# Comet Lithium Reports High-Grade Caesium and Lithium Assay Results from Grassroots Pegmatite Discovery at Elmer East Project, James Bay, Qu&\#xE9;bec

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/comet-lithium-reports-high-grade-caesium-and-lithium-assay-results-from-grassroo--924092b5-8fb5-4c68-98de-020cabac452c

Original source: https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/CLIC/news/8831908417967612/comet-lithium-reports-high-grade-caesium-and-lithium-assay-results-from-grassroo

Publisher: tmx

Original announcement: 2025-08-19T12:52:00.000Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Atlas analysis published: Unknown date

Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date

- Company: Comet Lithium Corporation

- Ticker: CLIC

- Exchange: TSX

- Region: James Bay, Québec

- Primary commodity: Lithium

- Secondary commodities: Caesium, Tantalum, Rubidium, Beryllium, Gallium

- Document categories: Drill results

- Extracted: 2026-08-21 07:30:44 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.90 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

Comet Lithium has announced a new grassroots LCT-type pegmatite dyke discovery at the Elmer East Project in James Bay, Québec. Grab samples from the dyke returned outstanding grades, including up to 2.45% Cs2O and 1.89% Li2O, alongside elevated tantalum and rubidium.

Reasoning: Discovery of a new spodumene-bearing pegmatite dyke with exceptionally high caesium \(2.45% Cs2O\) and lithium \(1.86% Li2O\) grades from grab samples.

- Positive factor: exceptional caesium grades

- Positive factor: high-grade lithium

- Positive factor: grassroots discovery

- Positive factor: QA/QC disclosed

- Negative factor: grab samples are selective

Facts used in scoring: 6

## Classification and evidence

**Bonanza Intercept**

Polarity: positive

Definition: Exceptionally high-grade zone, well above the deposit-type norm.

Why it applies: Caesium grades of 2.45% and 1.45% are exceptionally high for this commodity.

Evidence · text

> Caesium grades of this magnitude are exceptionally rare

**QA/QC Disclosed**

Polarity: positive

Definition: Release includes QA/QC disclosure — certified lab, QP sign-off, or stated methods \(blanks, standards, duplicates\).

Why it applies: Release mentions blanks, certified reference materials, and AGAT Laboratories.

Evidence · text

> blanks and certified reference materials were inserted at regular intervals

**Step-Out Extension**

Polarity: positive

Definition: Mineralization extended beyond the previously known limit.

Why it applies: The discovery of a new pegmatite dyke represents a new zone/discovery.

Evidence · text

> newly discovered spodumene-bearing pegmatite dyke

## Extracted facts

Stored fact records: 6. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.

## Drill Results (6)

### Fact 1

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/comet-lithium-reports-high-grade-caesium-and-lithium-assay-results-from-grassroo--924092b5-8fb5-4c68-98de-020cabac452c#fact-drill-facts-0)

lithium

#### Identity

- Commodity: lithium
- Ticker: CLIC

#### Geometry

- Grade: 1.86
- Grade Unit: % Li2O

#### Classification

- Sample Type: surface
- Group ID: E6481203:surface

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-08-19T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 1.86% Li2O is an exceptional grade for a lithium pegmatite.

- Positive factor: exceptional lithium grade

- Negative factor: grab sample

Evidence · table

> 1.86

Context: 8,640

### Fact 2

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/comet-lithium-reports-high-grade-caesium-and-lithium-assay-results-from-grassroo--924092b5-8fb5-4c68-98de-020cabac452c#fact-drill-facts-1)

caesium

#### Identity

- Commodity: caesium
- Ticker: CLIC

#### Geometry

- Grade: 2.45
- Grade Unit: % Cs2O

#### Classification

- Sample Type: surface
- Group ID: E6481203:surface

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-08-19T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 2.45% Cs2O is an exceptionally high grade for caesium.

- Positive factor: exceptional caesium grade

- Negative factor: grab sample

Evidence · table

> 2.45

Context: 8,640

### Fact 3

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/comet-lithium-reports-high-grade-caesium-and-lithium-assay-results-from-grassroo--924092b5-8fb5-4c68-98de-020cabac452c#fact-drill-facts-2)

tantalum

#### Identity

- Commodity: tantalum
- Ticker: CLIC

#### Geometry

- Grade: 745
- Grade Unit: ppm Ta2O5

#### Classification

- Sample Type: surface
- Group ID: E6481203:surface

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-08-19T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: High tantalum values reported in the grab sample.

- Positive factor: elevated tantalum

- Negative factor: grab sample

Evidence · table

> 745

Context: 8,640

### Fact 4

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/comet-lithium-reports-high-grade-caesium-and-lithium-assay-results-from-grassroo--924092b5-8fb5-4c68-98de-020cabac452c#fact-drill-facts-3)

lithium

#### Identity

- Commodity: lithium
- Ticker: CLIC

#### Geometry

- Grade: 1.89
- Grade Unit: % Li2O

#### Classification

- Sample Type: surface
- Group ID: E6481494:surface

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-08-19T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 1.89% Li2O is an exceptional grade for a lithium pegmatite.

- Positive factor: exceptional lithium grade

- Negative factor: grab sample

Evidence · table

> 1.89

Context: 8,760

### Fact 5

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/comet-lithium-reports-high-grade-caesium-and-lithium-assay-results-from-grassroo--924092b5-8fb5-4c68-98de-020cabac452c#fact-drill-facts-4)

caesium

#### Identity

- Commodity: caesium
- Ticker: CLIC

#### Geometry

- Grade: 1.45
- Grade Unit: % Cs2O

#### Classification

- Sample Type: surface
- Group ID: E6481494:surface

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-08-19T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 1.45% Cs2O is a very high grade for caesium.

- Positive factor: high caesium grade

- Negative factor: grab sample

Evidence · table

> 1.45

Context: 8,760

### Fact 6

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/comet-lithium-reports-high-grade-caesium-and-lithium-assay-results-from-grassroo--924092b5-8fb5-4c68-98de-020cabac452c#fact-drill-facts-5)

tantalum

#### Identity

- Commodity: tantalum
- Ticker: CLIC

#### Geometry

- Grade: 844
- Grade Unit: ppm Ta2O5

#### Classification

- Sample Type: surface
- Group ID: E6481494:surface

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-08-19T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: High tantalum values reported in the grab sample.

- Positive factor: elevated tantalum

- Negative factor: grab sample

Evidence · table

> 844

Context: 8,760

## How Atlas produces this analysis

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