- Québec Nickel Corp. (QNI) provides an exploration update from its Ducros Ni-Cu-PGE Project, Abitibi Québec
- Sulphide-bearing ultramafic rocks encountered in drill core at the Fortin Sill Target
- Two drill holes located approximately 260 metres apart, have intersected wide core length intervals of ultramafic rocks
- A total of 991 samples from the first five holes completed at the Fortin Sill target area have been delivered to the AGAT Laboratories sample preparation facility in Val-d’Or
- It also added that the 1,717 line-kilometre property-wide helicopter-borne Geotech VTEM electromagnetic-magnetic survey is nearing completion
- Québec Nickel Corp. (QNI) is down 9.09 per cent, trading at C$0.25 at 12:14 pm EST
Québec Nickel Corp. (QNI) has provided updates of its exploration activities at the Ducros Project, located 80 kilometres Northeast of Val-d’Or Québec.
The 2022 Ducros Project Phase I diamond drilling program, which began in early February at the Fortin Sill target area with one diamond drill, focuses on testing multiple Ni-Cu-PGE targets generated by the Abitibi Geophysics ground electromagnetic (ARMIT-TDEM) survey completed in 2020.
At the time of writing, five holes have been completed for over 1,500 metres of core drilled, with one hole in progress.
Of note, drill holes QDG-22-04 and QDG-22-05, located approximately 260 metres apart, have intersected wide core length intervals of ultramafic rocks, some of which are primary magmatic sulphides, the results of which are summarized below.
Drill holes QDG-22-01 through QDG-22-03 were designed to evaluate a series of near-surface high-conductance electromagnetic anomalies identified from the ground electromagnetic survey completed in late 2020 (ARMIT-TDEM).
All three holes encountered thick successions of variably sheared, altered and quartz-carbonate-veined mafic volcanic rocks +/- minor feldspar porphyritic dykes intercalated with units of variably graphitic sulphide/oxide facies iron formation, some of which are several metres thick.
The targeted electromagnetic conductors are interpreted to be adequately explained by the occurrence of the pyrrhotite + pyrite-rich sulphide facies iron formation units in these holes.
Drill hole QDG-22-04 was collared approximately 330 metres southwest of the Fortin Sill Ni-Cu-PGE.
This was in an area of no previous drilling and was designed to evaluate the site’s geology at depth. The hole is also intended to be used for future down-the-hole electromagnetic surveys (BHEM).
After collaring in a mixed package of sulphide/oxide facies iron formation, sheared mafic to intermediate and felsic volcanic rocks, hole QDG-22-04 intersects ultramafic rocks at a hole depth of approximately 193 metres, including what is interpreted to be coarse-grained pyroxenite and dunitic units (chlorite schists).
Of note is the occurrence of what is interpreted to be primary magmatic sulphides (blebby pyrrhotite) within portions of strongly chlorite-altered ultramafic rocks, such as at 424 metres depth.
The hole was terminated at 559.5 metres within a strongly sheared and quartz-carbonate-edged ultramafic unit.
Nine hundred ninety-one samples from the first five holes completed at the Fortin Sill target area have been delivered to the AGAT Laboratories sample preparation facility in Val-d’Or. Assay results are expected to be received in the coming weeks and reported in due course.
In addition to the ongoing Phase I drilling program at the Fortin Sill Ni-Cu-PGE target, the company also reports the 1,717 line-kilometre property-wide helicopter-borne Geotech Ltd. VTEMTM electromagnetic-magnetic survey is nearing completion.
Once reviewed and interpreted, the results from this survey will be used to guide the Phase II drilling program, which will focus on testing new Ni-Cu-PGE related geophysical anomalies associated with new mafic-ultramafic intrusions over the entire Ducros property holdings.
Québec Nickel Corp. is a mineral exploration company focused on acquiring, exploring, and developing nickel projects in Québec, Canada.
The company has 100 per cent interest in the Ducros Group Property, consisting of 280 contiguous mining claims covering 15,147 hectares within the Abitibi region located in Québec, Canada.
Québec Nickel Corp. (QNI) is down 9.09 per cent, trading at C$0.25 at 12:14 pm EST.
