Sokoman Advised That Killick Lithium Project Announces Academic Research Partnership With Research Grants Awarded Totaling $1.32 Million Over 3 Years
Sokoman Advised That Killick Lithium Project Announces Academic Research Partnership With Research Grants Awarded Totaling $1.32 Million Over 3 Years
ST. JOHN'S, NL / ACCESSWIRE / June 19, 2024 / Sokoman Minerals Corp. (TSXV:SIC)(OTCQB:SICNF) ("Sokoman" or the "Company") is pleased to report that the Killick Lithium Property, jointly owned by the Company, Benton Resources Inc. ("Benton"), and Piedmont Lithium Inc. ("Piedmont") through Vinland Lithium Inc., will be collaborating in a total of $1.322 million in NSERC (Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada) grants to conduct research studies on the Killick Lithium Property in southern Newfoundland. The three-year project entitled: "The origin of lithium resources in Southern Newfoundland", began April 1, 2024. The work is led by researchers from St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia and Memorial University of Newfoundland. Additional contributions from partner organizations will include staff and resources from Sokoman, Benton and Piedmont, as well as geoscientists from the Geological Survey (Government of Newfoundland and Labrador). The grant was awarded by the NSERC Alliance Missions Grants special call for projects related to Critical Minerals Research. To increase the supply of responsibly sourced critical minerals and support the development of domestic and global value chains for the green and digital economy, Canada's Critical Minerals Strategy was released in December 2022 with the intent of continuing to provide foundational support to Canada's mining sector to take advantage of existing and emerging opportunities. Among the 31 minerals that Canada considers critical, Canada's Critical Minerals Strategy identified six minerals (including lithium) which were initially prioritized for their distinct potential to spur Canadian economic growth and their necessity as inputs for priority supply chains.
Sokoman Minerals Corp. (TSXV:SIC)(OTCQB:SICNF)("Sokoman"或"公司")非常高兴地报道,通过Vinland Lithium Inc.,公司与Benton Resources Inc.("Benton")和Piedmont Lithium Inc.("Piedmont")共同拥有的Killick Lithium Property将在加拿大南纽芬兰岛上的Killick Lithium Property进行132.2万加元(NSERC(加拿大自然科学和工程研究委员会)研究补助金的合作研究。May 1, 2024,为期三年的名为"南纽芬兰锂资源的起源"的项目已经开始。该项目由Nova Scotia的St.Francis Xavier University和Newfoundland的Memorial University的研究人员领导。合作伙伴组织的其他贡献将包括来自Sokoman,Benton和Piedmont的员工和资源,以及来自Geological Survey(纽芬兰和拉布拉多政府)的地质学家。该补助金是由NSERC Alliance Missions Grants为与关键矿物研究相关的项目特别呼叫提供的。为了增加负责任的关键矿物供应并支持绿色和数字经济的国内和全球价值链的发展,加拿大的关键矿物策略于2022年12月发布,旨在继续为加拿大的采矿业提供基础支持,以利用现有和新兴机遇。在加拿大认为是关键的31种矿物中,加拿大的重要矿物策略确定了6种矿物(包括锂),最初优先考虑它们的独特潜力来刺激加拿大的经济增长以及它们作为优先供应链的输入的必要性。
More information about the program can be found here:
更多有关该计划的信息可在这里找到:
A key benefit of this research will be the opportunity for research students to receive academic training and apply their knowledge to an active exploration project. The students will be trained in field methods, data collection techniques, and scientific communication, which are highly sought-after skills required for qualified geoscientists to undertake mineral exploration and geoscience research on critical mineral systems in Canada.
这项研究的一个关键优势将是为研究生提供学术培训并将他们的知识应用于一项积极的勘探项目。学生们将接受现场方法、数据收集技术和科学沟通方面的培训,这是有资质的地球科学家在加拿大开展矿产勘探和地球科学研究所需的高度渴望的技能。
Timothy Froude, P. Geo., President and CEO of Sokoman Minerals states; "We are thrilled this academic collaboration was awarded this substantial amount of funding directed towards the understanding of the lithium and associated critical mineral systems we discovered on the Killick Lithium Project. It's the type of work that rarely gets performed on mineral discoveries, as most of the funds raised and spent in the normal course of the vast majority of exploration projects are focused on delivering assays and drill results to the market. The in-depth research that the teams led by Dr. Donnelly Archibald at St. Francis Xavier University and Drs Eric Thiessen and David Lowe at Memorial University, in harmony with the partner organizations, will certainly aid in our search for additional lithium and associated critical minerals at Killick as well as regionally."
