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)
Message: Probe has news -significant Nickel/Copper numbers in soil geochem
I don't know how significant this is - is it the first physical proof of the prescence of significant nickel, copper, silver presence aside from Noront's drill results?
Is this big for all of the area plays or just a small piece of encouraging news?
I would appreciate everyone's take as we have all been waiting for some kind of news that another of the McFauld's Lake has hit. Does this qualify and do you think all of the area plays will fly as a result? IF BMK has assays this week proving up mineralization I think we all better buckle up!
Probe Mines Identifies Significant Ni-Cu-Ag-Co Soil Geochemical Anomalies on McFauld’s West Project, James Bay Lowlands, Ontario Toronto, January 14, 2008 – The Directors of Probe Mines Limited (TSX-V: PRB) are pleased to announce that geochemical results for a soil sampling program conducted in September 2007 on the Company’s 100%-owned McFauld’s West Project have been received and indicate significant anomalies in nickel, copper, cobalt and silver, as well as anomalous values in gold. The samples, comprising eight soil samples in a single 350m long profile coincident with the eastern of two magnetic anomalies on Probe’s property, are located approximately one kilometer northwest of Noront Resources high-grade nickel-copper-platinum group element (PGE) discovery on their “Ring of Fire” project. The positive results from the soil program support the potential for nickel- and copper-bearing sulphide mineralization on the McFauld’s West Project, and the property will be a focus for exploration in 2008.
Significant Nickel-Copper-Silver-Cobalt Anomalies
Within a 200m section of the profile, samples displayed highly anomalous values for nickel, copper, silver and cobalt with response ratios of up to 9.1, 36, 18 and 14.5 times background, respectively, while gold consistently showed values of 4 times background. The results suggest the potential of a buried, sulphide-bearing, mafic-ultramafic intrusive. In addition, results show a strong correlation between nickel and cobalt, while copper, silver and gold also parallel one another. This internal consistency to the data is encouraging as it indicates these elements, typically found in sulphide mineralized mafic-ultramafic intrusives, are traveling together and most likely derived from a unique source. The samples were analyzed using the Mobile Metal Ion (MMI) technique, which has been shown to accurately locate buried mineral targets in boreal climates. Owing to the nature of the analytical technique, the metal concentrations are calculated as response ratios (times concentration above background), with response ratios of two (2) or more considered anomalous, and response ratios above five (5) considered significantly anomalous. Within the McFauld's data set a number of samples contain significantly anomalous ratios for nickel, copper, cobalt and silver and warrant immediate follow up. The Company is now planning a ground geophysical program focused on the area containing the coincident geochemical and magnetic anomaly, as well as other geophysical anomalies identified from airborne geophysical surveys. This program will be followed by a diamond drilling program to test the anomalies. The McFauld's area is receiving considerable attention with the discovery of high-grade nickel-copper-PGE mineralization by Noront Resources. The most recent drilling continues to intersect high-grade nickel-copper-PGE mineralization, with hole NOT07-18 returning 124m averaging 2.39% Ni, 1.09% Cu, 1.12 g/t Pt, 3.86 g/t Pd, 0.28 g/t Au and 3.89 g/t Ag, including an 18.8 meter massive sulphide mineralized interval grading 7.38% Ni, 3.18% Cu, 1.05 g/t Pt, 10.16 g/t Pd, 0.23g/t Au and 8.92 g/t Ag. With Probe’s McFauld’s West property located only 450m from the discovery zone, management is encouraged by the proximity to this significant discovery and believes there is a potential for this property to also host mineralization. Probe Mines has been established in the McFauld’s Lake area since 2003 and also owns the nearby Tamarack property, under option to Mantis Minerals, as well as significant holdings to the east comprising the Victory Project. In addition to Noront’s nickel-copper discovery, the McFauld’s Lake area is host to numerous volcanic-hosted Cu-Zn discoveries, one of which is located on the Tamarack claims, and management believes the area has the potential to develop into Canada’s next major mining camp. Samples were collected in the field by Probe Mines and sent to SGS Laboratories in Toronto, Ontario where they were analyzed using the MMI-M5 package. David Palmer, Ph.D., P.Geo., is the qualified person for all technical information in this release.
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