Rock sampling some of the numerous gossans along the contact of a Proterozoic, ultramafic intrusive with Archean Age, metasediments has located high-grade copper, nickel and Palladium mineralization. As well, high concentrations of cobalt and platinum were also obtained. Highlights of Assay Results from the 2021 Summer Program from each area examined are enclosed below in Table # 1. Tables of each of the areas sampled and mapped are also posted within this release.
Table # 1 Highlights of Assay Results
Sample | Area | Cu % | Ni % | Co ppm | Pt ppm | Pd ppm |
V996601 | Speers Lake | 1.55 | 0.57 | 589 | 0.53 | 1.1 |
V996619 | E. Pump Lake | 15.40 | 5.90 | 1550 | 0.69 | 11.8 |
V996621 | E. Pump Lake | 11.50 | 0.08 | 32.6 | 4.06 | 44.5 |
V996674 | West Margin | 5.66 | 0.02 | 24.9 | 0.15 | 4.18 |
V996670 | Funnel | 2.98 | 0.08 | 41.6 | 0.05 | 6.42 |
V996663 | South Pyrrhotite Lake | 2.38 | 0.85 | 1440 | 0.01 | 0.68 |
V996653 | Val | 0.90 | 0.63 | 871 | 0.01 | 0.06 |
Hardy Forzley, Chief Executive Officer of Bathurst Metals commented: "Our geological staff was able to confirm historical results but more importantly advance the structural setting of the known higher-grade mineralization. These properties have geological, structural and mineralogical similarities to and scale of the world class Norilsk-Talnakh deposits in northern Russia."
Purpose of 2021 Field Program
The purpose of the 2021 summer exploration program was to enable Bathurst to better understand the project's potential economics by undertaking s tructural mapping on cross cutting Proterozoic Age structures, the company employed three senior geologists to work on the project including Dr. Guowei Zhang, Ph.D., P.Geo. specialist in structural analysis. The team performed geologic mapping of potential favorable host basement assemblages, located historic drill hole collar locations and systematically sampled mineralization along the Archean basement and ultramafic intrusive complex contact. Based on the 2021 results, the company is evaluating the use of additional geophysical techniques to further develop the structural setting of mineralization prior to drilling.
Discussion on 2021 Program Results
Dr. Zhang was able to locate steeply dipping, generally east-west trending structures in the areas of known higher grade copper/nickel/cobalt/platinum and palladium mineralization. These structures are interpreted to be conduits for the remobilization of the mineralization and subsequent entrapment along the Proterozoic, ultramafic intrusive/Archean Age, metasedimentary contact.
Previous work and Dr. Zhang's recent studies support the concept that t he property shares a similar scale, geology and known mineralization style to the Norilsk-Talnakh in northern Russia , the largest-known nickel-copper-palladium deposit in the world. The two main ore types developed at Norilsk and Talnakh are disseminated sulphides within the differentiated gabbro-dolerite sills, principally on the lower margins of the mineralized zone where they occur as droplets forming sheet like conformable bodies up to 40 m thick. Grades there average 0.5 to 0.6% Ni, 0.6 to 0.7% Cu, and 5 to 6 g/t PGE. Secondly, there are m assive sulphides found principally on the lower contact of the mineralized sills, both within the enclosing rocks and to a lesser degree within the sill and are often separated from the sill by several metres of barren sediment or cupriferous mineralization. Sometimes massive sulfides are also found on the upper margin of the sill. In other locations the massive sulphides cut across the sill to its upper margins. Grades vary drastically with the sulphide assemblage but are of the order of 2.8% Ni, 5.6% Cu and 15 g/t PGE. At Norilsk there is evidence that the massive sulphides post date the disseminated sulphides. The total production + resource in the Noril'sk-Talnakh district are quoted by Naldrett (2004) at: 1.309 Gt @ 1.77% Ni, 3.57% Cu, 0.061% Co, 9.5 g/t PGE (including 1.84 g/t Pt, 7.31 g/t Pd).
The Company's 2021 a ssay results confirmed historic results and a significant number of historic drill collars were located and surveyed.
The enclosed Figure # 1 diagram outlines the areas rock sampled and structurally mapped during the 2021 field season. These areas were selected based on historical assay results and the outcrop exposures enabling the structural studies.
