Canada Nickel Completes Drill Program at Deloro with Resource Estimate Expected in July

Canada Nickel Completes Drill Program at Deloro with Resource Estimate Expected in July

 
 

  Highlights  

 
  • 2024 drilling increases mineralized footprint by 50% to 1.2 kilometres long by up to 700 metres wide.
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  •   Deloro is located just 8 kilometres south of Timmins with direct road and powerline access and shallow overburden averaging less than 9 metres thick.
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  • 11 holes successfully completed including DEL24-12 with 0.26% nickel over 431 metres and DEL24-17 with 0.27% nickel over 293 metres.
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  • Resource estimate is underway and expected to be completed in July 2024 .
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Canada Nickel Company Inc. (" Canada Nickel " or the " Company ") (TSXV: CNC) (OTCQX: CNIKF) is pleased to provide an update on its 2024 exploration program with assay results from eleven holes on its Deloro property ("Deloro"), which now completes the infill drilling in advance of the first resource estimate.

 

  Mark Selby , CEO of Canada Nickel said, "We are very pleased with the 2024 drilling program at Deloro which built on our successful campaign in 2022. Deloro is just 8 km south of Timmins , with shallow overburden and a large 1.2 km long and up to 0.7 km wide footprint. Work is now underway on our initial resource on the property which is expected to be one of seven resource estimates that we plan to complete within the next 12 months.  With this work amongst the rest of our portfolio, we are clearly demonstrating that our regional exploration program continues to be very successful.  We now have seven drill rigs turning. This includes two rigs collecting samples for pilot plant material from Crawford to support downstream processing test work, and five rigs exploring at Reid and Texmont. Once drilling is completed at these properties, we will begin drilling at our Mann properties."

 

  Deloro Property  

 

The Deloro Property is located just 8 km south of Timmins and is accessible year-round by road as well as located less than 2 km from existing powerlines. The Company has successfully completed its infill drilling program, with ten of eleven drill holes intersecting long intervals of mineralized ultramafic, mostly dunite. The drillholes were collared predominantly near the east and south contacts to infill and extend the previously defined outline of the ultramafic from historic geophysical data. The mineralized ultramafic body is up to 700 m wide and about 1.2 km long, to a depth of 300 m (where it remains open). Mineralization is relatively shallow with less than 9 m of overburden on average across all drillholes.

 

 Canada Nickel has completed a geological model of the deposit and expects an initial resource estimate to be completed in July.

 
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
 

   BHID   

 
 

   From (m)   

 
 

   To (m)   

 
 

   Length (m)*   

 
 

   Ni %   

 
 

   Co %   

 
 

   Pd g/t   

 
 

   Pt g/t   

 
 

   Cr %   

 
 

   Fe %   

 
 

   S %   

 
 

   DEL24-12   

 
 

   9.9   

 
 

   441.0   

 
 

   431.1   

 
 

   0.26   

 
 

   0.01   

 
 

   0.003   

 
 

   0.005   

 
 

   0.28   

 
 

   5.25   

 
 

   0.10   

 
 

    including    

 
 

   103.5   

 
 

   130.5   

 
 

   30.0   

 
 

   0.30   

 
 

   0.01   

 
 

   0.003   

 
 

   0.005   

 
 

   0.20   

 
 

   5.00   

 
 

   0.03   

 
 

   DEL24-13   

 
 

  6.0  

 
 

  187.5  

 
 

  181.5  

 
 

  0.24  

 
 

  0.01  

 
 

  0.003  

 
 

  0.005  

 
 

  0.23  

 
 

  4.89  

 
 

  0.06  

 
 

  and  

 
 

  222.0  

 
 

  277.0  

 
 

  55.0  

 
 

  0.25  

 
 

  0.01  

 
 

  0.003  

 
 

  0.005  

 
 

  0.22  

 
 

  5.25  

 
 

  0.05  

 
 

  and  

 
 

  289.9  

 
 

  402.0  

 
 

  112.1  

 
 

  0.25  

 
 

  0.01  

 
 

  0.003  

 
 

  0.005  

 
 

  0.21  

 
 

  5.20  

 
 

  0.07  

 
 

   DEL24-14   

 
 

  5.3  

 
 

  92.7  

 
 

  87.4  

 
 

  0.22  

 
 

  0.01  

 
 

  0.003  

 
 

  0.005  

 
 

  0.19  

 
 

  4.75  

 
 

  0.05  

 
 

   DEL24-15   

 
 

  6.0  

 
 

  164.0  

 
 

  162.0  

 
 

  0.24  

 
 

  0.01  

 
 

  0.004  

 
 

  0.006  

 
 

  0.17  

 
 

  5.59  

 
 

