Scotia Metals Corp. (CSE:SMET) has expanded its exploration picture at the Acadia Lithium Project in southwestern Nova Scotia, reporting a new cluster of spodumene-bearing boulders grading as high as 2.72% lithium oxide (Li₂O) and adding detail to five previously identified boulder trains at the Green Wolf target.
The latest results come from 38 boulders channel-sampled within a single concentrated area at Green Wolf. Twenty of the samples returned grades above 1.0% Li₂O, including three above 2.0%, with the highest grading 2.72% Li₂O. The new work follows Scotia’s August identification of five separate spodumene-bearing boulder trains across an area measuring roughly 3 kilometers by 1 kilometer, where historical sampling had returned grades of up to 3.40% Li₂O.
The company is using the boulder distribution, regional till geochemistry, and airborne geophysical data to narrow the search for potential bedrock sources. The boulders themselves are glacially transported surface material and do not establish the presence, grade or continuity of lithium mineralization in bedrock.
At the latest Green Wolf cluster, 23 of the 38 samples returned between 0.73% and 2.72% Li₂O. The remaining 15 samples were below 0.30% Li₂O. The results increased the number of boulders above 0.30% Li₂O identified in that particular cluster from seven to at least 23, while the highest grade recorded in the cluster increased from 1.92% to 2.72%. The company’s previously reported 3.40% Li₂O result remains the highest boulder grade identified across Green Wolf.
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Green Wolf Becomes Focus of Follow-Up Exploration
Scotia initially identified five distinct spodumene-bearing boulder trains at Green Wolf in August. Historical sampling from the wider target produced 32 high-grade boulders grading between 1.0% and 3.40% Li₂O, including seven samples above 2.0%. The company said the trains occur within a broader area approximately 3 km by 1 km in size.
The latest field program focused on one of those previously mapped trains. Earlier mapping in the same cluster had identified 13 boulders, seven of which graded between 1.13% and 1.92% Li₂O. Scotia subsequently identified 25 additional boulders and channel-sampled all 38.
Many of the boulders are described as large, angular, and relatively fresh, with visible coarse spodumene crystals. Scotia is investigating whether the characteristics and distribution of the material can help narrow the search for a source within its exploration licences.
One reference point for that work is the nearby Brazil Lake lithium property, which hosts the region’s known spodumene deposit. Green Wolf is located less than eight kilometres up-ice from Brazil Lake. Scotia has pointed to publicly available information indicating that spodumene-bearing boulders around Brazil Lake have been documented at distances ranging from approximately 50 metres to less than one kilometre from their source.
However, the company cautions that Brazil Lake is owned by a third party and is not part of the Acadia Project. Geological similarities, glacial transport patterns, and mineralization at Brazil Lake are not necessarily indicative of mineralization on Scotia’s ground.
Till Sampling and Geophysics to Guide Drilling
Rather than immediately moving to drilling, Scotia is combining several exploration datasets to identify areas that warrant more detailed testing.
The company has collected 1,062 reconnaissance till samples across 32 of its 43 exploration licences. Because much of southwestern Nova Scotia is covered by glacial material, till sampling can provide geochemical information from material transported across concealed bedrock.
Scotia has also nearly completed a 2,051-line-kilometre airborne geophysical survey covering 17 exploration licences that were not included in its earlier airborne programs. The resulting magnetic and radiometric data will be integrated with the boulder and till results to refine exploration targets.
The next stage is expected to include additional detailed till sampling and high-resolution ground geophysics, initially focused on the refined Green Wolf area. Scotia plans to use the combined results to rank prospective bedrock targets before considering an initial scout-drilling program, currently targeted for early 2027 – subject to exploration results, permitting, surface access, and contractor availability.
Large Exploration Position in Nova Scotia
The Green Wolf results are part of a much broader exploration program across Scotia’s Acadia property. The company controls 43 exploration licences covering approximately 37,268 hectares and 2,320 mineral claims, with more than 80 kilometres of prospective lithium-cesium-tantalum (LCT) pegmatite strike extending north and south of Brazil Lake.
For Scotia, the more important question now is whether the surface evidence can lead the company to a source in bedrock. The project remains in the target-generation stage, rather than resource definition, and the ongoing work is focused on narrowing down where potential lithium-bearing pegmatites may lie beneath the surface.
That makes the next phase of exploration particularly important for investors. Outstanding till assays, the interpretation of the airborne geophysical survey, and follow-up ground work should help Scotia determine whether the multiple boulder trains at Green Wolf point toward coherent drill targets. If the datasets converge on specific areas, the company could move closer to testing those targets with drilling.
At the same time, the latest boulder results need to be viewed in context. The samples provide useful geological and geochemical clues, but they do not establish a lithium resource or demonstrate that an economically viable spodumene deposit exists at depth. Scotia has cautioned that boulder and channel samples are selective samples of glacially transported material and may not reflect the grade, style or continuity of any underlying bedrock mineralization.
The exploration story at Green Wolf therefore hinges on what comes next. Scotia is now working to determine whether the high-grade spodumene boulders identified across the area can be traced back to one or more bedrock sources within the Acadia property. Further till sampling, geophysical interpretation and potential drilling will be critical in determining whether the surface discoveries develop into a more defined exploration target.
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