Gama Confirms Lithium Mineralization in Spodumene at CM-1 Pegmatite

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / March 13, 2023 / Gama Explorations Inc. (CSE:GAMA)(FSE:N79) ("Gama" or the "Company") is pleased to announce XRD results for the Muskox Lithium Property (the "Property") in the Yellowknife Pegmatite Province of The Northwest Territories, Canada.

Highlights

- XRD analysis by ActLABS confirms spodumene is the dominant lithium bearing mineral in the CM-1 pegmatite,
- The CM-1 pegmatite is located on the southern boundary of the Muskox project area adjacent to an all-season road. The pegmatite outcrops over a strike length of 700 m and a width of up to 11 m,
- All composite samples from the CM-1 pegmatite were analyzed using XRD to identify the spodumene content,
- Spodumene comprises 8.0% to 13.8% of the samples by weight,
- No other lithium bearing mineral phases were identified.

"The XRD analysis is great news for the Company. Spodumene is a lithium-bearing mineral that is amenable to mineral processing," stated Dr. Mick Carew, CEO of Gama. "XRD is a great tool to identify the dominant lithium bearing phases in pegmatites. This particular analysis shows that all high lithium grades in the CM-1 pegmatite are due to lithium hosted in spodumene. The analysis covered 8 composite samples from channel samples grading between 0.93% and 1.34% Li2O. Not only is this a great result for the CM-1 pegmatite but bodes well for the 30 additional potential pegmatites identified within the Muskox property".

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Figure 1. Map of the Muskox Lithium Property showing the CM-1 pegmatite. Inset map shows assay results from channel sampling along the CM-1 pegmatite.

Pegmatites can host lithium in several different minerals such as lepidolite, petalite and spodumene. The easiest mineral to process is spodumene. Spodumene concentrate is commonly sold as >6% spodumene. The XRD analysis on the CM-1 is semiquantitative, meaning that the relative orders of magnitude of the mineral assemblage are interpreted to be correct, even if the individual mineral concentrations could have large errors. The analysis proves that spodumene is the dominant lithium host in this pegmatite. The other major mineral phases in the CM-1 pegmatite as identified by XRD are quartz, albite, potassium feldspar and muscovite.