SPC Nickel Commences Drilling on High- Conductivity EM Targets at Lockerby East,
SPC Nickel Commences Drilling on High-
Conductivity EM Targets at Lockerby East,
Sudbury, Ontario
SUDBURY, ON
,
Oct. 23, 2025
/CNW/ -
SPC Nickel Corp.
(TSXV: SPC)
("SPC Nickel"
or the
"Company")
is pleased to announce the start of a 1,000 metre diamond drilling program designed
to test a series of high-conductivity electromagnetic (EM) anomalies located down-dip of the
Company's LKE Resource ("LKE"), on its 100%-owned Lockerby East Property ("Lockerby East") in
the heart of the world-class Sudbury Mining Camp.
This program represents the first modern drill testing of the deeper portions of the Lockerby East
mineralized system and is aimed at evaluating the potential for a new, high-grade nickel-copper-
PGM (Ni-Cu-PGM) discovery associated with the Sudbury Igneous Complex (SIC) contact - an area
well known for hosting high-grade mineralization. See Figure 1.
Grant Mourre
, CEO of SPC Nickel, commented
, "We are excited to drill the high conductivity
features that are down-dip from the known LKE Resource. Given that the grade of mineralization
on the property continues to improve with depth, the proximity of the target to the past producing
Lockerby Mine and the exceptional quality of the conductive feature, this target is of the highest
quality for Sudbury-style massive sulphide mineralization."
Target Overview
Drilling Details:
The Company will complete a 1,000 metre wedge cut off of an existing hole to
test the defined target area.
Geophysical Interpretation
: Targets were defined based on a re-interpretation of downhole
geophysical data from several re-surveyed drillholes originally completed by Falconbridge Ltd.
and First Nickel Inc.
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Conductor Strength:
The target area contains multiple strong conductors (ranging from 2,000
to >20,000 siemens) over a 1,000 metre plunge (or dip) length.
Target Potential:
The Lockerby Depth Zone located 1,500 metres to the east contained an
estimated
5.8Mt of ore grading @ 2.36% Ni and 1.29% Cu
(past production + reserves +
resources)
2
. The Lockerby Depth Zone shares many similarities with the target area, including
depth, size and geology.
Proximity to Known Mineralization:
The EM conductors are located less than 100 metres
down-dip of the LKE Resource, where previous drilling by First Nickel Inc. intersected
5.60% Ni
and 1.26% Cu (9% Ni tenor) over 10.0 metres
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, and approximately 375 metres down-dip of
existing underground infrastructure related to past production at the LKE Resource.
Mineralization Trend
: Within the broader West Graham - LKE system, nickel, copper, and
precious metal grades and tenors are known to increase with depth.
About the LKE Deposit
Discovered in 1968 by Falconbridge, the LKE Resource is located approximately 1,500 metres east
of the former Lockerby Mine that produced an estimated 9.6Mt of ore (past production + reserves +
resources)
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grading 1.83% Ni and 1.08% Cu over 44 years, from 1971 to 2015 and 200 metres
down-dip of the West Graham Resource where in 2023 the Company announced an in-pit maiden
mineral resource estimate of 19.3Mt grading (indicated) 0.42% Ni and 0.28% Cu as well as 3.3Mt
grading 0.37% Ni and 0.28% Cu in the inferred category
4
(See news release
here
). The LKE
mineralization is predominately contact style, with narrow (less than 5 metres thick) high-grade semi-
massive to nearly massive breccia sulphide veins anastomosing proximal to the folded granite
footwall contact. LKE sulphide mineralization is characterized by a high pentlandite to pyrrhotite ratio
with the overall grade, tenor and PGM content of the mineralization increasing with depth. Historical
drilling completed by First Nickel Inc. returned values as high as
5.60% Ni
and
1.26% Cu
over a core
length of
10.0 metres
3
.
The LKE Mineral Resource Estimate (effective as of
December 4, 2023
) includes
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:
Indicated Resources of 665,000 t @ 1.17% Ni, 0.28% Cu
Inferred Resource of 124,000 t @ 0.99% Ni, and 0.42% Cu
3
.
