azimut exploration inc shares rose in early trading monday after the company said its quebec land holdings were identified as highly prospective sites for lithium at 959 am et shares were trading 22 higher at 135 canadian dollars us101 the canadian mineral exploration company said a review of the exploration potential of its land holdings in quebecs eeyou istchee james bay region revealed that six properties have a significant chance of bearing lithium the prospective lithium properties are two projects held in an evenlysplit joint venture with soquem inc pikwa galinée adina and whollyowned corvet and kaanaayaa the company said