Ditem: Lalande Rare Earth Exploration Program Underway
25 July 2011 - 11:08PM
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Ditem Explorations (TSX VENTURE: DIT) is pleased to announce that
the summer exploration program on the Lalande property is now
underway. Essentially, this first phase will consist of ground
geophysical surveying, prospecting and geological mapping as well
as channel sampling. The program should be completed by mid-August
and an initial drill program is expected for this fall.
The Lalande property, situated in north-eastern Quebec along the
North Shore of the St-Lawrence River, is mainly underlain by
calc-alkaline granitic gneisses of the Aguanish Complex and minor
amphibolites and supracrustal units including arenaceous sediments,
volcaniclastic rocks, and migmatized aluminous gneiss. These units
are cut by pink granitic intrusions and numerous pink pegmatite
lenses. Rare earth mineralization is associated with pink biotite
and monazite-rich quartz feldspar pegmatite within granitic
intrusions.
In 1967 and 1968, magnetic and radiometric surveys as well as
prospecting were undertaken and numerous radiometric anomalies were
noted. In 1988, SOQUEM completed an exploration program with
sampling and partial analysis of rare earth anomalous zones,
including one zone within which grades up to 1.4% for La, Ce and Y,
were identified and reported.
Ditem Explorations is an exploration and development company
with properties in the Athabasca Basin in Saskatchewan (Beartooth
Island and Cree Lake), the Otish Basin (Otish Uranium and Lac
Henri) and on the North Shore near La Romaine (Lalande) in Quebec.
Drilling is planned on the Otish Uranium property to confirm
uranium mineralisation and initial programs are to be completed on
the Lac Henri and Lalande rare earth properties this summer.
Properties and general information may be viewed on the Company's
website at www.ditem.com.
Mr. Mario Joly (M.Sc), President of Ditem Explorations is the
Qualified Person (as that term is defined in National Instrument
43-101) who has reviewed this news release and is responsible for
the technical information reported herein.
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services
Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX
Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or
accuracy of this release.
Contacts: David Vincent Director, Investor Relations (514)
875-9034 david.vincent@ditem.com www.ditem.com
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