Figure # 1 – Location Map of Areas Sampled
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Discussion on Areas Sampled
Speers Lake Area
Sampling was restricted to outcrops along the ultramafic intrusive/meta-sediment contact as most of the intrusive does not outcrop. Sampling consisted of grab samples where mineralization was observed. Not previously recorded are the high concentrations of cobalt associated with the copper and nickel mineralization. Table # 2 lists the grab sample results from the 2021 program.
Table # 2 Speers Lake – 2021 Rock Sample Results
Sample | UTM E | UTM N | Cu % | Ni % | Co ppm | Pt ppm | Pd ppm |
V996601 | 579668 | 7428454 | 1.55 | 0.57 | 589 | 0.53 | 1.1 |
V996602 | 579666 | 7428462 | 0.95 | 0.38 | 277 | 0.11 | 1.04 |
V996603 | 579739 | 7428126 | 0.94 | 0.34 | 1100 | 0.01 | 0.11 |
V996604 | 579678 | 7428405 | 0.59 | 0.30 | 591 | 0.04 | 0.15 |
V996605 | 579747 | 7428245 | 0.07 | 0.04 | 71.3 | 0.01 | 0.06 |
V996606 | 579738 | 7428659 | 0.90 | 0.62 | 1020 | 0.01 | 0.61 |
V996607 | 579738 | 7428784 | 0.91 | 0.36 | 398 | 0.04 | 0.33 |
V996608 | 579737 | 7428810 | 0.30 | 0.09 | 125 | 0.03 | 0.13 |
V996609 | 579746 | 7428999 | 0.66 | 0.32 | 718 | | 0.14 |
V996610 | 579747 | 7429015 | 0.29 | 0.11 | 251 | 0.01 | 0.06 |
V996611 | 579758 | 7430134 | 0.09 | 0.14 | 111.5 | 0.02 | 0.07 |
V996612 | 579749 | 7430144 | 1.08 | 0.89 | 1665 | | 0.31 |
V996613 | 579734 | 7430126 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 148.5 | 0.04 | 0.13 |
Listed below are some of the more significant precious and base metal assay results from historical geochemical rock sampling and diamond drilling.
Historical Rock Geochemistry – Grab Samples
Pt | Pd | Au | Cu | Ni |
(g/tonne) | (g/tonne) | (g/tonne) | (%) | (%) |
0.87 | 5.48 | 5.0 | 3.50 | 0.18 |
2.55 | 3.43 | 2.0 | 0.45 | 0.24 |
Historical Diamond Drilling – Diamond Drill Hole 87-S10 Assay Results
FROM | TO | THICKNESS | Pt | Pd | Au | Cu | Ni |
(m) | (m) | (m) | (g/tonne) | (g/tonne) | (g/tonne) | (%) | (%) |
94.40 | 95.10 | 0.70 | 1.94 | 38.45 | 6.03 | 1.18 | 3.89 |
107.23 | 107.63 | 0.40 | 5.57 | 52.71 | 1.41 | 0.22 | 3.79 |
*Thickness is core length; true width is unknown.
Figure # 2 provides the historic surface sample locations and results and shows the company's current mineral claims.
Figure # 2 Historic Pt+Pd+Au Rock Sample Results on McGregor Lake Property
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*Thickness is core or chip sample length; true width is unknown.
Tables 3 to 8 below outline all the samples collected in 2021 from the East Pump Lake, West Margin, Funnel, South Pyrrhotite Lake, East Pyrrhotite Lake and Vale Areas respectively. These areas are outlined in Figure #1. Assay results from these tables indicate a positive correlation between Nickel and Cobalt and Palladium with Copper.
