David Christie, President and CEO of Orford, commented, "Orford has successfully intersected a new high-grade nickel copper sulphide lens in drilling at Boomerang with the highest grade outside of the Frontier zone. Drilling also successfully extended the high-grade Frontier nickel copper sulphide lens 30 metres westward and down dip. We look forward to testing the multitude of other untested targets in the coming field seasons and building on the mineral endowment of this very underexplored property. Grab samples point to the exciting potential with several new high-grade surface samples taken in 2022."
Historically, much of the drilling on the West Raglan property had been completed at the
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Table 1: Drill Hole Results of Interest (> then 0.3% Ni) from 2022 Drill Program.
Hole Number | From (m) | To (m) | Interval (m) | Ni% | Cu % | Pd (g/t) | Pt (g/t) |
WR-22-195 | 178.8 | 183 | 4.2 | 0.60 | 0.16 | 0.44 | 0.18 |
including | 178.8 | 180.8 | 2 | 0.95 | 0.25 | 0.72 | 0.29 |
WR-22-200 | 345.89 | 346.5 | 0.61 | 0.31 | 0.12 | 0.05 | 0.02 |
WR-22-201 | 46.5 | 54 | 7.5 | 0.31 | 0.08 | 0.10 | 0.03 |
WR-22-201 | 74 | 75 | 1 | 0.34 | 0.10 | 0.04 | 0.01 |
WR-22-201 | 79.5 | 100.5 | 21 | 0.38 | 0.12 | 0.17 | 0.04 |
including | 81 | 85.42 | 4.42 | 0.47 | 0.16 | 0.22 | 0.05 |
WR-22-201 | 105 | 118.5 | 13.5 | 0.53 | 0.19 | 0.29 | 0.06 |
including | 111.55 | 113.5 | 1.95 | 1.02 | 0.35 | 0.47 | 0.14 |
including | 111.55 | 112 | 0.45 | 1.56 | 0.27 | 0.71 | 0.32 |
WR-22-202 | 78 | 79.5 | 1.5 | 0.37 | 0.16 | N/A | N/A |
WR-22-202 | 93.47 | 99 | 5.53 | 0.41 | 0.14 | N/A | N/A |
WR-22-202 | 105 | 126 | 21 | 0.43 | 0.18 | N/A | N/A |
including | 120 | 124.5 | 4.5 | 0.57 | 0.29 | N/A | N/A |
WR-22-203 | 147.25 | 159.85 | 4.35 | 0.45 | 0.04 | 0.39 | 0.11 |
including | 156 | 156.5 | 0.5 | 0.83 | 0.06 | 1.67 | 0.46 |
WR-22-203 | 261.5 | 285.25 | 23.75 | 0.31 | 0.10 | N/A | N/A |
Note that all drilling intervals are down-hole lengths. True thicknesses cannot be estimated with available information. |
Hole WR-22-195 was drilled in the Boomerang area of the West Raglan Property (Figure 1) and reported 4.2 metres grading 0.60% Ni, 0.16% Cu, 0.44 g/t Pd, 0.18 g/t Pt, Including 2 metres grading 0.95% Ni, 0.25% Cu 0.72 g/t Pd, 0.29 g/t Pd, from 178.8 to 180.8 metres. This is the most significant intercept outside of the
Hole WR-22-201 and WR-22-202 were drilled at the Western edge of the
WR-22-203 was drilled at Frontier Central, where there was historically limited drill testing and a large volume of ultramafic is present. Two intervals of interest were intercepted
- 4.35 metres grading 0.45% Ni, 0.04% Cu, 0.39 g/t Pd and 0.11 g/t Pt from 147.25 to 159.85 (Table 1), including 0.5m of 0.83% Ni, 0.06% Cu, 1.67 g/t Pd and 0.46 g/t Pt)
- One anomalous gold value reported 3.21g/t Au over 1m from 178 to 179m.
- 23.75m of nickel sulphides where intercepted, reporting 0.31% Ni, 0.1% Cu from 261.5 to 285.25 (Table 1)
During the 2022 Field Season, field teams focused on the lesser explored southern part of the West Raglan property, the highlight is the discovery of a new high-grade Ni-S outcrop (Big Potato) which reported grades up to 2.71% Ni and 0.24% Cu (Table 2). This type of mineralization on the south trend is extremely encouraging given the Ni:Cu ratios of over 4:1 are much higher than the expected 1:1 ratios observed in the the eastern cape smith belt, south trend deposits.