Sokoman Minerals的总裁兼首席执行官Timothy Froude表示:“我们非常高兴这项学术合作获得了这么大量的资助,以理解我们在Killick锂矿项目中发现的锂和相关重要矿物系统。这是一项很少有矿产发现进行的工作,因为大多数勘探项目筹集和支出的资金集中于向市场提供化验结果和钻孔结果。由由Donnelly Archibald博士领导的团队在圣弗朗西斯·泽维尔大学,以及Eric Thiessen博士和David Lowe博士领导的纪念大学等机构的深入研究,配合合作伙伴组织将有助于我们在Killick以及整个地区寻找额外的锂和相关的重要矿物。”
Stephen Stares, President and CEO of Benton states; "We are elated that such a highly skilled team of professionals will assist in advancing the understanding of our discovery through the critical mineral initiatives set forth by our various institutions. We look forward to the findings in our collective participation."
Benton的总裁兼首席执行官Stephen Stares表示:“我们非常高兴如此高水平的专业人才团队将通过我们各种机构制定的关键矿物倡议来帮助推进我们发现的理解。我们期待着集体参与的发现。”
The main research objective is to better understand the geological controls on the formation of lithium-rich rocks in southern Newfoundland to better inform exploration targeting practices and promote lithium discovery. Addressing this primary objective involves a multidisciplinary investigation into (i) the processes controlling the transport of lithium from its source to host rocks, (ii) the magmatic emplacement processes that resulted in the formation of the lithium-rich rocks, (iii) the lithium source(s), (iv) structure and deformation that controls the present expression of lithium-rich rocks, and (v) the character and extent of associated metamorphic aureoles. The combination of fieldwork, mineralogy, geochronology, geochemistry, structural geology, regional geology, tectonics, sedimentology, and economic geology will yield a holistic model for the evolution of lithium pegmatite systems. Taken together, the new data and interpretations, coupled with the spatiotemporal relationship of regional geological context, will help us to understand the petrogenesis of lithium pegmatites in southern Newfoundland.
主要的研究目标是更好地了解南纽芬兰地区富含锂石的地质控制,以更好地了解探勘目标实践并促进锂的发现。实现这一主要目标需要进行综合性调查,包括(i)控制锂从其来源到宿主岩石的运输的过程,(ii)导致形成锂富集岩石的深源侵入过程,(iii)锂来源,(iv)控制锂富集岩石目前表现的结构和变形,以及(v)相应变质晕的特征和范围。野外工作、矿物学、地球化学年代学、结构地质学、区域地质学、构造地质学、沉积学和经济地质学的结合将产生锂脉石体系统演化的整体模型。综合新的数据和解释,再加上区域地质背景的时空关系,将为我们了解南纽芬兰锂脉石的岩石成因学提供帮助。
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Stephen House (P.Geo.), Vice President of Exploration for Benton Resources Inc., the 'Qualified Person' under National Instrument 43-101, has approved the scientific and technical disclosure in this news release and prepared or supervised its preparation.
Benton Resources Inc.的勘探副总裁Stephen House (P.Geo.)作为《43-101证券交易规则》下的“有资质人员”,已经批准了这个新闻稿中的科学技术信息披露,并编写或监督了其编写。
About Sokoman Minerals Corp.
关于 Sokoman Minerals Corp.:Sokoman Minerals Corp.是一家在加拿大纽芬兰和拉布拉多省拥有项目的发现导向型公司。公司的主要焦点是其黄金项目组合;100%拥有的旗舰级、先进阶段的Moosehead项目、Crippleback Lake项目以及位于新不伦瑞克省西北部Baie Verte的Fleur de Lys项目,这些项目旨在针对达尔拉德式造山带金矿化(类似于北爱尔兰的Curraghinalt和Cavanacaw矿床)。该公司通过三个大规模的联合风险投资项目与Benton Resources Inc.建立了战略联盟,包括Grey River、Golden Hope和Kepenkeck。 Sokoman是纽芬兰省最大的土地所有者之一,在加拿大最新和迅速崛起的黄金区属。
Sokoman Minerals Corp. is a discovery-oriented company with projects in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The Company's primary focus is its portfolio of gold projects; the 100%-owned flagship, advanced-stage Moosehead, Crippleback Lake, and the district-scale Fleur de Lys project near Baie Verte in northwestern Newfoundland, that is targeting Dalradian-type orogenic gold mineralization similar to the Curraghinalt and Cavanacaw deposits in Northern Ireland. The Company entered into a strategic alliance with Benton Resources Inc. through three, large-scale, joint-venture properties including Grey River, Golden Hope, and Kepenkeck in Newfoundland. Sokoman is one of the largest landholders in Newfoundland, in Canada's newest and rapidly emerging gold districts.