  0.09  

 
 

  and  

 
 

  202.6  

 
 

  377.6  

 
 

  175.0  

 
 

  0.25  

 
 

  0.01  

 
 

  0.003  

 
 

  0.005  

 
 

  0.24  

 
 

  5.35  

 
 

  0.10  

 
 

   DEL24-16   

 
 

  9.5  

 
 

  219.5  

 
 

  210.0  

 
 

  0.20  

 
 

  0.01  

 
 

  0.004  

 
 

  0.005  

 
 

  0.18  

 
 

  5.63  

 
 

  0.05  

 
 

  and  

 
 

  234.0  

 
 

  286.5  

 
 

  52.5  

 
 

  0.23  

 
 

  0.01  

 
 

  0.003  

 
 

  0.004  

 
 

  0.24  

 
 

  5.70  

 
 

  0.04  

 
 

  and  

 
 

  361.0  

 
 

  408.0  

 
 

  47.0  

 
 

  0.26  

 
 

  0.01  

 
 

  0.003  

 
 

  0.004  

 
 

  0.20  

 
 

  5.33  

 
 

  0.06  

 
 

   DEL24-17   

 
 

   35.8   

 
 

   329.1   

 
 

   293.3   

 
 

   0.27   

 
 

   0.01   

 
 

   0.003   

 
 

   0.003   

 
 

   0.18   

 
 

   5.13   

 
 

   0.05   

 
 

  and  

 
 

  379.0  

 
 

  402.0  

 
 

  23.0  

 
 

  0.23  

 
 

  0.01  

 
 

  0.003  

 
 

  0.003  

 
 

  0.22  

 
 

  5.11  

 
 

  0.04  

 
 

   DEL24-18   

 
 

  9.0  

 
 

  233.5  

 
 

  224.5  

 
 

  0.26  

 
 

  0.01  

 
 

  0.003  

 
 

  0.005  

 
 

  0.18  

 
 

  4.84  

 
 

  0.08  

 
 

   and   

 
 

  371.6  

 
 

  401.0  

 
 

  29.4  

 
 

  0.23  

 
 

  0.01  

 
 

  0.003  

 
 

  0.005  

 
 

  0.46  

 
 

  5.83  

 
 

  0.08  

 
 

   DEL24-19   

 
 

  12.0  

 
 

  67.0  

 
 

  55.0  

 
 

  0.17  

 
 

  0.01  

 
 

  0.006  

 
 

  0.006  

 
 

  0.33  

 
 

  7.52  

 
 

  0.01  

 
 

  and  

 
 

  206.7  

 
 

  354.0  

 
 

  147.3  

 
 

  0.22  

 
 

  0.01  

 
 

  0.003  

 
 

  0.004  

 
 

  0.22  

 
 

  6.27  

 
 

  0.02  

 
 

   DEL24-20   

 
 

  3.0  

 
 

  319.6  

 
 

  316.6  

 
 

  0.24  

 
 

  0.01  

 
 

  0.003  

 
 

  0.005  

 
 

  0.13  

 
 

  4.88  

 
 

  0.10  

 
 

   DEL24-22   

 
 

  75.2  

 
 

  270.0  

 
 

  194.8  

 
 

  0.19  

 
 

  0.01  

 
 

  0.007  

 
 

  0.011  

 
 

  0.38  

 
 

  6.84  

 
 

  0.04  

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

  *True width undetermined. All lengths are drillhole lengths. DEL24-21 drilled parallel on a barren dyke.  

 
 
 
 

  Figure 1 – Deloro – CNC Drillholes Over Total Magnetic Intensity (CNW Group/Canada Nickel Company Inc.) 

 
 

  Table 2: Drillhole Orientation  

 
 
                                                                        
 

   Hole ID   

 
 

   Easting (mE)   

 
 

   Northing (mN)   

 
 

   Azimuth (⁰)   

 
 

   Dip (⁰)   

 
 

   Length (m)   

 
 

  DEL24-12  

 
 

  480334  

 
 

  5361525  

 
 

  71  

 
 

  -50  

 
 

  441  

 
 

  DEL24-13  

 
 

  480905  

 
 

  5361212  

 
 

  250  

 
 

  -50  

 
 

  404  

 
 

  DEL24-14  

 
 

  480905  

 
 

  5361212  

 
 

  70  

 
 

  -50  

 
 

  102  

 
 

  DEL24-15  

 
 

  481013  

 
 

  5360908  

 
 

  250  

 
 

  -50  

 
 

  405  

 
 

  DEL24-16  

 
 

  480926  

 
 

  5361048  

 
 

  250  

 
 

  -50  

 
 

  408  

 
 

  DEL24-17  

 
 

