HIGH-GRADE NI-CU-PT-PD-ZN-CR-AU-V-TI DISCOVERIES IN THE "RING OF FIRE"

NI 43-101 Update (September 2012): 11.1 Mt @ 1.68% Ni, 0.87% Cu, 0.89 gpt Pt and 3.09 gpt Pd and 0.18 gpt Au (Proven & Probable Reserves) / 8.9 Mt @ 1.10% Ni, 1.14% Cu, 1.16 gpt Pt and 3.49 gpt Pd and 0.30 gpt Au (Inferred Resource)

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posted on Dec 13, 2007 04:09AM

Where the word Massive was found, I highlighted it and printed the entire paragraph. Makes for quicker reading of the results when looking for this key word. 

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- NOT-07-14 between 52.8 meters to 56.4 meters, 3.6 meters of massive sulphides were intersected that averaged 3.43% copper, 7.45% nickel, 5.0 g/t platinum, 9.1 g/t palladium and 0.12 g/t gold, within part of a much larger intersection between 45.9 to 80 meters (34.1 meters) that averaged 1.22% copper, 2.28% nickel, 1.6 g/t platinum, 4.13 g/t palladium and 0.14 g/t gold. In addition a lower grade zone exists from 80 to 110 meters averaging 0.28% Cu, 0.59% Ni, 0.37 g/t Pt, 1.18 g/t Pd and 0.1 g/t Au.

- NOT-07-16 encountered a net-textured peridotite section combined with the massive sulphide section over 12.7 meters between 121.1 and 133.8 averaging 1.55% Cu, 2.4% Ni, 2.63 g/t Pt, 5.1 g/t Pd, 0.12 g/t Au and 4.5 g/t Ag. A lower grade section between 92.9 and 121.1 meters (28.2 meters wide) averaged 0.50% Cu, 0.57% Ni, 0.47 g/t Pt, 1.5 g/t Pt, 0.17 g/t Au and 1.5 g/t Ag.

NOT-07-16 was positioned with local grid coordinates of 51+08E, 10+80N and drilled west at 269 degrees azimuth to explore the wide extent of the peridotite above hole NOT-07-14 closer to surface and at depth to intersect the zone below hole 12. NOT-07-16 was drilled at -45 degrees. This hole encountered altered peridotite from 4.5 until 93 meters with minor sulphide mineralization. From 92.9 to 121.1 meters, peridotite with disseminated sulphides was encountered. From 121.1 to 133.0 meters, net-textured peridotite with strong sulphide mineralization was intersected. From 133 to 133.8 meters, massive sulphides were encountered. After this point, a mafic dyke mixed with granodiorite was encountered to the end at 155 meters. Assays received for the total mineralized 40.9 meter section between 92.9 and 133.8 averaged 0.67% Cu, 1.03% Ni, 1.04 g/t Pt, 2.5 g/t Pd, 0.15 g/t Au and 2 g/t Ag.

NOT-07-17 is positioned at the same collar location as hole NOT-07-16 with an initial dip of -60 degrees to undercut the mineralization encountered in the upper holes. This hole intersected well mineralized peridotite at 98 meters and at 138 meters encountered net textured sulphides which continued to 171 meters. Between 171 and 177.5 massive sulphide mineralization was encountered, followed by altered peridotite to a depth of 178. The hole then entered granodiorite and was stopped at 191 meters total depth.

NOT-07-18 is also positioned at the same collar location as hole NOT-07-17 and NOT-07-16 undercutting the mineralization encountered in the two latter holes. The initial dip of this hole was set at -69 degrees. Between 105.2 meters and 132.5 meters the hole entered well mineralized peridotite, then it entered into a long section of net textured peridotite between 132.5 to 191.7 meters. From 191.7 to 230 meters semi-massive to massive sulphides were intersected before the hole encountered granodiorite.

Hole NOT-07-19 was drilled at local grid collar location 50+83E at 10+50N with an initial azimuth of 270 degrees and an initial dip of -45 degrees. Peridotite was intersected at 20.1 meters downhole, variably mineralized between 46.5 and 64.5 meters. This hole then entered weakly mineralized peridotite, between 64.5 meters and 74.2 meters downhole, then from 94.5 to 103.3 the mineralization increased getting more pervasive until around 109 meters downhole, intersecting a few mafic and felsic dikes. Between 109 and 109.2 massive sulphide was intersected, followed by altered peridotite until 110.8 when granodiorite and another mafic dike was encountered to the end of the hole at 132 meters.