Sokoman Minerals Corp.是一家拥有位于加拿大纽芬兰和拉布拉多省的项目的探索导向性公司。公司的主要焦点是其黄金项目组合;100%拥有的旗舰先进阶段Moosehead、Crippleback Lake和Fleur de Lys项目是北纽芬兰巴伊弗特附近针对Dalradian型造山带金成矿化探索的核心。该公司通过三个大型联营项目,包括Grey River、Golden Hope和Kepenkeck,与Benton Resources Inc.建立了战略联盟。Sokoman是纽芬兰最大的土地所有者之一,它是加拿大最新、最快增长的黄金区之一。
In October 2023, Sokoman and Benton completed an agreement with Piedmont Lithium Inc., a major developer of lithium projects and processing plants in the USA, and exactly the right partner to have to advance the lithium project. The agreement provides for Piedmont to earn up to 62.5% of the Killick Lithium Project (formerly Golden Hope project) by funding up to $12 million in exploration expenses and issuing $10 million common shares in three stages. The Killick Lithium Project has been transferred to Killick Lithium Inc. (Killick), a 100%-owned subsidiary of Vinland Lithium Inc. (Vinland). Newly created Vinland has received $2 million in financing from Piedmont for a 19.9% interest, with the balance of ownership between Sokoman and Benton. Sokoman and Benton will continue to operate the exploration efforts at Killick through the earn-in stages. Sokoman and Benton will retain a royalty of 2% NSR on future production. Piedmont will have exclusive marketing rights for the promotion and sale of any lithium products produced from the project on a life-of-mine basis, and the right of first refusal on 100% offtake rights to the lithium concentrates.
2023年10月,Sokoman和Benton与美国重要锂矿物和处理厂项目开发商Piedmont Lithium Inc.达成协议,正是该合作伙伴可以有力地推进锂矿物项目。根据协议,Piedmont可以通过资助多达1200万美元的勘探费用和发行1000万美元普通股的方式,在三个阶段内获得Killick锂矿物业(原来的Golden Hope项目)高达62.5%的权益。Killick锂矿物项目已转让给Killick Lithium Inc.(Killick),Vinland Lithium Inc.(Vinland)的全资子公司。新成立的Vinland已获得来自Piedmont的200万美元融资,持有19.9%的权益,Sokoman和Benton持有余下的所有权。Sokoman和Benton将在获得权益的阶段继续在Killick项目进行勘探。Sokoman和Benton将保留2%未来产量的净收益皇家地位。Piedmont将拥有独家的推广和销售任何锂产品的营销权,该产品是从该项目产出的,以及锂浓缩物的100%提前放弃权。
Projects optioned with optionee fully vested:
选项项目和被选项目完全归投资者所有:
- East Alder Project optioned to Canterra Minerals Inc (SIC retains 850,000 shares of CTM plus 1% NSR)
- Startrek Project optioned to Thunder Gold (SIC retains 1,750,000 shares of TGOL plus 1% NSR)
- East Alder项目授予Canterra Minerals Inc.(SIC保留CTM的850,000股股份和1%的净收益皇家)
- Startrek项目授予Thunder Gold(SIC保留TGOL的1,750,000股股份和1%净收益皇家)
For more information, please contact:
更多信息,请联系:
Timothy Froude, P.Geo., President & CEO
T: 709-765-1726
E: tim@sokomanmineralscorp.com
Sokoman Minerals的主席兼首席执行官Timothy Froude
T:709-765-1726
E:tim@sokomanmineralscorp.com
Cathy Hume, VP Corporate Development, Director
T: 416-868-1079 x 251
E: cathy@chfir.com
Sokoman Minerals Corp.的企业发展副总裁Cathy Hume,董事
T:416-868-1079 x 251
E:cathy@chfir.com
Twitter: @SokomanMinerals
Facebook: @SokomanMinerals
LinkedIn: @SokomanMineralsCorp
推特:@SokomanMinerals
Facebook:@SokomanMinerals
领英:@SokomanMineralsCorp
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