Garibaldi Follows New High-Grade Pathways Below Lower Discovery Zone at Nickel Mountain
Garibaldi Follows New High-Grade Pathways Below Lower Discovery
Zone at Nickel Mountain
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VANCOUVER
,
Nov. 4, 2019
/CNW/ - Garibaldi Resources (TSXV: GGI) (the "Company" or "Garibaldi") is pleased to report that the latest assay
results from Nickel Mountain continue to build on high-grade nickel sulphide mineralization near-surface in multiple zones while significant new potential
is being identified at depth with EL-19-54's confirmation of a mineralized chamber and the discovery of another mineralized chamber, both in addition to
the main E&L chamber.
Crews have just completed drill hole EL-19-80, the 34th of this season, as they continue to expand the scale of
Northwest British Columbia's
first
nickel-copper-rich magmatic sulphide system in all directions. This update includes assays for 11 additional holes through EL-19-61, following
previously reported EL-19-53, EL-19-48 and EL-19-47.
Jeremy Hanson
, Garibaldi VP-Exploration, stated: "Many more assays are yet to come. 2019
will unquestionably be our most productive and significant season yet at Nickel Mountain."
Highlights
:
For the first time at Nickel Mountain, massive sulphide mineralization has been intersected below the Lower Discovery Zone (LDZ) in a second
new chamber starting 202 meters downhole and 50 meters below and 40 meters north of the LDZ in drill hole EL-19-65 (see below, assays
pending);
Drill hole EL-19-54 cut four separate intervals of massive sulphide mineralization totaling 9.7 meters core length, at depths starting from 35
meters, 82 meters, 114 meters and 147 meters, including 4.9 meters grading 5.46% nickel and 3.21% copper. This important hole extended the
Upper and Lower Discovery Zones westward and, significantly, intersected 51.2 meters of disseminated nickel sulphide mineralization in a
chamber starting 290 meters downhole. In total, EL-19-54 cut 142 meters (core length) of mineralization in multiple intervals (84.4 meters above a
combined 1% nickel-copper threshold) including 52.3 meters grading 0.65% nickel and 0.49% copper starting just 32.5 meters from surface;
The two mineralized chambers greatly expand the potential scale of the E&L system at depth, providing a vector into potential new massive
sulphide zones as these chambers exhibit sulphide textures similar to those previously seen only at shallower levels.
Dr.
Peter Lightfoot
, Technical Advisor to Garibaldi, commented, "One of the grand unifying features of magmatic sulphide deposits is their tendency to
occur in differentiated intrusions with chaotic textures. The crystallization products of the magma in these chambers form pipe-like intrusions that
provided the magma highways from the mantle to the surface. Examples from the central Asian nickel belt include Karatungk with structurally complex
pathways, similar to those now being unraveled at E&L. Strategic deeper drilling at Nickel Mountain has successfully encountered important new
intervals of mineralized gabbroic rocks with E&L-style mineralization."
EL-19-65
Contact-style massive sulphide occurs along the wall of a new chamber where a well mineralized gabbro was intersected over a core length of 11.4
meters (assays pending) beginning 201.7 meters downhole, below and north of the LDZ. While narrow, the 0.7 meters of massive sulphide is
important as it represents the deepest massive sulphide found through 65 Garibaldi drill holes and could lead to the discovery of much more of this
high-grade material nearby based on the E&L model. This represents a high priority new target area and a potential new zone below the LDZ open to
the north. Higher up in the hole, EL-19-65 cut 30.7 meters of moderate to well mineralized gabbro between 102.7 and 133.4 meters.
EL-19-54
Jeremy Hanson
adds, "The confirmation and expansion of the deeper chamber in hole 54 has been one of the most critical developments in exploration
to date at Nickel Mountain. The mineralization in this chamber contains a very significant amount of sulphides, the right magmatic textures and
geochemical data to confirm that we're on the right path to track down the roots of the system."
Northwest Zone Expanded
A fan of short holes (EL-19-55 to EL-19-60) has provided information on the continuity of mineralization between the massive sulphide mineralization at
the Northwest Zone and the outcropping surface massive sulphide mineralization at the Crevasse Zone.
Data indicate that the massive sulphides at the contact of the E&L chamber continue from the Northwest Zone over a distance of 40 meters eastward
toward the Crevasse zone. These holes establish that the contact of the E&L chamber in the Northwest Zone is a curved subvertical surface along
which massive sulphides are concentrated along the gabbro-sediment contact. This shell of massive sulphides extends over 100 meters in length to a
depth of 80 meters and remains open at depth along the untested southern boundary that features encouraging geophysical signatures.