Hole NOT-07-21 was drilled at local grid collar location 50+83E at 10+50N with an initial azimuth of 270 degrees and an initial dip of -73 degrees to undercut hole NOT-07-20. Similarly to hole 20, this hole encountered the same set of olivine gabbro dikes and peridotite between 11.7 and 35.0 meters downhole, then a weakly mineralized to barren peridotite was encountered to 144 meters. Well mineralized peridotite was encountered between 144 and 162 meters with a short felsic dike between 150 and 151 meters. Then semi-massive sulphides were encountered between 162 and 173.8 meters followed by weakly mineralized peridotite to 174.8. A mafic dike was then intersected between 173.8 and 184 meters, followed by granodiorite to end of this hole at 183 meters.

Hole NOT-07-22 was drilled at local grid collar location 51+21E at 10+10N with an initial azimuth of 270 degrees and an initial dip of -62 degrees. The hole entered granodiorite at 13.5 meters to 154.7 meters. At 154.7 the hole entered a strongly deformed and brecciated unmineralized peridotite and remained in this rock unit until 209 meters when it entered olivine gabbro. At 215.8 a barren peridotite was encountered to 222.4 then a short massive sulphide section was encountered to 223.5 meters (only 1.1 meters thick). Peridotite with minor sulphides were encountered until 244.5 then granodiorite was encountered to end of hole at 258 meters. This hole is interpreted as having just caught the bottom of the southerly plunging zone at a vertical depth of 200 meters.

Hole NOT-07-23 was drilled on local grid collar location 51+08E at 10+80N with an initial azimuth of 269 degrees and an initial dip of -78 degrees. After passing through 5.5 meters of overburden and limestone, this hole immediately entered peridotite (with a felsic dike) until 228.2 meters, when the hole entered granodiorite until 241.1 meters. The hole then went back into a mineralized peridotite until 224.4 then into semi-massive sulphides between 242.4 and 243.2 meters after which the hole entered granodiorite until it was terminated at 293 meters. This hole along an E-W section 37.5 meters north of hole NOT-07-22, also has been interpreted as encountering the bottom of the southerly plunging zone at a vertical depth of 235 meters.

Hole NOT-07-24 was drilled on local grid collar location 51+74E at 10+65N with an initial azimuth of 270 degrees and an initial dip of -42 degrees, designed to undercut discovery holes NOT-07-01 and 02. After passing through overburden, limestone to a depth of 16 meters the hole entered granodiorite and stayed in this rock unit until 65.4 meters when the hole encountered a mafic dike until 76.3 meters. The hole then reentered granodiorite until 83.1 meters. An olivine rich gabbro was then encountered between 83.1 and 100.4 meters. Barren peridotite was encountered between 100.4 until 119 meters downhole. Then mineralized peridotite to 140 meters, then net textured mineralized peridotite was encountered between 140 meters and 187.8 meters followed by a 2.7 meter wide massive sulphide section until 190.7 meters downhole for a total mineralized zone width of 71.7 meters. The hole then entered a contact zone with the granodiorite and peridotite, in and out of granodiorite, ending in granodiorite between 220 and 233 meters.

Hole NOT-07-27 was drilled at local grid collar location 50+60E at 12+15N with an initial azimuth of 90 degrees and an initial dip of -45 degrees. After passing through 16.8 meters of overburden and limestone this hole entered granodiorite and remained in granodiorite until 112.5 meters, when it entered mineralized peridotite until 117 meters downhole. Massive sulphides were then encountered between 117 and 152 meters followed by semi-massive sulphides until 155 meters. Mineralized peridotite was then encountered for the next 10 meters until 162 meters, followed by 6 meters (until 168 meters) of weakly mineralized to barren peridotite. The hole then entered granodiorite and was terminated at 183 meters. This hole was drilled along the same E-W section as holes NOT-07-05, 06, 07, and 08 to delineate the mineralized zone in more detail.

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