Canada Cobalt appoints Dr. Ron Molnar, assays 2.46% cobalt, 6,173 g/t silver from selected bulk sample underground at Castle mine
Canada Cobalt appoints Dr. Ron Molnar, assays 2.46% cobalt,
6,173 g/t silver from selected bulk sample underground at
Castle mine
COQUITLAM, BC
,
March 16, 2018
/CNW/ - Canada Cobalt Works Inc. (TSX-V: CCW) (OTCPK: TAKRF) (
Frankfurt
: 4T9B) (the
"Company" or "Canada Cobalt") is pleased to provide the following corporate update pertaining to its operations in the northern Ontario Cobalt
Camp:
Highlights:
Continued underground bulk sampling at the Castle mine has assayed
2.46
% cobalt and
6,173
g/t (
198.5
ounces per tonne) silver;
Hydrometallurgical and pilot plant specialist Dr.
Ron Molnar
has joined Canada Cobalt as a Special Advisor as the Company advances its
Re-20X process.
Canada
Cobalt's
proprietary Re-2OX process for cobalt battery metals is being optimized at SGS Lakefield in southern
Ontario
. Dr. Molnar has
designed, built and operated over 60 pilot plant circuits extracting, separating and purifying a wide range of metallic elements from cobalt to rare
earths, and he will be one of the key individuals who will assist Canada Cobalt in taking Re-20X to the full pilot plant stage in 2018 with client
specific cobalt formulations for the battery sector.
Meanwhile, Canada Cobalt's underground program at the Castle mine continues ahead of further rehabilitation and drilling. The latest selected bulk
sample from the floor of the first level of the mine, crushed, blended and assayed by SGS Lakefield, has returned 2.46% cobalt, 1.0% nickel and
6,173 g/t silver (198.5 ounces per tonne). Native silver was not included in that pulp assay. A metallic screen fire assay was performed on the
native silver, producing a head grade of 818,254 g/t (26,307 ounces per tonne). Canada Cobalt cautions that samples are selective and not
representative of mineralization underground at the Castle mine.
Rehab engineers have noted that cobalt mineralization remains in the stopes on the first level of the mine.
With its Re-20X process, upcoming underground drill program and other initiatives, Canada Cobalt is strategically and uniquely positioned in the
northern Ontario Cobalt Camp to benefit from the electric vehicle super-cycle and the continuing uptrend in cobalt prices.
Castle
Sample #
Sample Type
Weight
Cobalt
%
Nickel
%
Silver
g/t
Silver
oz/tonne
Gold
g/t
W-1
Minus 10 mesh (pulp)
35 kg
2.46
1.0
6,173
198.5
0.05
W-1
Plus 10 mesh (metallics)
For native silver only
66 g
N/A
N/A
818,254
26,307.5
N/A
Quality Assurance/Quality Control
These Castle samples represent bulk sampling obtained by removing muck rock from the floor of the drift and chipping out vein material over 2
lengths of 10 metres, each filling a 5 gallon pail with approximately 20 kg of material. Sample pails were transported by truck to SGS Minerals'
accredited lab in
Lakefield, Ontario
. All material was crushed and then screened at 10 mesh and components were assayed for cobalt, nickel,
silver and gold. Analysis for cobalt and nickel was done by aqua regia digestion while analysis for silver and gold was done by fire assay with
atomic absorption finish. A screen metallic fire assay was carried out for the native silver.
Qualified Person
The technical information in this news release was prepared under the supervision of
Frank J. Basa
, P.Eng., Canada Cobalt's President and Chief
Executive Officer, who is a member of Professional Engineers Ontario and a qualified person in accordance with National Instrument 43-101.
About Canada Cobalt Works Inc.
Canada
Cobalt
is a pure play cobalt company focused exclusively on the Northern Ontario Cobalt Camp,
Canada's
most prolific cobalt district.
With three 100%-owned past producing mines, a proprietary hydrometallurgical process known as Re-2OX, and plans for a 600-tonne-per-day
mill at its flagship Castle Property near
Gowganda, Canada
Cobalt
is well positioned to become a vertically integrated North American leader in
cobalt extraction and recovery.
"Frank J. Basa"
Frank J. Basa P. Eng
.
President and Chief Executive Officer
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Service Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange)
accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. This news release may contain forward-looking statements including but not
limited to comments regarding the timing and content of upcoming work programs, geological interpretations, receipt of property titles, potential
mineral recovery processes, etc. Forward-looking statements address future events and conditions and therefore, involve inherent risks and
uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those currently anticipated in such statements.
SOURCE
Canada Cobalt Works Inc.
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For further information:
Frank J. Basa, P.Eng., President and CEO at 1-819-797-4144, or Wayne Cheveldayoff, Investor Relations,
[email protected], 416-710-2410
CO: Canada Cobalt Works Inc.
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