Significant New Assay Results Through EL-19-61
Hole
Interval width
Ni
Cu
Co
Pt
Pd
Au
Ag
#
(from - to)
%
%
%
(g/t)
(g/t)
(g/t)
(g/t)
EL-19-51
over 18.61m (69.96 - 88.57m)
0.44
0.39
0.01
0.2
0.343
0.142
2.12
and
over 4.5m (94.5 - 99m)
4.04
1.81
0.12
0.43
0.454
0.26
5.21
**including
over 2.49m (95.56 - 98.05m)
7.03
2.75
0.21
0.68
0.756
0.446
0.26
EL-19-52
over 49.67m (80.09 - 129.76m)
0.69
0.59
0.02
0.20
0.395
0.154
2.29
including
over 5.94 (110.8 - 116.74m)
2.51
1.63
0.08
0.51
1.156
0.437
5.72
**including
over 1.09m (115.65-116.74m)
5.89
2.08
0.18
0.22
0.508
0.142
4.34
EL-19-54
over 52.33m (32.5 - 84.83m)
0.65
0.49
0.024
0.141
0.255
0.11
1.69
**including
over 0.49m (35.09 - 35.58m)
3.81
1.62
0.178
0.188
0.09
0.115
3.63
including
over 22.0m (54.0 - 76.0m)
0.85
0.76
0.025
0.267
0.481
0.225
2.42
**including
over 2.71m (82.12 - 84.83m)
3.95
1.77
0.163
0.392
0.738
0.133
7.49
and
over 2.24m (101.76 - 104.0m)
0.64
0.38
0.036
0.047
0.225
0.015
2.26
and
over 4.91m (113.74 - 118.65m)
2.28
1.05
0.078
0.34
0.406
0.116
5.36
**including
over 1.61m (114.15 - 115.76m)
5.34
2.25
0.194
0.731
0.735
0.266
10.32
and
over 9m (147 - 156m)
3.25
1.90
0.103
0.677
0.462
0.454
6.89
**including
over 4.9m (147 - 151.9m)
5.46
3.21
0.185
0.867
0.801
0.758
11.08
and
over 16.01m (301.06 – 317.07m)
0.50
0.56
0.029
0.133
0.528
0.098
1.64
including
over 10.99m (302.06 - 313.05m)
0.61
0.68
0.034
0.169
0.668
0.123
1.84
EL-19-55
over 8.62m (45.18 - 53.8m)
0.64
0.52
0.018
0.16
0.261
0.148
1.77
EL-19-56
over 6.68m (51 - 57.68m)
0.47
0.38
0.017
0.123
0.235
0.112
2.34
EL-19-57
over 17.9m (42.71 - 60.61m)
0.88
0.75
0.026
0.195
0.326
0.171
3.31
including
over 11.5m (44 - 55.5m)
0.96
0.89
0.025
0.24
0.391
0.213
3.71
**including
over 0.65m (59.96 - 60.61m)
3.90
1.60
0.172
0.341
0.572
0.123
5.54
EL-19-58
over 12.89m (35.59 - 48.48m)
0.77
0.61
0.021
0.258
0.436
0.235
1.78
**including
over 0.48m (48 - 48.48m)
5.40
2.36
0.155
0.78
0.811
0.482
7.00
EL-19-59
over 16.9m (27.0 - 43.9m)
1.10
0.76
0.034
0.195
0.299
0.18
1.53
**including
over 1.5m (42.4 - 43.9m)
6.36
2.42
0.212
0.207
0.404
0.195
5.01
EL-19-60
over 19.5m (38 - 57.5m)
0.84
0.74
0.027
0.201
0.318
0.188
2.78
*including
over 0.15m (53.14 - 53.29m)
1.39
0.52
0.10
0.03
0.092
0.037
2.00
**including
over 1.85m (54.44 - 56.29m)
2.57
2.21
0.115
0.337
0.634
0.192
5.15
EL-19-61
over 51.98m (85.91 - 137.89m)
0.59
0.60
0.019
0.198
0.359
0.212
3.40
*
denotes semi-massive sulphide (50 - 75% sulphide)
**
denotes interval of massive sulphide (>75% sulphide)
Intervals are measured core lengths (true widths are estimated to be 80% of reported intervals). Massive sulphides have not yet been assayed for PGE rare metals.
