Reference number : GC-2017-Q1-00393, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Williams-Jones, Anthony (McGill University)|Williams-Jones, Anthony (Université McGill), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Quebec|Québec, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for Universities, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les universités, program purpose english : Focus Graphite Inc. is a company specialising in the acquisition, exploration and development of mineral_x000D_
properties, which is on track to produce a graphite concentrate at its Lac Knife deposit located south-west of_x000D_
Fermont, Québec. The company also holds a 50 % share with SOQUEM Inc. in the Kwyjibo rare earth element_x000D_
(REE) exploration project, the focus of this study, If the exploration is successful, Focus Graphite will bring a_x000D_
REE deposit into production possibly with byproduct Cu and Au. The Kwyjibo deposit comprises the intensely_x000D_
explored (by drilling) Josette REE mineralised zone, plus nine other showings with enrichments in the REE,_x000D_
Cu and Au in a corridor measuring ~4 km by ~600 m. As there are few outcrops, the challenge now is to_x000D_
develop an effective strategy for discovering additional zones of mineralisation in this corridor, not only of the_x000D_
REE but also of Cu and Au. Most of the known mineralisation is hosted by leucogranites, which were_x000D_
emplaced at approximately 1170 Ma and affected by amphibolite facies metamorphism at 1083-1076 Ma. The_x000D_
Josette mineralised zone comprises massive/brecciated magnetitite and stockworks of calc-silicate veins_x000D_
containing REE-bearing minerals (apatite, britholite and allanite), garnet, titanite, and fluorite that are cut by_x000D_
veins containing pyrite, pyrrhotite and chalcopyrite. An important feature of the deposits is the elevated_x000D_
concentration of the REE in garnet and titanite. Systematic analysis of this content, that of the corresponding_x000D_
LREE/HREE ratio (L snd H refer to light and heavy), which should decrease towards mineralization (the LREE_x000D_
are more mobile than the HREE) and that of other elements could therefore provide powerful vectors to REE_x000D_
mineralisation. The proposed research will be based on reconnaissance logging and sampling of a small_x000D_
number of representative drill holes, and surface samples. Compositions of the various minerals will be_x000D_
analysed using a combination of EMP and LA-ICP-MS. As a result, the project will develop a new_x000D_
methodology that will aid in the exploration for and discovery of economic REE deposits both in Québec and_x000D_
elsewhere in Canada., program purpose french : Focus Graphite Inc. is a company specialising in the acquisition, exploration and development of mineral_x000D_
properties, which is on track to produce a graphite concentrate at its Lac Knife deposit located south-west of_x000D_
Fermont, Québec. The company also holds a 50 % share with SOQUEM Inc. in the Kwyjibo rare earth element_x000D_
(REE) exploration project, the focus of this study, If the exploration is successful, Focus Graphite will bring a_x000D_
REE deposit into production possibly with byproduct Cu and Au. The Kwyjibo deposit comprises the intensely_x000D_
explored (by drilling) Josette REE mineralised zone, plus nine other showings with enrichments in the REE,_x000D_
Cu and Au in a corridor measuring ~4 km by ~600 m. As there are few outcrops, the challenge now is to_x000D_
develop an effective strategy for discovering additional zones of mineralisation in this corridor, not only of the_x000D_
REE but also of Cu and Au. Most of the known mineralisation is hosted by leucogranites, which were_x000D_
emplaced at approximately 1170 Ma and affected by amphibolite facies metamorphism at 1083-1076 Ma. The_x000D_
Josette mineralised zone comprises massive/brecciated magnetitite and stockworks of calc-silicate veins_x000D_
containing REE-bearing minerals (apatite, britholite and allanite), garnet, titanite, and fluorite that are cut by_x000D_
veins containing pyrite, pyrrhotite and chalcopyrite. An important feature of the deposits is the elevated_x000D_
concentration of the REE in garnet and titanite. Systematic analysis of this content, that of the corresponding_x000D_
LREE/HREE ratio (L snd H refer to light and heavy), which should decrease towards mineralization (the LREE_x000D_
are more mobile than the HREE) and that of other elements could therefore provide powerful vectors to REE_x000D_
mineralisation. The proposed research will be based on reconnaissance logging and sampling of a small_x000D_
number of representative drill holes, and surface samples. Compositions of the various minerals will be_x000D_
analysed using a combination of EMP and LA-ICP-MS. As a result, the project will develop a new_x000D_
methodology that will aid in the exploration for and discovery of economic REE deposits both in Québec and_x000D_
elsewhere in Canada., agreement title english : Exploration tool development for the Kwyjibo Rare Earth Element Deposit, Quebec, agreement title french : Exploration tool development for the Kwyjibo Rare Earth Element Deposit, Quebec, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 25000.0, agreement start date : 2017-06-14, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year. (2017-2018 to 2018-2019), additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier. (2017-2018 à 2018-2019), owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada