TORONTO, Feb. 28,
2024 /CNW/ - NiCAN Limited ("NiCAN" or the
"Company") (TSXV: NICN) is pleased to report that it has mobilized
a diamond drill and geophysical crew to the Wine Property located
in the Snow Lake area,
Manitoba, Canada. This diamond
drill program will follow up on the previously announced results at
the Wine Occurrence.
Highlights:
- Diamond drill mobilized to the Wine Property to test the
extent of the Wine Occurrence and additional geophysical targets.
Anticipate completing 6-8 additional holes before the end of
March.
- Geophysical crew mobilized to the Wine Property to identify
potential deep-seated nickel and VMS targets.
Brad Humphrey, President, and CEO
of NiCAN, commented, "We are very encouraged by the results
from the diamond drilling at the Wine Occurrence in the Fall 2023
program, and have elected to immediately carry out additional
drilling with the objective of expanding the various interpreted
mineralized zones. Results from the diamond drilling at the Wine
Occurrence indicate that the Main Zone potentially extends to
sub-surface further to the north and plunges moderately to the
southwest, which we will be testing in this program. We will also
further define the Upper Zone and test an additional zone
interpreted immediately to the east.
While on the ground at Wine, we will also complete an
extensive ground, deep penetrating Time Domain EM survey with the
objective of defining deep-seated nickel and other base metal
targets at depths beyond the reach of the airborne VTEM survey
completed in 2022. We are focusing on the Wine Gabbro environment
where several mineralized nickel bearing horizons have been defined
as well as VMS stratigraphy that hosts several copper-zinc deposits
to the north and south of the Wine Property. Defined conductors
will be evaluated and considered for follow up drilling in future
programs."
Table 1: 2023 Main Zone - Wine Occurrence – Summary
Assays
Drill
Hole
|
From
(m)
|
To
(m)
|
Thickness
(m)
|
Cu%
|
Ni %
|
NiEq%
|
Wine 23-16
|
48.3
|
60.9
|
12.6
|
2.01
|
1.52
|
2.01
|
Wine 23-17
|
18.6
|
42.1
|
23.5
|
1.76
|
1.59
|
1.98
|
Wine 23-29
|
36.5
|
68.0
|
31.5
|
1.90
|
1.93
|
2.32
|
Table 2: Upper Zone - Wine Occurrence - Summary
Assays
Drill
Hole
|
From
(m)
|
To
(m)
|
Thickness
(m)
|
Cu%
|
Ni%
|
NiEq%
|
Wine 22-6
|
7.4
|
17.1
|
9.8
|
2.09
|
1.23
|
1.79
|
Wine 23-16
|
4.2
|
11.9
|
7.7
|
1.69
|
1.12
|
1.55
|
Wine 23-17
|
4.6
|
10.4
|
5.4
|
0.99
|
0.81
|
1.04
|
Wine 23-29
|
4.2
|
14.8
|
9.6
|
2.20
|
1.56
|
2.11
|
Analogies to Historical Lynn Lake Nickel Deposits
NiCAN believes that the nickel mineralization hosted by the Wine
Gabbro may have analogies to the nickel-copper deposits in the
Lynn Lake area, which is to the
north of the Wine property. At Lynn
Lake, approximately 22.2 million tonnes averaging 1.0%
nickel and 0.5% copper were historically mined at the Farley Mine.
The Farley Mine consisted of multiple lenses of mineralization
contained within a 4.2 km2 gabbro body. The Wine Gabbro
area contains numerous similarities and has seen very little
exploration for nickel-copper deposits.
Qualified Person
Mr. Bill Nielsen, P.Geo, a
consultant to NiCAN, who is a qualified person under National
Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure of Mineral Projects
("NI 43-101") has reviewed and approved the scientific and
technical information in this news release.
About NiCAN
NiCAN Limited is a mineral exploration company, trading under
the symbol "NICN" on the TSX-V. The Company is actively exploring
two nickel projects, both located in well-established mining
jurisdictions in Manitoba,
Canada.
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