  480549  

 
 

  5361266  

 
 

  70  

 
 

  -50  

 
 

  402  

 
 

  DEL24-18  

 
 

  480640  

 
 

  5360665  

 
 

  70  

 
 

  -50  

 
 

  401  

 
 

  DEL24-19  

 
 

  480640  

 
 

  5360665  

 
 

  250  

 
 

  -50  

 
 

  402  

 
 

  DEL24-20  

 
 

  480980  

 
 

  5360569  

 
 

  60  

 
 

  -60  

 
 

  396  

 
 

  DEL24-21  

 
 

  480824  

 
 

  5360648  

 
 

  62  

 
 

  -50  

 
 

  168  

 
 

  DEL24-22  

 
 

  480824  

 
 

  5360648  

 
 

  225  

 
 

  -50  

 
 

  402  

 
 
 

  Quality Assurance and Control, Drilling and Assaying  

 

  Edwin Escarraga , MSc, P.Geo., a "qualified person" as defined by National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects ("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. One set of samples is transported in secured bags directly from the Canada Nickel core shack to Actlabs Timmins, while a second set of samples is securely shipped to SGS Lakefield for preparation, with analysis performed at SGS Burnaby or SGS Callao ( Peru ). All are ISO/IEC 17025 accredited labs. Analysis for precious metals (gold, platinum and palladium) are completed by Fire Assay while analysis for nickel, cobalt, sulphur and other elements are performed using a peroxide fusion and ICP-OES analysis. Certified standards and blanks are inserted at a rate of 3 QA/QC samples per 20 core samples making a batch of 60 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 NI 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-sulphide projects to deliver nickel 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 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. For more information, please visit www.canadanickel.com.  

 

  For further information, please contact:  
Mark Selby  
CEO
Phone: 647-256-1954
Email: info@canadanickel.com  

 
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 and exploration results relating to the target properties described herein (the "Properties"), the significance of drill results, the ability to continue drilling, the impact of drilling on the definition of any resource, the potential of the Crawford Nickel Sulphide Project and the Properties, timing and completion (if at all) of mineral resource estimates, the ability to sell marketable materials, strategic plans, including future exploration and development plans and results, and corporate and technical objectives.  Forward-looking information is necessarily based upon several 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, risks of the mining industry, delays in obtaining governmental approvals, 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 because of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

 

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

 
 

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  Highlights  

 
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  • All 8 holes targeting Reid Central Core intersected core lengths greater than 620 metres with average grades of 0.21% to 0.29% nickel
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  • Results include:
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  • PGM results will be included in development of a Crawford PGM Zone resource estimate and incorporated into the Crawford nickel mine plan
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   Highlights   

 
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    •   Ten new open circuit variability tests demonstrated nickel recoveries averaging 28% higher than the feasibility study model  
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  •   Pilot plant program initiated at SGS Lakefield  
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Canada Nickel Company Inc. (" Canada Nickel " or the " Company ") (TSXV:CNC) (OTCQX:CNIKF) is pleased to announce the successful completion of further metallurgical testing on Crawford East Zone material.

 

 

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  Highlights:  

 
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  • Seven exploration rigs currently drilling across the Timmins Nickel District
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Canada Nickel Company Inc. (" Canada Nickel " or the " Company ") (TSXV: CNC) (OTCQX: CNIKF) today announced that it has closed a secured loan facility with Auramet International, Inc. ("Auramet") of US$15 million previously announced on June 24, 2024 .

 
 

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The loan is due January 9, 2025 , carries an interest rate of 1.00% per month, and is subject to a 2.5% arrangement fee.  At closing, Auramet also received 750,000 1-year warrants with a strike price of $1.42 per common share. The loan is subject to such terms and conditions including certain specified positive and negative covenants that are customary for a transaction of this nature. The warrants and the underlying shares are subject to a four month hold period under applicable Canadian securities laws. The Company expects to use the proceeds from the loan for working capital purposes.

 

  About Auramet  

 

Auramet is one of the largest physical precious metals merchants in the world with over US$20 billion in annual revenues and which provides a full range of services to all participants in the precious metals supply chain. Auramet is a private company established in 2004 by seasoned professionals who have assembled a global team of industry specialists with over 350 years combined industry experience. Their business consists of three main activities: physical metals trading, metals merchant banking (including direct lending) and project finance advisory services. The company has built a consistently successful and prominent franchise in the metals space on the back of an experienced management team that has proven to be innovative and capable of delivering the highest quality service to participants in the sector. In fiscal year 2023 it purchased over 7 million ounces of gold, 126 million ounces of silver and 3 million ounces of PGMs, and has provided term financing facilities in excess of US$1 billion to date. Auramet is looking to grow its capital investment business in equity, royalties and streams in the precious metals and battery related metals mining space. Auramet is proud to have been awarded a Gold Medal the past two years for its ESG commitment by EcoVadis, the most trusted provider of ESG ratings with a network of more than 90,000 rated companies. For more information on Auramet, please visit www.auramet.com .