Table 2: Grab Sample Result (Samples with >0.2% Ni or Cu)
Sample # | Type | Ni % | Cu% | Au g/t | Pd g/t | Pt g/t | Co % | Area |
E5839762 | Boulder | 2.71 | 0.24 | 0.01 | 1.88 | 0.89 | 0.06 | Big Potato |
E5839524 | Outcrop | 2.63 | 0.53 | 0.00 | 0.86 | 0.69 | 0.21 | Big Potato |
E5839525 | Outcrop | 2.59 | 0.63 | 0.01 | 1.28 | 1.08 | 0.20 | Big Potato |
E5839522 | Outcrop | 2.39 | 0.98 | 0.02 | 1.07 | 0.85 | 0.19 | Big Potato |
E5839521 | Outcrop | 2.24 | 0.46 | 0.02 | 0.45 | 0.44 | 0.19 | Big Potato |
E5839761 | Boulder | 2.19 | 0.97 | 0.18 | 2.41 | 0.82 | 0.05 | Frontier |
E5839519 | Boulder | 1.69 | 0.76 | 0.01 | 0.68 | 0.79 | 0.17 | Big Potato |
E5839505 | Boulder | 1.40 | 0.71 | 0.01 | 0.70 | 0.58 | 0.05 | Ekwan |
E5839764 | Boulder | 1.30 | 0.35 | 0.01 | 1.00 | 0.34 | 0.06 | Boomerang |
E5839763 | Boulder | 1.23 | 0.29 | 0.07 | 0.47 | 0.18 | 0.05 | Boomerang |
E5839506 | Subcrop | 0.94 | 0.60 | 0.01 | 1.33 | 0.35 | 0.04 | Ekwan |
E5839507 | Outcrop | 0.90 | 0.73 | 0.05 | 1.13 | 0.38 | 0.04 | Ekwan |
E5839512 | Outcrop | 0.80 | 0.35 | 0.26 | 0.37 | 0.10 | 0.04 | Ekwan |
E5839550 | Boulder | 0.78 | 0.17 | 0.01 | 0.31 | 0.13 | 0.05 | Boomerang |
E5839508 | Subcrop | 0.76 | 1.40 | 0.43 | 0.94 | 0.30 | 0.03 | Ekwan |
E5839759 | Boulder | 0.69 | 0.28 | 2.91 | 0.00 | <0.005 | 0.02 | Frontier |
E5839510 | Boulder | 0.65 | 0.48 | 0.01 | 0.53 | 0.06 | 0.04 | Ekwan |
E5839760 | Boulder | 0.65 | 0.20 | 0.24 | <0.001 | <0.005 | 0.02 | Frontier |
E5839533 | Float | 0.33 | 0.35 | 0.00 | 0.21 | 0.05 | 0.02 | Horseshoe |
E5839544 | Subcrop | 0.04 | 0.96 | 0.05 | 0.00 | <0.005 | 0.03 | Red |
E5839543 | Subcrop | 0.01 | 8.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | <0.005 | 0.00 | Red |
Note that grab samples are selective by nature and values reported may not be representative of mineralized zones. |
Table 3: Drill Hole Locations
Hole | X | Y | Z (m) | Az | Dip | Depth (m) | Area | ||
WR-22-195 | 6807500 | 471140 | 376 | 343.1 | 54.8 | 225 | Boomerang | ||
WR-22-196 | 6807556 | 470735 | 368 | 336 | 59.2 | 117 | Boomerang | ||
WR-22-197 | 6808740 | 465776 | 418 | 317 | 79.1 | 468 | |||
WR-22-198 | 6808692 | 466409 | 427 | 340 | 55.4 | 414 | |||
WR-22-199 | 6810488 | 472064 | 372 | 340 | 65 | 333 | |||
WR-22-200 | 6809895 | 468797 | 411 | 340 | 69.6 | 396 | Beverly | ||
WR-22-201 | 6802723 | 443020 | 360 | 180 | 60 | 162 | Frontier | ||
WR-22-202 | 6802725 | 443022 | 357 | 180 | 71.3 | 165 | Frontier | ||
WR-22-203 | 6803032 | 444671 | 302.6 | 0.24 | 58.6 | 309 | Frontier | ||
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The recently conducted West Raglan exploration program was funded by
The West Raglan property is a large 713 km2 property situated in the
Historically, six significant discoveries have been made on the West Raglan property with the best results being from the
A review of the geological and geophysical data in the Frontier area suggests that portions of the area remain almost untested and still have the potential for additional Ni-Cu-PGE discoveries. More recent exploration work completed in 2015 has also highlighted surface Ni- Cu-PGE mineralization in other areas such as Red, Boomerang, and Beverly (Figure 1) along the north (Raglan) trend. The West Raglan property also covers the south group of rocks which hosts the Canadian Royalties deposits to the east. This part of the West Raglan property is largely unexplored, however minimal past work has identified high grade nickel and copper mineralization in grab samples.
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The disclosure of scientific and technical information contained in this news release has been approved by Alger St-Jean, P.Geo., Chief Geoscientist of Orford, a Qualified Person under NI 43-101.
2022 Grab & Drill Core samples:
Two laboratories were used during the 2022 exploration program:
Drill program design, Quality Assurance/Quality Control ("QA/QC") and interpretation of results is performed by qualified persons employing a QA/QC program consistent with NI 43-101 and industry best practices. Standards and blanks are inserted at a minimum rate of 10% for core and 5% for grab samples, respectively, for QA/QC purposes in addition to those inserted by the lab. A subset of samples has not yet been sent for a verification assay at another lab. AGAT Laboratories and SGS Canada are accredited by the
The historical information disclosed herein in respect of the West Raglan Property is based on the independent report of Clement Dombrowski, P.Geo. titled "NI 43-101 Technical Report on West Raglan Project, Northern Quebec, Canada" effective February 20, 2017.
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