utilize a multi (66) element Enzyme-Leach geochemical method that was successful in identifying cesium targets south and north of West Joe in 2024 (Figure 4)
- High-resolution ground resistivity targeting silica-rich pegmatite zones
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Pollucite and Cesium
Pollucite is a rare mineral that hosts high grade cesium and is associated with highly fractionated, rare element pegmatites. The main source of cesium known globally is pollucite (Cs,Na)₂(Al₂Si₄O₁₂)•2H₂O, (https://www.gov.mb.ca/iem/geo/industrial/pollucite.html). Currently the Tanco mine in
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