Brazil Lake, Nova Scotia

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Brazil Lake in Nova Scotia

Brazil Lake is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Yarmouth Municipal District in Yarmouth County .

BRAZIL LAKE PROPERTY (Lithium and Rare Earths Metals)

The Property consists of two exploration licenses having 36 claims and 43 claims respectively covering 3,160 acres. It is located approximately 30 kilometers north of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia and 12 kilometers west of the Avalon Rare Metals (AVL) East Kemptville Project - Exploration to date on the Property has successfully revealed two of the richest Lithium bearing pegmatite dikes in North America, in addition to a host of other rare earth metals such as tantalum, niobium, beryllium, tungsten tin and rubidium. Other potential economic targets include cosmetic grade mica, silica chloride, aluminum chloride and rubidium enriched potassium feldspar. The Property is accessible by nearby paved roads on the east and west with an all weather cross road. Power lines are also accessible from the paved roads and within one kilometer of the pegmatites. The primary exploration and development target on the Property has been Lithium which is found in the pegmatites. The pegmatite found at Brazil Lake is enriched in rare-metal –elements including lithium, rubidium, beryllium, tantalum and tungsten and it is at present the only known occurrence of its type in Nova Scotia. Champlain's drilling results to date have identified two lithium and rare earth metal bearing pegmatite dikes that appear at surface and are up to 20 meters wide and having exposed lengths up to 300 meters long. The deepest drill hole intersected the dikes at 50 meters depth. Both pegmatites remain open at depth and future drilling will attempt to extend the depth of the dikes to 100 or 150 meters. Three other potential pegmatites have been indicated through geochemical surveys. Further geochem surveys, exploration and subsequent drilling are planned to define other pegmatite dikes on the property indicated by pegmatite float fields. Lithium on the property is hosted by the mineral spodumene which makes up approximately 14 to 20% of the pegmatites. Lithium bearing spodumene crystals up to one meter in length were initially discovered in the south pegmatite. The maximum lithium oxide (Li2O) content in the spodumene is approximately 7.4% to 7.7% making it one of the highest grade lithium discoveries in North America. In 2003 a 50 ton bulk sample was extracted from the south pegmatite and crushed at a local aggregate quarry. A portion of the crushed pegmatite processed through a pilot plant at Dalhousie University via flotation was to separate the spodumene, mica and feldspars. The process was very successful. Further metallurgical studies will also focus on separating the potassium and sodium feldspars. The potassium feldspar is also a very valuable byproduct, due to enrichment in rubidium, and is used in ceramic, glass and porcelain industries as it lowers the melting temperature making these products easier to work and cheaper to process. Part of the company's overall plan will be for the Company to build and implement a Pilot plant once definition drilling is completed. Approximately $1,000,000 has been spent by Champlain and associates on exploration and metallurgy to date.