Notes:
Refer to
September 12, 2019
, news release for assay results from EL-19-53. EL-19-49 was drilled east of EL-19-47 and intercepted
mineralized olivine gabbro from 68.1 meters to 84 meters (15.9 meters) grading 0.32% nickel and 0.43% Cu. Olivine gabbro was also encountered at
a depth of 475.16 meters to 496.7 meters. EL-19-49 is interpreted to have drilled east of and overtop of the LDZ. EL-19-50 was a short hole drilled to
the north, cutting equigranular gabbro from top to bottom with no significant intercepts. EL-19-61 drilled steeply to the north and cut 51.98 meters of
moderately mineralized gabbro below the NW zone from 85.91 meters to 137.89 meters.
Drill Hole Coordinates Table
Hole
Zone
Easting*
Northing*
Elevation
(MASL)
Azimuth
Dip
Length
(m)
EL-19-49
Discovery
396242
6271501
1858
152
-58
552
EL-19-50
NE
396202
6271510
1865
000
-78
150
EL-19-51
Discovery
396202
6271505
1865
175
-62
507
EL-19-52
Discovery
396240
6271501
1859
188
-57
180
EL-19-53
Discovery
396238
6271503
1859
244
-57
171
EL-19-54
Central
396141
6271466
1884
55
-87
414
EL-19-55
North
396144
6271497
1878
30
-45
141
EL-19-56
North
396143
6271495
1879
30
-60
102
EL-19-57
North
396141
6271495
1879
000
-60
81
EL-19-58
North
396141
6271497
1879
000
-45
195
EL-19-59
NW Zone
396139
6271496
1880
330
-45
105
EL-19-60
NW Zone
396139
6271495
1879
330
-60
130
EL-19-61
Central
396141
6271494
1879
000
-86
169
EL-19-65
Central
396115
6271473
1881
065
-61
298
*UTM zone 9N WGS 84
Corporate Update
Further to a news release dated
September 7, 2019
, the TSX Venture by way of notice dated
October 16, 2019
, has approved a request by the
Company to extend the expiry dates for two tranches of warrants totaling 3,174,604 warrants exercisable at
$4.50
for an additional year to
October
20, 2020
, and
October 26, 2020
.
Updated E&L-Nickel Mountain Section Map
To view an updated map of the E&L system, please go to
GaribaldiResources.com
or visit the following URL:
https://www.garibaldiresources.com/site/assets/files/3829/long_section_nov_4_v7.jpg
Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC)
Garibaldi Resources has applied a rigorous quality assurance/quality control program at the E&L Nickel Mountain Project using best industry practice.
All core was logged by a geoscientist and selected intervals were sampled. HQ and NQ drill core was sawn in half and each sample half was placed in
a marked sample bag with a corresponding sample tag then sealed. The remaining half core is retained in core boxes that are stored at a secure
facility in
Smithers, British Columbia
. Chain of custody of samples was recorded and maintained for all samples from the drill to the laboratory.
All diamond drilling sample batches included 5% QA/QC samples consisting of certified blanks, standards and field duplicates. Multiple certified ore
assay laboratory standards and one blank standard were used in the process. Samples were submitted to SGS Canada Inc. in
Vancouver, British
Columbia
, an ISO 9001: 2008 certified lab, for base metal, sulphur and precious metal analysis using Inductivity Coupled Plasma (ICP), Fire Assay
(FA) and Leco methods.
Samples were prepared by crushing the entire sample to 75% passing 2mm, riffle splitting 250g and pulverizing the split to better than 85% passing 75
microns. Gold, platinum and palladium were analyzed using a 30-gram fire assay and ICP-AES. Total sulphur and total carbon were analyzed using a
Leco method. Nickel, copper, cobalt, silver and base metals were analyzed by sodium peroxide fusion and ICP-MS.
The performance on the blind standards, blanks and duplicates achieved high levels of accuracy and reproducibility and has been verified by
Jeremy
Hanson
, a qualified person as defined by NI-43-101.
Qualified Person & Data Verification
Jeremy Hanson
, P.Geo., VP Exploration Canada for the Company, and a qualified person as defined by NI- 43-101, has supervised the preparation of
and reviewed and approved of the disclosure of information in this news release. Mr. Hanson has verified the data, including drilling, sampling, test and
recovery data, by supervising all of such procedures. There are no known factors that could materially affect the reliability of data collected and
verified under his supervision. No quality assurance/quality control issues have been identified to date.
About Garibaldi
Garibaldi Resources Corp. is an active Canadian-based junior exploration company focused on creating shareholder value through discoveries and
strategic development of its assets in some of the most prolific mining regions in
British Columbia
and
Mexico
.
We seek safe harbor.
GARIBALDI RESOURCES CORP.
Per:
"Steve Regoci"
Steve Regoci
, President
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