Five Additional Infill Holes Continue to Expand Higher-Grade Core, Drilling of Additional Targets Now Underway at the Crawford Nickel-Cobalt Sulphide Project Update on Private Placement
Five Additional Infill Holes Continue to Expand Higher-Grade Core, Drilling
of Additional Targets Now Underway at the Crawford Nickel-Cobalt
Sulphide Project
Update on Private Placement
Highlights
Two holes continue to extend the higher grade mineralization in the western portion of the Main Zone.
Hole CR20-61 intersected true width of 94 metres of 0.35% nickel including 49 metres of 0.40% nickel
Hole CR20-53 intersected core length of 183 metres of 0.35% nickel to a depth of over 300 metres
Three holes continue to support and extend the higher grade mineralization in the eastern portion of the Main Zone.
Hole CR20-60 intersected true width of 72 metres of 0.33% nickel including 49 metres of 0.36% nickel
Hole CR20-47 intersected 0.30% nickel across entire core length of 369 metres outside existing 0.30% grade shell and Hole CR20-60 intersected two
intervals with combined core length of 250 metres of 0.30% nickel
TORONTO
,
Sept. 8, 2020
/CNW/ - Canada Nickel Company Inc. (TSX-V: CNC) ("
Canada Nickel
" or the "
Company
") today announced additional encouraging
results from infill drilling on the Main Zone at its Crawford Nickel-Cobalt Sulphide project.
"Excellent results continue from our infill drilling program. These most recent drilling results continue to expand the widths and vertical extent of the higher-
grade mineralization in the western end of the Main Zone and further confirm and extend the higher grade mineralization in the eastern end of the Main Zone.
These higher-grade resource areas will be the initial focus of the mine plan in the Preliminary Economic Assessment currently underway and expected to be
completed by year-end,"
said
Mark Selby
, Chair and CEO of Canada Nickel.
"With the drilling necessary for the updated resource to be released later this month now complete, we will turn our attention to the other exciting exploration
opportunities identified at Crawford. Three follow-up holes on the previously reported encouraging PGM results from hole CR20-32 (which yielded three
separate intersections including 2.6 g/t PGM over 7.5 metres) have been completed and intersected the anticipated structures. Drilling began this week of the
several other prospective geophysical nickel targets on the several kilometres of the Crawford structure which remain untested. Exploration results from these
holes are expected before the end of September."
The Crawford Nickel-Cobalt Sulphide Project is located in the heart of the prolific
Timmins
-
Cochrane
mining camp in
Ontario, Canada
, and is adjacent to well-
established, major infrastructure associated with over 100 years of regional mining activity.
Main Zone Infill Results
Infill drilling on the Main Zone continued to focus on more clearly defining and upgrading the Higher-Grade Core resource, which was previously defined as part of
the resource estimate and dips steeply within the ultramafic unit and having a previously reported true thickness that varies from
40 m
to
160 m
. Assays from the
remaining six in-fill holes will be released over the next several weeks. See Table 1 and Figure 1 and 2 for results.
Table 1 – Main Zone Nickel – Drilling Results, Crawford Nickel-Cobalt Sulphide Project,
Ontario
DDH ID
From
To
Length
Estimated True Width
Ni
Co
Pd
Pt
S
Fe
(m)
(m)
(m)
(m)
(%)
(%)
(g/t)
(g/t)
(%)
(%)
CR20-47
33.3
402.0
368.7
na
0.30
0.011
0.020
0.008
0.07
5.91
including
40.5
286.5
246.0
na
0.31
0.011
0.022
0.008
0.06
5.54
including
363.0
399.0
36.0
na
0.36
0.014
0.030
0.009
0.14
6.96
CR20-53
52.0
402.0
350.0
na
0.29
0.012
0.017
0.007
0.10
6.37
including
169.5
352.5
183.0
na
0.35
0.011
0.021
0.007
0.12
6.66
including
169.5
210.0
40.5
na
0.40
0.009
0.039
0.012
0.35
5.22
CR20-60
51.0
352.5
301.5
193.8
0.24
0.013
0.016
0.009
0.10
6.94
including
51.0
163.5
112.5
72.3
0.33
0.014
0.028
0.011
0.20
7.24
including
51.0
127.5
76.5
49.2
0.36
0.014
0.024
0.008
0.23
7.13
including
84.0
100.5
16.5
10.6
0.43
0.015
0.031
0.010
0.33
7.06
CR20-61*
36.8
276.0
239.2
153.8
0.30
0.013
0.022
0.008
0.14
5.39
including
36.8
183.0
146.2
94.0
0.35
0.014
0.030
0.010
0.20
5.01
including
36.8
156.0
119.2
76.6
0.38
0.014
0.034
0.011
0.23
4.84
including
67.5
144.0
76.5
49.2
0.40
0.015
0.039
0.012
0.26
4.92
CR20-62
45.3
402.0
356.7
na
0.29
0.013
0.018
0.007
0.28
6.83
including
49.5
132.0
82.5
na
0.30
0.010
0.017
0.007
0.09
5.48
including
231.0
399.0
168.0
na
0.30
0.015
0.028
0.011
0.49
7.63
These holes were drilled at steep angles of -80 degrees almost entirely within the higher-grade core to better determine grade or -50 degrees to help better
define northern or southern boundaries of the higher grade core. See Table 2. The estimated true width of this zone has been determined from previous drilling
to vary from 40 to
160 m
depending on location of the section.