Table # 3 - East Pump Lake
Sample | UTM E | UTM N | Cu % | Ni % | Co ppm | Pt ppm | Pd ppm |
V996614 | 579531 | 7416049 | 0.32 | 0.21 | 117 | 0.01 | 0.2 |
V996615 | 579542 | 7416011 | 3.23 | 0.41 | 317 | 0.07 | 2.09 |
V996616 | 579540 | 7416012 | 1.78 | 0.20 | 157 | 0.07 | 0.63 |
V996617 | 579551 | 7415964 | 1.19 | 0.05 | 31.7 | 0.19 | 1.84 |
V996618 | 579553 | 7415966 | 0.19 | 0.01 | 4.1 | | 0.02 |
V996619 | 579551 | 7415965 | 15.40 | 5.90 | 1550 | 0.69 | 11.8 |
V996620 | 579557 | 7415910 | 0.15 | 0.09 | 156 | | 0.11 |
V996621 | 579486 | 7415682 | 1.66 | 1.19 | 1270 | 0.01 | 0.19 |
V996622 | 579531 | 7415631 | 0.32 | 0.03 | 21.6 | 0.03 | 0.76 |
V996623 | 579541 | 7415616 | 0.12 | 0.02 | 24.2 | 0.01 | 0.2 |
V996624 | 579531 | 7415582 | 0.40 | 0.27 | 227 | 0.06 | 0.68 |
V996625 | 579532 | 7415577 | 0.81 | 0.34 | 349 | 0.02 | 0.67 |
V996626 | 579544 | 741523 | 6.15 | 0.04 | 45.3 | 0.05 | 0.73 |
V996627 | 579561 | 7415474 | 0.46 | 0.05 | 1090 | 0.09 | 0.17 |
V996628 | 579524 | 7415516 | 0.61 | 0.99 | 636 | 0.07 | 0.57 |
V996629 | 579598 | 7415065 | 11.50 | 0.08 | 32.6 | 4.06 | 44.5 |
V996630 | 579596 | 7415046 | 0.52 | 0.27 | 280 | 0.04 | 0.42 |
V996631 | 579602 | 7415064 | 8.72 | 0.12 | 31.5 | 1.78 | 14.2 |
V996632 | 579599 | 7415060 | 1.09 | 0.79 | 1265 | 0.01 | 0.29 |
V996633 | 579574 | 7415251 | 9.98 | 0.31 | 205 | 0.13 | 0.29 |
V996634 | 579599 | 7415397 | 0.34 | 0.15 | 246 | 0.02 | 0.27 |
V996635 | 579629 | 7427824 | 1.22 | 0.62 | 791 | 0.14 | 1.02 |
V996636 | 579627 | 7427854 | 0.32 | 0.18 | 227 | 0.06 | 0.35 |
V996637 | 579634 | 7427901 | 0.39 | 0.12 | 317 | 0.03 | 0.08 |
Table # 4 - West Margin
Sample | UTM E | UTM N | Cu % | Ni % | Co ppm | Pt ppm | Pd ppm |
V996671 | 578419 | 7408894 | 0.28 | 0.17 | 182 | | 0.16 |
V996672 | 578432 | 7408860 | 2.90 | 1.17 | 1095 | | 1.29 |
V996673 | 578430 | 7408823 | 1.39 | 0.51 | 460 | 0.37 | 1.73 |
V996674 | 578449 | 7408781 | 5.66 | 0.02 | 24.9 | 0.15 | 4.18 |
V996675 | 578462 | 7408736 | 0.79 | 0.81 | 828 | 0.05 | 0.33 |
V996676 | 578463 | 7408702 | 1.58 | 0.78 | 773 | 0.14 | 1.49 |
V996677 | 578523 | 7408483 | 1.17 | 0.05 | 36.8 | 0.02 | 1.24 |
V996678 | 578523 | 7408483 | 1.40 | 0.05 | 79 | 0.02 | 0.37 |
V996679 | 578529 | 7408464 | 0.16 | 0.11 | 240 | 0.02 | 0.18 |
V996680 | 578534 | 7408445 | 0.33 | 0.37 | 853 | 0.02 | 0.09 |
V996681 | 578567 | 7408407 | 1.64 | 0.88 | 1250 | | 0.48 |
V996682 | 578558 | 7408577 | 0.66 | 0.43 | 675 | 0.04 | 0.29 |
V996683 | 578547 | 7408288 | 0.94 | 0.31 | 344 | | 0.28 |
V996684 | 578643 | 7408072 | 1.63 | 0.82 | 805 | | 0.79 |
V996685 | 578738 | 7407643 | 0.60 | 0.02 | 21.5 | | 0.42 |
V996686 | 578638 | 7407922 | 0.65 | 0.51 | 657 | 0.03 | 0.26 |
Table # 5 Funnel Area
Sample | UTM E | UTM N | Cu % | Ni % | Co ppm | Pt ppm | Pd ppm |
V996667 | 579844 | 7403324 | 0.75 | 0.44 | 496 | 0.01 | 0.16 |
V996668 | 579869 | 7403160 | 0.39 | 0.19 | 160 | 0.01 | 0.11 |
V996669 | 579869 | 7403157 | 0.40 | 0.16 | 124 | 0.01 | 0.16 |
V996670 | 579206 | 7403507 | 2.98 | 0.08 | 41.6 | 0.05 | 6.42 |
V996687 | 580395 | 7402059 | 0.48 | 0.23 | 293 | 0.02 | 0.25 |
V996688 | 580415 | 7402013 | 2.26 | 0.30 | 371 | 0.08 | 1.34 |
V996689 | 580492 | 7401836 | 0.19 | 0.09 | 159.5 | 0.01 | 0.14 |