The deposit remains open down-dip and is in close proximity to
Sudbury's
established mills,
smelters, and power infrastructure.
Historical estimates are based on available public data. The Company considers the historic mineral
estimates to be relevant to an understanding of the Lockerby East Property but has not done any
work to validate the estimates.
Figure 1: Long section of the Lockerby East Property and the adjacent past producing Lockerby
Mine. On the east side (left) the figure shows the mineral resource and geophysical conductors
associated with the West Graham – LKE mineralized system extending from surface to a depth of
2,000 metres. The current target area is shown in the white box, and the planned drill hole
intersection is marked by the yellow star. To the east is the past producing Lockerby Mine system
that includes the Lockerby main and depth zones. Shown in the figure are the historical drill hole
assays from the Lockerby Mine used to approximate the location of the Lockerby Mine mineralized
zone. The diagram does not distinguish between areas of past production, reserves or resources.
(CNW Group/SPC Nickel Corp.)
Quality Assurance, Quality Control and Qualified Persons
The technical elements of this news release have been approved by Mr.
Grant Mourre
, P.Geo.
(PGO), CEO and President of SPC Nickel Corp. and a Qualified Person under National Instrument
43-101. The historical information shown in this news release was obtained from historical work
reports filed by First Nickel Inc. and has not been independently verified by a Qualified Person as
defined by NI 43 101.
References
1
.
Lockerby Mine Project NI 43-101 Technical Report, Prepared by Stantec for First Nickel Inc.,
August 2, 2012
.
2
.
New Release "Sudbury Platinum identifies Highly Conductive Geophysical Targets on
the Lockerby East Property" Sudbury Platinum Corp.
November 21
st
, 2016.
3
.
News Release "First Nickel Reports: 10 Metres OF 5.60% Ni and 1.26% Cu Hosted in Footwall
from Lockerby East Zone" First Nickel Inc.
February 7, 2006
.
4
.
"Mineral Resource Estimate for the Lockerby East Ni-Cu-PGE Property,
Sudbury, Ontario
Canada
" prepared by SGS Geological Services with an effective date of
December 4, 2023
,
SPC Nickel Corp.
About SPC Nickel Corp.
SPC Nickel is a Canadian public corporation focused on exploring for high-grade polymetallic Cu-Ni-
PGM mineralization in
Nunavut
and within the world-class Sudbury Mining Camp. SPC Nickel is
currently exploring its unique district-scale polymetallic Muskox Project in
Nunavut
where the team
conducted a field program consisting of airborne geophysics and follow-up mapping and sampling
during the summer of 2025. The Company is also advancing its 100%-owned, Lockerby East
exploration project located in the heart of the historic Sudbury Mining Camp, which includes the West
Graham Resource and the LKE Resource. SPC Nickel is committed to advancing high-potential
polymetallic projects in leading jurisdictions across
Canada
with an emphasis on
Nunavut
and
Sudbury
.
Further information is available at
www.spcnickel.com
Cautionary Note on Forward-Looking Information
Except for statements of historical fact contained herein, the information in this news release
constitutes "forward-looking information" within the meaning of Canadian securities law. Such
forward-looking information may be identified by words such as "plans", "proposes", "estimates",
"intends", "expects", "believes", "may", "will" and include without limitation, statements regarding
estimated capital and operating costs, expected production timeline, benefits of updated
development plans, foreign exchange assumptions and regulatory approvals. There can be no
assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate; actual results and future events could
differ materially from such statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially
include, among others, metal prices, competition, risks inherent in the mining industry, and
regulatory risks. Most of these factors are outside the control of
SPC Nickel
. Investors are
cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking information. Except as otherwise required
by applicable securities statutes or regulation,
SPC Nickel
expressly disclaims any intent or
obligation to update publicly forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise.
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined
in policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy
of this release.
SOURCE
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For further information:
Grant Mourre, P.Geo., Chief Executive Officer, SPC Nickel Corp., Tel:
(705) 669-1777, Email: [email protected]
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