MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(Marketwire - Feb. 8, 2010) - DIOS EXPLORATION INC. (TSX VENTURE:DOS) reports assay results for several metals associated with its lithium discovery on the PONTAX - LITHIUM property, James Bay, Quebec, owned in equal partnership with SIRIOS RESOURCES INC. (TSX VENTURE:SOI). The lithium pegmatites return values up to 4,980 ppm (g/t) rubidium (Rb) over 1.8 m (meter), 2,812 ppm Rb over 5 m and 2,735 ppm Rb over 4 m; 484 ppm beryllium (Be) over 3 m and 436 ppm Be over 5 m; 204 ppm tantalum (Ta) over 4 m and 2 m with 480 ppm cesium (Cs).
A zone of mineralized pegmatites with lithium and other metals was delineated over a 50 metre width and a strike length of more than 425 metres from last Fall drilling, which did not test deeper than 60 m below the surface. Grades such as 3 % Li2O over 4 m were returned on one end across the exposed zone and 2.22 % Li2O over 4 m in a section 325 m more to the east as well as 1.69 % Li2O over 9 m from drilling, 1.1 % Li2O with 2,050 g/t Rb over 13 m (50 m west), 1.38 % Li2O over 12 m (50 m more to the west) and 1.43% Li2O over 13 m (a further 100 m west). The DIOS PONTAX property is neighbouring claims held by First Gold.
Dominique Doucet, Vice-President of DIOS stated: "The PONTAX-LITHIUM discovery made by our team is the most recent significant lithium discovery in eastern Canada. It will certainly gain importance as additional work is undertaken on the property. Other lithium projects from companies such as Lithium One, Nemaska, and First Gold, all within an 80 km radius of our property, undoubtedly define a significant lithium metallogenic province in this area of James Bay."
Main assay results are presented in the following tables, showing only pegmatite results:
Table of channel sampling assay results for Pontax - Lithium
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Diamond Location
saw track Meters From To Width Li2O Rb Be Ta Cs
no. (m) m m m % ppm=g/t ppm=g/t ppm ppm
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1 Line 0+00 17 23 6 1.21 1,570 135 71 133
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27 32 5 1.95 780 436 40 186
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2 0+50 m W 25 29 4 2.22 531 120 204 67
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31 35 4 1.01 2,735 116 40 206
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39 41 2 1.34 1,630 250 91 114
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3 0+75 m W 0 3 3 1.46 1,690 221 55 105
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10 14 4 1.07 1,219 110 47 121
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16 19 3 1.15 1,671 140 32 145
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24 30 6 1.47 1,504 185 37 144
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4 100 m W 15 24 9 1.31 1,477 143 35 147
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5 150 m W 2 4 2 2.34 398 43 6 59
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6 200 m W 18 25 7 1.67 1,868 222 47 161
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7 375 m W 0 4 4 3.00 1,229 35 33 223
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Note: 1 ppm = 1 g/t and 1% = 10,000 ppm
Table of diamond drilling assay results for Pontax - Lithium
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Hole Collar From To Width Li2O Rb Be Ta Cs
no. section m m m % ppm=g/t Ppm=g/t ppm ppm
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09-01 0+50 m E 46.85 55.85 9.0 1.69 289 120 42 214
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99.00 104.20 5.2 0.89 859 269 17 161
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119.00 121.00 2.0 0.50 2,175 219 59 108
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09-02 Line 0+00 38.00 41.00 3.0 0.88 438 484 55 371
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44.25 45.25 1.0 0.86 1,650 280 47 398
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98.50 111.50 13.0 1.10 2,050 198 43 173
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09-03 0+50 m W 15.35 17.35 2.0 1.31 926 71 41 480
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31.00 36.00 5.0 1.09 2,812 64 103 283
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83.00 95.00 12.0 1.38 1,286 149 41 239
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09-04 100 m W 31.50 34.50 3.0 0.95 1,583 207 47 198
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59.50 60.50 1.0 1.32 1,940 101 25 288
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79.00 81.00 2.0 0.97 1,386 117 25 296
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87.00 90.00 3.0 1.01 2,603 87 32 196
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09-05 150 m W 36.00 49.00 13.0 1.43 1,357 345 66 123
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56.00 57.00 1.0 1.06 672 277 71 133
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66.00 68.00 2.0 1.25 1,307 275 38 143
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82.00 83.00 1.0 1.14 399 219 34 229
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86.00 89.00 3.0 0.90 1,760 232 37 137
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09-06 200 m W 5.00 9.50 4.5 0.91 1,940 171 58 222
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11.00 12.00 1.0 1.02 773 81 63 115
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47.65 49.65 2.0 1.01 2,000 196 51 221
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65.50 69.00 3.5 0.91 1,036 95 27 145
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89.75 92.85 3.1 1.11 1,383 303 27 170
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09-07 275 m W 54.00 55.80 1.8 0.93 4,980 131 22 286
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74.20 79.00 4.8 1.01 1,334 67 31 177
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Note: 1 ppm = 1 g/t and 1% = 10,000 ppm. True widths are
approximately 85% of intersected widths.
Thickness of the pegmatites, which are found within mafic volcanic rocks, reaches up to 13.5 metres and generally varies between 3 to 5 metres. The pegmatites are mineralized in spodumene (lithium alumino-silicate). The zone is open at depth and in strike.
All drill core samples and channel track samples were assayed at Actlabs laboratories in Ancaster, Ontario. A strict QA/QC program was implemented, including mineralized standards and blanks for each sample batch. Sodium peroxide was used to dissolve the samples which were then assayed by ICP-AES and ICP-MS. Lithium assay results were converted into Li2O % (1% Li equals 2.15% Li2O).
This press release was prepared by M.J. Girard, M.Sc P.Geo, President of DIOS, and Dominique Doucet, P. Eng., President of SIRIOS, both Qualified Persons pursuant to National Instrument 43-101.
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