*Hole CR20-61 has only received complete assays to a depth of 276 metres of total drill length of 504 metres.
Figure 1 - Plan View of Main Zone Nickel Resource, Crawford Nickel-Cobalt Sulphide Project, Ontario. (CNW Group/Canada Nickel Company Inc.)
Figure 2 - Plan View of Main Zone Nickel Resource including Newly Defined Higher Grade (>0.35% nickel) Mineralization, Crawford Nickel-Cobalt Sulphide
Project, Ontario. (CNW Group/Canada Nickel Company Inc.)
Next Steps
Three holes have now been completed on the previously reported excellent PGM results from hole CR20-32 (three intervals including 2.6 g/t PGM over core
length of 7.5 metres) and have intersected multiple sections of similar gabbro/peridotite/pyroxenite sequences encountered in the CR20-32 discovery hole.
Assays from these three drill holes are expected by the end of September. All drill results to date will be incorporated into an updated resource now expected
later this month. Drilling has begun on several other prospective geophysical targets on the several kilometres of the Crawford structure which remain untested on
the west side of the highway.
Table 2 – Drill Hole Orientation, Crawford Nickel-Cobalt Sulphide Project,
Ontario
DDH ID
Easting
Northing
Dip
Azimuth
Length
(mE)
(mN)
(°)
(°)
(m)
CR20-47
473404.4
5408743.2
-80
215.2
300
CR20-53
472794.1
5409028.6
-80
212.1
402
CR20-60
473505.1
5408696.5
-50
215.3
402
CR20-61
473027.8
5408815.1
-50
35.3
504
CR20-62
473505.6
5408695.0
-80
215.3
402
Private Placement Update
The Company is also pleased to provide an update to its
August 11, 2020
news release, in which it announced a best efforts offering (the "Offering") of up to
600,000 flow-through common shares ("FT Shares") at a price of
$2.60
per FT Share, for total gross proceeds of approximately
$1.5 million
. The Offering is now
oversubscribed and as a result will now consist of 682,500 FT Shares to raise gross proceeds of up to approximately
C$1.8 million
.
For a full summary of the Private Placement, please see Canada Nickel's news release from
August 11, 2020
.
Assays, Quality Assurance/Quality Control and Drilling and Assay Procedures
William E. MacRae
, MSc, P.Geo., a "qualified person" as defined by NI 43-101, is responsible for the on-going drilling and sampling program, including quality
assurance (QA) and quality control (QC). The core is collected from the drill in sealed core trays and transported to the core logging facility. The core is marked
and sampled at 1.5 metre lengths and cut with a diamond blade saw. Samples are bagged with QA/QC samples inserted in batches of 35 samples per lot.
Samples are transported in secure bags directly from the Canada Nickel core shack to Actlabs Timmins, an ISO/IEC 17025 accredited lab. Analysis for precious
metals (gold, platinum and palladium) are completed by Fire Assay while analysis for nickel, cobalt, sulphur and 17 other elements are performed using a peroxide
fusion and ICP-OES analysis. Certified standards and blanks are inserted at a rate of one QA/QC sample per 32 core samples making a batch of 35 samples
that are submitted for analysis.
Qualified Person and Data Verification
Stephen J. Balch P.Geo
. (ON), VP Exploration of Canada Nickel and a "qualified person" as such term is defined by National Instrument 43-101, has verified the
data disclosed in this news release, and has otherwise reviewed and approved the technical information in this news release on behalf of Canada Nickel Company
Inc.
About Canada Nickel Company
Canada Nickel Company Inc. is advancing the next generation of nickel-cobalt sulphide projects to deliver nickel and cobalt required to feed the high growth
electric vehicle and stainless steel markets. Canada Nickel Company has applied in multiple jurisdictions to trademark the terms NetZero Nickel
TM
, NetZero
Cobalt
TM
, NetZero Iron
TM
and is pursuing the development of processes to allow the production of net zero carbon nickel, cobalt, and iron products. Canada
Nickel provides investors with leverage to nickel and cobalt in low political risk jurisdictions. Canada Nickel is currently anchored by its 100% owned flagship
Crawford Nickel-Cobalt Sulphide Project in the heart of the prolific
Timmins
-
Cochrane
mining camp.
Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains certain information that may constitute "forward-looking information" under applicable Canadian securities legislation. Forward looking
information includes, but is not limited to, drill results relating to the Crawford Nickel-Cobalt Sulphide Project, the potential of the Crawford Nickel-Cobalt Sulphide
Project, timing of economic studies and resource estimates, strategic plans, including future exploration and development results, and corporate and technical
objectives. Forward-looking information is necessarily based upon a number of assumptions that, while considered reasonable, are subject to known and unknown
risks, uncertainties, and other factors which may cause the actual results and future events to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-
looking information. Factors that could affect the outcome include, among others: future prices and the supply of metals, the future demand for metals, the results
of drilling, inability to raise the money necessary to incur the expenditures required to retain and advance the property, environmental liabilities (known and
unknown), general business, economic, competitive, political and social uncertainties, results of exploration programs, timing of the updated resource estimate,
risks of the mining industry, delays in obtaining governmental approvals, and failure to obtain regulatory or shareholder approvals. There can be no assurance that
such information will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such information. Accordingly,
readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information. All forward-looking information contained in this press release is given as of the date
hereof and is based upon the opinions and estimates of management and information available to management as at the date hereof. Canada Nickel disclaims any
intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required
by law.
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