Midlothian. The highest nickel grade, with Awaruite
- Located just 27 km west of town of Matachewan and 110 km south of the Crawford Nickel Deposit.
- Similar size to Crawford based on the outline of its geophysical target of 1.7 km2 (vs 1.6 km2 at Crawford)
- The area of the geophysical target covered by the MRE represents approximately 45% of its total target geophysical area.
- Inferred Resource totals 595 Mt grading 0.28% nickel, for a total of 1.68 Mt of contained nickel metal.
Resources & Geology
*Initial Total Mineral Resource Estimate (in-pit resources) for the Midlothian Nickel Alloy Deposit
- 9,268 metres of core drilling from 22 drillholes were used to calculate the MRE.
- The Midlothian MRE is approximately 2.5 km long, up to 520 metres wide, extending 500 m deep, remaining open at depth and to the east.
- 180 samples have ben submitted for mineralogical (QEMSCAN) analysis. The analyses confirm that 79% of the recoverable nickel mineralization is hosted in awaruite, a high tenor mineral ranging between 65-75% nickel content.
- Brucite, a key mineral indicator for carbon sequestration potential, was also identified at almost 3X the abundance of Crawford’s East and Main zones.
- Initial metallurgical tests and Davis tube test work shows DTR grades ranging from 0.07-0.15% nickel
* Nickel Mineralization and serpentinization in relation to Crawford deposit. N=177 QEMSCAN samples
* Average Brucite content (%) in relation to Crawford deposit. N=177 QEMSCAN samples