V996690 | 580523 | 7401730 | 1.71 | 0.85 | 350 | 0.04 | 1.23 |
V996691 | 580563 | 7401562 | 0.26 | 0.04 | 35.6 | 0.04 | 0.34 |
V996692 | 580568 | 7401559 | 0.31 | 0.13 | 327 | 0.01 | 0.09 |
V996693 | 581514 | 7401871 | 0.28 | 0.11 | 106 | 0.02 | 0.28 |
V996694 | 581516 | 7401950 | 0.18 | 0.12 | 198.5 | | 0.1 |
V996695 | 581503 | 7401994 | 0.61 | 0.19 | 89.2 | 0.08 | 0.79 |
V996696 | 581517 | 7402045 | 1.32 | 0.37 | 193 | 0.11 | 0.64 |
V996697 | 581504 | 7402070 | 1.13 | 0.32 | 207 | 0.12 | 0.87 |
V996698 | 581498 | 7402217 | 0.31 | 0.07 | 48.1 | 0.04 | 0.31 |
V996699 | 581486 | 7402257 | 0.26 | 0.12 | 149.5 | 0.01 | 0.17 |
Table # 6 - South Pyrrhotite Lake
SAMPLE | UTM E | UTM N | Cu % | Ni % | Co ppm | Pt ppm | Pd ppm |
V996656 | 580775 | 7406662 | 0.74 | 0.42 | 604 | | 0.15 |
V996657 | 580753 | 7406811 | 1.24 | 0.53 | 1050 | 0.01 | 0.2 |
V996658 | 580754 | 7406884 | 0.44 | 0.10 | 82 | 0.04 | 0.41 |
V996659 | 580795 | 7407094 | 0.64 | 0.45 | 664 | 0.04 | 0.33 |
V996660 | 580784 | 7407250 | 0.54 | 0.21 | 512 | 0.01 | 0.07 |
V996661 | 580781 | 7407318 | 0.34 | 0.11 | 285 | | 0.04 |
V996662 | 580786 | 7407393 | 0.23 | 0.10 | 192 | 0.01 | 0.06 |
V996663 | 580785 | 7407422 | 2.38 | 0.85 | 1440 | 0.01 | 0.68 |
V996664 | 580795 | 7407514 | 1.02 | 0.53 | 748 | 0.13 | 1.64 |
V996665 | 580783 | 7407530 | 0.61 | 0.44 | 590 | 0.02 | 0.29 |
V996666 | 580758 | 7407715 | 0.77 | 0.45 | 614 | 0.01 | 0.24 |
Table # 7 - East Pyrrhotite Lake
Sample | UTM E | UTM N | Cu % | Ni % | Co ppm | Pt ppm | Pd ppm |
V996639 | 580642 | 7410489 | 1.85 | 1.72 | 2220 | 0.07 | 0.59 |
V996640 | 580725 | 7410219 | 1.13 | 0.03 | 27.5 | 0.17 | 1.22 |
V996641 | 580752 | 7410160 | 3.01 | 0.03 | 27 | 0.08 | 0.4 |
V996642 | 580756 | 7410137 | 0.09 | 0.05 | 75.9 | | 0.06 |
V996643 | 580755 | 7410120 | 0.45 | 0.14 | 90 | 0.05 | 0.49 |
V996644 | 580764 | 7410106 | 0.32 | 0.44 | 53.2 | 0.03 | 0.28 |
V996645 | 580786 | 7410020 | 0.39 | 0.48 | 39.7 | 0.02 | 0.14 |
Table # 8 - Val Area
Sample | UTM E | UTM N | Cu % | Ni % | Co ppm | Pt ppm | Pd ppm |
V996646 | 580967 | 7405311 | 0.62 | 0.41 | 666 | 0.02 | 0.14 |
V996647 | 580966 | 7405299 | 0.54 | 0.32 | 392 | 0.02 | 0.21 |
V996648 | 580978 | 7405216 | 0.36 | 0.12 | 113.5 | 0.02 | 0.22 |
V996649 | 581018 | 7405172 | 1.09 | 0.16 | 147 | 0.15 | 1.22 |
V996650 | 580996 | 740933 | 0.11 | 0.03 | 133 | 0.01 | 0.03 |
V996651 | 581216 | 7404177 | 0.65 | 0.35 | 643 | | 0.08 |
V996652 | 581217 | 7404163 | 0.27 | 0.09 | 187.5 | | 0.05 |
V996653 | 581232 | 7404040 | 0.90 | 0.63 | 871 | 0.01 | 0.06 |
V996654 | 581237 | 7403967 | 0.71 | 0.60 | 1195 | 0.02 | 0.29 |
V996655 | 581254 | 7403801 | 1.33 | 0.32 | 308 | 0.11 | 0.6 |
Historic Exploration Drilling Programs
The companies' project covers the southern exposure of the Proterozoic, Layered Muskox Ultramafic Intrusive (LMUI). The LMUI outcrops over 80 kilometers along strike and could be one of the largest layered, ultramafic complexes in the world based on regional airborne surveys. The region has received only sporadic, systematic exploration since its first discovery and exploration by Inco in the late 1950's. Additional systematic exploration was not conducted again until the 1980's and in 1999 to 2007. Several rounds of geochemical, geophysical, geological mapping and limited diamond drilling have been undertaken on the property. These studies have been able to define at least two sulphide pulses associated with the emplacement of the LMUI. These pulses both contain high nickel and copper concentrations with associated precious metals (see November 12, 2020 news release).
