North American Nickel Samples Show High Nickel Recovery Potential

North American Nickel Inc. (TSXV:NAN,OTCBB:WSCRF) announced that it has received the results of mineralogical studies performed on three mineralized drill core samples from its Greenland-based Maniitsoq nickel-copper-cobalt-platinum-group elements sulphide project. All the samples show high potential for nickel recovery.

According to the press release, report highlights include:

• Pentlandite is the main nickel-bearing mineral and it contains 95.5 to 96.3% of all the nickel in the samples. Silicate hosted nickel comprises less than 1% of all the nickel.
• Pentlandite P80 grain sizes range from 53 to 65 micrometre.
• Total potentially floatable pentlandite ranges from 96.3 to 97.6%.
• All copper is hosted by chalcopyrite. Chalcopyrite P80 grain sizes range from 30 to 40 micrometre.
• Potential recoveries for copper are variable across the samples. Mineralogically limiting grade- recovery curves indicate maximum potential copper grades of 34% at recoveries of 52 to 77%.
• Total potentially floatable chalcopyrite ranges from 87.1 to 95.4%.
• Pentlandite and pyrite are the main hosts of the cobalt in the samples.

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