Power Nickel Releases Initial Assay on New Crown Jewel Discovered on its NISK Project
- High-grade copper, platinum, palladium, and gold deposits discovered on Power Nickel's NISK project.
- Discovery hole showcases over one oz/tonne combined platinum and palladium over 7.75 meters.
- Assay results for hole PN-24-044 reveal significant mineralization potential with impressive grades.
- Company continues to expand its near-surface high-grade zone northeast of the main Nisk deposit.
- Strategic exploration efforts aim to maximize shareholder value through valuable mineral discoveries.
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Company Continues to Expand its Near Surface High-Grade Copper, Platinum, Palladium Zone 5km Northeast of its Main Nisk Deposit
Discovery Hole had over One Oz/Tonne Combined Platinum and Palladium over 7.75 Metres
Highlights: 0.60 m of 24.3 g gold (Au), 5.7 g silver (Ag),
2.4 m of 0.60 g Au, 103.62 g Ag,
6.55 m of 2.59 g Au, 40.27 g Ag,
15.75 m of 1.6 g Au, 25.34 g Ag,
"Why is this hole important for our shareholders? If you were to ask a miner what a perfect mine is the answer would be a substantial high grade, surface/near surface discovery of a polymetallic mineralization, in a safe jurisdiction with excellent existing infrastructure. 1 gram gold is today worth about
To date, the Company's drill program has produced 15 of 16 successful holes at the Lion Discovery. Additional assays to be released shortly will demonstrate the significant and groundbreaking discovery that has been made (see figure 1 below). Power Nickel continues to drill at the Lion Discovery with the deepest target to date as well as at Ant 4.
"Power Nickel has deployed a standard fan drilling program design to test in a gridded way the presence of the mineralized zone as we go. So far, the current mineralized envelope is interpreted to extend to a minimum of 300 m below surface and to a minimum of 225 m laterally, and remains open in all directions," stated Ken Williamson, Power Nickel's VP Exploration.
As previously stated in the Company's press release dated March 20, 2024, multiple new holes successfully intersected the chalcopyrite-rich zone initially discovered in Hole PN-23-031A. Table 1 below presents the significant results and observations to date.
Note: Length is presented as downhole distance; true width corresponds to 60 |
Figure 2 below presents core pictures of some of the best intersections to date. It is noticeable that the relative quantity of semi-massive chalcopyrite observed in both PN-23-031A and PN-24-044, while excellent, appears to be dwarfed when compared to some of the other holes coming from the core of the zone. In our analysis, significantly good results are to come in the next weeks.
The current interpretation suggests that the zone is located at the contact with the ultramafic rock and that it presents a sigmoidal geometry with a high-grade shoot steeply plunging to the NNE.
Figure 3 below presents core pictures of some of the best intersections to date. It is noticeable that the relative quantity of semi-massive chalcopyrite observed in both PN-23-031A and PN-24-044, while excellent, appears to be dwarfed when compared to some of the other holes coming from the core of the zone. In our analysis, significantly good results are to come in the next weeks.
"After analysing our data, we came up with a robust model which will guide us as we are continuing drilling deeper; as presented in figure 4 below, we've identified what the plunge of the zone appears to be and pinned down structures that appear to be controlling the geometry of the zone. It looks to me as typical "Abitibi type" scenario, where the vertical extent of such mineralized zone could potentially be far more considerable than it's current 300 m extent. The nature of this metallurgy extremely rich narrow vein, somehow reminds me chasing down the high-grade veins in
GeoVector's Management Inc is the Consulting company retained to perform the actual drilling program, which includes core logging and sampling of the drill core.
All samples were submitted to and analyzed at ALS Global ("ALS"), an independent commercial laboratory located in
GeoVector's QAQC program includes regular insertion of CRM standards, duplicates, and blanks into the sample stream with a stringent review of all results.
The results presented in the current Press Released are complete within the mineralized intervals, but results are still pending for the top portion of both holes reported. QAQC and data validation was performed on these portions of the holes where assays are fully integrated, and no material error were observed.
Kenneth Williamson, Géo, M.Sc., VP Exploration at Power Nickel, is the qualified person who has reviewed and approved the technical disclosure contained in this news release.
Power Nickel is a Canadian junior exploration company focusing on developing the High-Grade Nisk project into
On February 1, 2021, Power Nickel (then called Chilean Metals) completed the acquisition of its option to acquire up to
The figure below presents a longitudinal view of the current 2023 Mineral Resource Estimate.
The information presented above is derived from the Technical Report titled: "Amended and Updated NI 43-101 Technical Report and Updated Mineral Resource Estimate for the Nisk Project, Eeyou Istchee James Bay Territory,
The NISK property comprises a significant land position (20 kilometers of strike length) with numerous high-grade intercepts. Power Nickel is focused on expanding the historical high-grade nickel-copper PGE mineralization with a series of drill programs designed to test the initial Nisk discovery zone and to explore the land package for adjacent potential Nickel deposits.
In addition to the Nisk project, Power Nickel owns significant land packages in British
Power Nickel announced on June 8, 2021, that an agreement had been made to complete the
Power Nickel is also 100 percent owner of five properties comprising over 50,000 acres strategically located in the prolific iron-oxide-copper-gold belt of northern
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http://powernickel.com/corporate_presentation.pdf
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This message contains certain statements that may be deemed "forward-looking statements" concerning the Company within the meaning of applicable securities laws. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts and are generally, but not always, identified by the words "expects," "plans," "anticipates," "believes," "intends," "estimates," "projects," "potential," "indicates," "opportunity," "possible" and similar expressions, or that events or conditions "will," "would," "may," "could" or "should" occur. Although the Company believes the expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, such statements are not guarantees of future performance, are subject to risks and uncertainties, and actual results or realities may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Such material risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, among others, the timing for the Company to close the private placement or the second Nisk option or risk that such transactions do not close at all; raise sufficient capital to fund its obligations under its property agreements going forward; to maintain its mineral tenures and concessions in good standing; to explore and develop its projects; changes in economic conditions or financial markets; the inherent hazards associates with mineral exploration and mining operations; future prices of nickel and other metals; changes in general economic conditions; accuracy of mineral resource and reserve estimates; the potential for new discoveries; the ability of the Company to obtain the necessary permits and consents required to explore, drill and develop the projects and if accepted, to obtain such licenses and approvals in a timely fashion relative to the Company's plans and business objectives for the applicable project; the general ability of the Company to monetize its mineral resources; and changes in environmental and other laws or regulations that could have an impact on the Company's operations, compliance with environmental laws and regulations, dependence on key management personnel and general competition in the mining industry.
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