Stratiform, layered mineralization is known to occur in one of the early pulses of magma from the ultramafic, layered intrusive complex. Mineralization in the form of pyrrhotite, pentlandite, chalcopyrite are the more common minerals observed. Concentrations of Copper, Nickel, Platinum, Palladium, and Cobalt occur within this horizon that extends for over 40 kilometres. Key evidence and similarities to Norilsk indicate the massive sulphide mineralization is a later event than the disseminated mineralization at McGregor Lake and the mineralization appears to be occurring in near vertical structures. Exploration of the massive sulphides in previous drilling programs on the property has been predominantly vertical holes, therefore difficult to properly evaluate.
Remobilized mineralization is also present and might have occurred due to the emplacement of later Proterozoic diabase dykes. Below in Table # 9 are some of the more significant, historical precious metal assay results from surface rock sampling. Exceptionally high, precious metals values for primary layered intrusive style mineralization. Previous exploration programs focused on primary mineralization, with no consideration towards secondary remobilization and precious metal enrichments along known, steeply dipping structures.
Table # 9 Historical Assays
Pd | Pt | Au | Length |
g/tonne | g/tonne | g/tonne | Metres |
126.59 | 11.52 | 5.6 | 0.76 |
28.3 | 3.11 | 1.24 | 0.21 |
74.96 | 4.04 | 4.35 | 0.55 |
16.8 | 1.84 | 0.62 | 0.66 |
90.82 | 6.84 | 5.6 | 0.21 |
134.99 | 9.02 | 5.91 | 0.37 |
Quality Assurance/Quality Control Rock Samples
All rock samples were collected by professional geoscientists. Samples were placed in plastic sample bags with samples tags placed in each bag before being sealed. Samples were transported to the field camp site and later to the ALS sample preparation facility in Yellowknife under the supervision of a professional geoscientist. The Yellowknife sample preparation laboratory crushed and pulverized samples then used a riffle splitter to obtain up to 85 per cent of a 250-gram sample passing through 75-micrometre screen. The pulverized samples were then securely transported to their laboratory in Vancouver and analyzed using procedure ME MS41 (ultra trace aqua regia ICP-MS (inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry)) followed by a four acid digestion procedure (ME-062 ICP-AES for ore grade elements and finally an Ni-OG62 procedure for higher grade nickel.
Qualified Person
Lorne Warner, P.Geo, is a qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43-101 and has reviewed and approved the scientific and technical disclosure in this news release.
On behalf of the Board of Directors
"Harold Forzley" CEO Bathurst M etals Corp.
For more information contact Harold Forzley, CEO
hardy@bathurstmetals.com
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