The initial drill program has established that the host rock,
a pink pegmatite, extends from surface or near surface to
depth with an apparent thickness of up to 48 m. The pegmatite
layer appears to underlie the A1 zone and probably extends
northwards to include the A2 zone. The drill program
consisted of 5 holes for a total length of 476 m and targeted
the A1 zone only. A summary of the initial drill program may
be viewed on the company's web site at www.ditem.com. Now
that the host rock has been found to be present at depth, the
Company plans to undertake an important and very substantial
drill program in early June to delineate and explore the host
rock in all directions, if warranted by core analyses.
This first drill program ever for this region followed the
excellent results of the 2011 exploration program completed
in August 2011. Two major surface showings (Zones A1 and A2),
measuring about 350 m x 100 m and 250 m x 80 m, were
discovered during the 2011 summer exploration program. Zones
A1 and A2 are characterized by high grades of up to 5.6% and
6.13% TREO on rock samples (all saw cut, 20 cm x 20 cm x 5
cm).
The Lalande property (100% Ditem) consists of 224 map
designated claims covering 12,320 hectares (123.2 km²). The
property is located along the North Shore in north-eastern
Quebec, 12 km northwest of La Romaine. The all-season road
(#138) from Sept-Iles to La Romaine, presently under
construction, is now past Natashquan and should be completed
to La Romaine (and close to the property) in 2016. The town
of La Romaine, with a population of more than
1,000, has both airport and port facilities. Exploration
programs are being conducted with the consent of the
community.
"The presence of the host rock at depth and the fact that it
appears to be a continuous layer over the distance covered by
this initial drill program is very encouraging." said CEO and
Chairman Raymond Savoie. "We hope that the laboratory
analyses will establish good grades and confirm the economic
potential of the property."
Ditem is an exploration and development company with
properties in the Athabasca Basin in Saskatchewan, the Otish
Basin (Otish Uranium and Lac Henri) and on the North Shore
near La Romaine (Lalande) in Quebec. Properties and general
information may be viewed on the Company's website at www.ditem.com. Other
properties are being obtained.
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.
For more information, please contact: Mario Joly or David
Vincent
Tel.: (514) 875-9034
mario.joly@ditem.com david.vincent@ditem.com
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