Canadian-based exploration company Vision Lithium agreed to acquire 100% interest in 215 contiguous mining claims in Quebec, Canada. 

Combined with an additional 105 stakes claimed by the company, the group of claims will be collectively referred to as The Cadillac lithium property.  

Details of the agreement include the vendor groups receiving an aggregate cash consideration of $102,427.92 from Vision Lithium, as well as ​​issue a total of 4,300,000 common shares of the company. The shares are not divided evenly, with 1.5 million each going to the CMH Group and Fancamp, the Leblanc-Lavoie Group will receive 1 million and 300,000 Shares will go to the Tremblay Group. The company will also pay each vendor group a 2% net smelter return royalty on the claims. 

President & CEO of Vision Lithium Yves Rougerie commented in a press release, “The Cadillac lithium project is an exciting addition to our growing portfolio of lithium properties. The Property is located 10 km south of the Trans-Canada highway and only metres from the secondary road, ensuring easy access for logistics, materials and qualified manpower.”

The claims acquired by Vision Lithium combined with the additional 105 claims staked, means the property holds a total of 320 claims covering 18,378 hectares. The property is easily accessible year-round in an area with well-maintained roads. This is especially helpful since Quebec can become covered in snow for multiple months of the year, and established infrastructure gives the company a head start.

There are also at least 4 pegmatite dikes which are spaced approximately 100 metres apart and traced for at least 300 metres along on the property. 

Rougerie continued “The property hosts a cluster of close-spaced parallel lithium-bearing dikes. Spodumene has been observed in the outcropping dikes and we believe there are likely more dikes in the cluster. The dikes have seen surprisingly little historical exploration with only a handful of samples and no drilling to date.” 

High Potential for Additional Lithium Discoveries

Lithium crystals have been observed on all four dikes of the property, with even a few large crystals visible. 

The property is located approximately 10 km south of Cadillac, a historic mining town, and about halfway between the major mining centres of Rouyn-Noranda and Val-d’Or in Quebec. 

“We believe the potential for additional lithium discoveries within the main cluster area is excellent and the larger property also has tremendous upside potential for discovery. The entire area acquired and staked is very large at almost 200 square kilometres. We plan to aggressively explore the Property over the winter by drilling the main cluster of dikes and to plan and complete field work next summer over the large tract of land,” Rougerie said. 

There are a number of closing conditions and post-closing obligations for the company until the transaction is officially completed. This includes the execution of certain deeds and instruments of conveyance, and the approval of joining the TSX Venture Exchange. Completion of the transaction is expected to be finished in the coming days. 

Vision Lithium focuses on exploring and developing mineral assets such as lithium and copper in different parts of Canada. Other than the claims they have just received in the recent transaction, the company has operations in Manitoba, and multiple properties in New Brunswick and Quebec. The first drill program at the company’s Dome Lemieux copper property in Quebec has commenced. Vision has also recently completed the Red-Brook copper and zinc drill program in New Brunswick. 

Vision Lithium is focused on developing their Sirmac lithium project in Quebec which is a hard rock source of lithium. Lithium can either come from hard rock sources or brines, and about 50% of each make up the world’s lithium compound production. Both sources can produce battery-grade lithium, but the extraction process is very different. The company plans on using existing methods to extract lithium for the battery market. This is a key area for the company as demand for battery materials is soaring in the middle of a global energy transition. 

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