 

  About Canada Nickel Company  

 

 Canada Nickel Company Inc. is advancing the next generation of nickel-sulphide projects to deliver nickel 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™, NetZero Cobalt™, NetZero Iron™ 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 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. For more information, please visit www.canadanickel.com .

 

  For further information, please contact:  

 

  Mark Selby  
CEO
Phone: 647-256-1954
Email: info@canadanickel.com  

 

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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, the use of proceeds from the loan, the ability of the Company to deliver nickel required to feed the high growth electric vehicle and stainless steel markets, and the development of processes to allow the production of net zero carbon nickel, cobalt, and iron products. Readers should not place undue reliance on forward looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Canada Nickel to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. There are no assurances that Crawford will be placed into production. Factors that could affect the outcome include, among others: inability to repay the loan or comply with the covenants set out in the loan agreement; the actual results of development activities; project delays; inability to raise the funds necessary to complete development; general business, economic, competitive, political and social uncertainties; future prices of metals or project costs could differ substantially and make any commercialization uneconomic; availability of alternative nickel sources or substitutes; actual nickel recovery; conclusions of economic evaluations; changes in applicable laws; changes in project parameters as plans continue to be refined; accidents, labour disputes, the availability and productivity of skilled labour and other risks of the mining industry; political instability, terrorism, insurrection or war; delays in obtaining governmental approvals, necessary permitting or in the completion of development or construction activities; mineral resource estimates relating to Crawford could prove to be inaccurate for any reason whatsoever; additional but currently unforeseen work may be required to advance to the feasibility stage; and even if Crawford goes into production, there is no assurance that operations will be profitable. Although Canada Nickel has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual actions, events or results to differ materially from those described in forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause actions, events or results to differ from those anticipated, estimated or intended. Forward-looking statements contained herein are made as of the date of this news release and Canada Nickel disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or results or otherwise, except as required by applicable securities laws. Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

 

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HIGHLIGHTS:

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- Mine start up

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o Primary ventilation fan has been installed and bulkhead completed.

o High voltage surface substation has been installed.

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o Mine schedule for FY26 finalised.

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o First long hole stope planned for August. High grade from airleg and longhole stopes to complement larger tonnage from development ore headings.

- People that have been onboarded

o 2x Drill Fitters and Heavy diesel fitter.

o Process superintendent commences next week.

o Full Tech team started including mine surveyor this week.

o Have back-to-back airleg miners for stoping.

o Full underground and mill crews.

- Improvements to plant

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o Process water pump upgrade improving ore washing and Tomra performance.

- Revised mine plan and schedule completed and ready to implement

- Updated Reward Gold mine mining plan and mine schedule completed.

- Adding a high-grade long hole stope upfront to be mined concurrently with the high grade airleg stope.

Vertex Director Declan Franzmann commented: "It is great to see all the elements of re-developing the underground mine and processing facility coming together so rapidly. The most pleasing aspect is our success in employing an incredible team of people to run the operation and all credit to management for developing great "esprit de corps" and a single sense of purpose as we push to full production."

As previously announced, the startup mine schedule includes mining 2,075 tonnes at 17.8 g/t Au from a developed airleg stope block. The planned stope width is the same as the interpretation of the mineralisation. (Refer to Table 1 in Appendices 1) (VTX ASX announcement 26/06/23).

Given this stope will take some time to extract, the Vertex geology and Mining Team have additionally brought forward a very high-grade long hole stope to commence mining in August as well. Further optimisations to the mining schedule will continue to be made.

This stope can be exploited as soon as services have been established. The mining crews have done a great job in the access drive to make room for the services (11kV cable, water and air lines) while improving accessibility for the mobile mining equipment selected for the Project.

*To view tables and figures, please visit:
https://abnnewswire.net/lnk/OUQP5Z21

 

About Vertex Minerals Limited:  

Vertex Minerals Limited (ASX:VTX,VTXXF) is an Australian based gold exploration company developing its advanced Hargraves and Hill End gold projects located in the highly prospective Eastern Lachlan Fold Belt of Central West NSW. Other Company assets include the Pride of Elvire gold project and Taylors Rock gold/nickel/lithium project both located in the Eastern Goldfields of WA. The focus of Vertex Minerals is to advance the commercial production of gold from its NSW projects embracing an ethical and environmentally sustainable approach.

 

 

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