Canadian North Resources Announces Updated Mineral Resources for its 100% owned Ferguson Lake Project in Canada; High-grade Open Pit Indicated Mineral Resources of 22.4 million tonnes at 0.84% copper, 0.60% nickel, 0.07% cobalt, 1.37g/t palladium and 0.23g/t platinum
Canadian North Resources Announces Updated Mineral Resources for its 100% owned Ferguson Lake
Project in Canada;
High-grade Open Pit Indicated Mineral Resources of 22.4 million tonnes at 0.84% copper, 0.60% nickel,
0.07% cobalt, 1.37g/t palladium and 0.23g/t platinum
Toronto, June 13 , 2022 – Canadian North Resources Inc. (“Canadian North” or the “Company”) (TSXV:
CNRI) is pleased to announce an updated Mineral Resource estimate for its 100% owned Ferguson Lake
base metal ( nickel, copper, cobalt ) and platinum group metal (“PGM”, mainly palladium and platinum)
project in Nunavut, Canada.
Highlights:
• Indicated Mineral Resources containing 455 million pounds (Mlb) copper at 0.85% , 32 1Mlb
nickel at 0.60%, 37.5Mlb cobalt at 0.07%, 1.08 million ounces (Moz) palladium at 1.38gpt and
0.18Moz platinum at 0.23gpt;
• Inferred Mineral Resources containing 947Mlb copper at 0.91% , 5 51.5Mlb nickel at 0.53% ,
62.4Mlb cobalt at 0.06%, 2.12Moz palladium at 1.4gpt and 0.38Moz platinum at 0.25gpt;
• Significant potential for resource expansion along strike and at depth over the 15 km long
mineralized belt.
” We are very pleased to announce our updated resource estimation showing substantial high-grade open
pit and underground resources,” said Dr. Kaihui Yang, President and CEO of Canadian North. “We also see
significant potential for resource expansion along strike and at depth over the 15 kilometers long
mineralized belt. Management believes the geology and mineralization of the Ferguson Lake Project may
be comparable with the Norilsk mining area of Russia, one of the world ’s most productive regions for
nickel, copper, palladium and platinum. The Company is carrying out its $11 million exploration program
for 2022 to further expand the potential high -grade large -tonnage economic base metal and PGM
resource.”
“This Mineral Resource estimation incorporates mostly the West Zone, which represents approximately
6km of the presently known 15-kilometer-long mineralized belt. In addition, rhodium and gold are not
included in the resource modeling due to no systematic assaying results , although there are significant
values in several mineralized zones . We are drilling to further define the potential large -tonnage base
metal and PGM resources along the main mineralized zones and expect to incorporate both the West and
East Zones in to an updated resource estimation next year .“ said Dr. Trevor Boyd, Vice Presi dent for
Exploration.
The following Mineral Resource (Table 1) has been estimated for the Ferguson Lake Project, based on a
database that contains 611 historic holes and a total of 186,416 metres of drilling and 36,740 assay
samples.
Table 1: Ferguson Lake Project Mineral Resources
Indicated Mineral Resources
Mining Method Tonnes Copper Nickel Cobalt Palladium Platinum
Grades
(Mt) (%) (%) (%) (gpt) (gpt)
Open Pit 22.40 0.84 0.60 0.07 1.37 0.23
Underground 1.90 1.03 0.60 0.07 1.49 0.32
Total 24.30 0.85 0.60 0.07 1.38 0.23
Contained Metals
(Million Pounds) (Million ounces)
Open Pit
414.82 296.30 34.57 0.99 0.17
Underground
43.14 25.13 2.93 0.09 0.02
Total
455.36 321.43 37.50 1.08 0.18
Inferred Mineral Resources
Method Tonnes Copper Nickel Cobalt Palladium Platinum
Grades
(Mt) (%) (%) (%) (gpt) (gpt)
Open Pit 12.10 0.59 0.40 0.04 0.99 0.22
Underground 35.10 1.02 0.57 0.07 1.54 0.26
Total 47.20 0.91 0.53 0.06 1.40 0.25
Contained Metals
(Million Pounds) (Million ounces)
Open Pit
157.39 106.70 10.67 0.39 0.09
Underground
789.29 441.07 54.17 1.74 0.29
Total
946.92 551.50 62.43 2.12 0.38
Notes:
1. CIM definitions (2014) were followed for Mineral Resources.
2. Mineral Resources were estimated at NSR cutoff values of US$ 49.70 for open pit and US$9 4.50
for underground.
3. NSR values were calculated using long-term metal prices of US$8.00/lb for Nickel, $US3.30/lb for
Copper, US$20.60/lb of Cobalt, US$900/oz Platinum, and US$1,800/oz Palladium.
4. Metallurgical recoveries used in the NSR calculation were 91% for Nickel. 94% for Copper, 90%
for Cobalt, 50% for Platinum and 81% for Palladium.
5. Open pit Mineral Resources are reported at a base case NSR value of US$49.70 within a conceptual
pit.
6. Underground Mineral Resources were estimated using a minimum true width of 2.5 metres and
US$94.50 NSR value.
7. The independent Qualified Persons for the current Mineral Resource estimate is Mr. Jamie
Lavigne, P. Geo. (Francis Minerals Ltd).
8. The Mineral Resource block model was peer -reviewed by Allan Armitage, PhD, P.Geo of SGS
Geological Services Ltd.. Dr. Armitage is a Qualified Person as defined in NI-43-101 Standards.
9. Mineral Resources which are not Mineral Reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability.
10. All figures are rounded to reflect the relative accuracy of the estimate. Numbers may not add due
to rounding.
The Ferguson Lake Project was originally discovered by Inco Limited in 19 50s and has had over $150
million spent with over 180,000 meters drilled and a Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) completed
by Starfield Resources in 2011. Canadian North Resources Inc. acquired the Fergusson Lake project in
2013. During the past 9 years, the Company has focused on surface sampling and geological mapping,
ground geophysical surveys , confirmation assaying, assaying of historic holes drilled previously not
assayed, compilation of hundreds of historic reports, metallurgical work to extract the PG M and base
metals economically, completion of NI43-101 Technical Report as well as camp and equipment updates.
The Company has returned to the exploration phase to increase the tonnage of high-grade zones and
expand the entire resource over the 15-km-long major mineralized belts and other targets.
NI 43-101 Technical Report:
A technical report on the resource estimates , which is being prepared in accordance with National
Instrument 43 -101 ("NI 43 -101"), will be available on SEDAR (www.sedar.com) under the Company's
issuer profile within 45 days. The effective date of the current mineral resource estimate is June 13, 2022.
Qualified Person:
The technical contents of this news release have been reviewed by Dr. Trevor Boyd, P.Geo., a qualified
person as defined by Canadian National Instrument 43-101 standards.
About Canadian North Resources Inc.:
Canadian North Resources Inc. is an exploration and development company focusing on the metals for
the clean-energy, electric vehicles, battery and high -tech industries. The company is advancing its 100%
owned Ferguson Lake nickel, copper, cobalt, palladium, and platinum project in Nunavut, Canada.
Further information please visit the website at www.cnresources.com or contact:
Dr. Kaihui Yang, President and CEO
Phone: 905-696-8288 (Canada) 1-888-688-8809 (Toll-Free)
Email: [email protected]
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