As per Quebec Minestère de L’Énergie et des Ressources Naturelles (“MERN”) archives, previous exploration on the property includes 21,638 metres of drilling, approximately 17,173 of which was in the 1960s and early 1970s, more recent drilling from 1988 onwards includes approximately 4,465 metres, that is generally better documented. Based upon this historical exploration drilling and numerous geophysical surveys, the property is understood to host a multi-phased intrusive complex, the margin of which is an amphibolized ultramafic, containing variably mineralized lenses and shoots of disseminated pyrite, pyrrhotite, chalcopyrite and pentlandite. The main zone of mineralization was extensively explored in the 1960s and then sporadically into the 1980s. MERN archived records for the project area reveal a probable tonnage for the “A” zone, presented by
So far, no mineral resources have been calculated for the Vendôme Sud property in a fashion that is compliant with NI 43-101 or any other modern reporting codes. In 1962, P R Geoffroy of
The best drill intervals for the “A” Zone” were from hole DDH 5-62-5 that reportedly intersected 3 feet of 2.65% Ni and 0.65% Cu, nearby hole 62-13 reportedly intersected 8.3 feet of 0.9% Ni and 0.47% Cu. The first few test holes by BWR will be an attempt to replicate these two intriguing drill holes, that were drilled nearly 50 years ago.
Approximately 500 metres to the west of the “A” zone is the “C” zone. Historical drilling circa 1963 by Canadian Shield identified similar mineralization, most particularly in hole C-63-1 that according to MERN records include a mineralized interval of 5.5 feet grading 0.77% Ni and 0.65% Cu, along with numerous reported mentions of disseminated chalcopyrite in other nearby drillholes. BWR has planned one or two test holes, attempting to replicate the 1963 drill results.
BWR acquired the Vendôme Sud project in late 2015 and proceeded to compile and interpret the historical exploration results dating back to 1948, including a 2014 helicopter magnetic survey over the property and plotting drill traces for 182 drill holes within the helimag survey project area. The 2016 compilation report resulted in the identification of a magnetic inversion 3D model extending to depth, beneath the near surface mineralized “A” zone, that was drill-tested in the 1960’s. A follow-up ground gravity survey was completed in 2018 by BWR, revealing an excess mass anomaly, coincident with the aforementioned magnetic 3D inversion model that extends from surface through 200 metres (maximum historical drilling depth) to about 500 metres. BWR also plans on drill testing this deeper anomaly during this initial phase. The technical reports are viewable on BWR’s website https://bwrexploration.com/vendme-sud-project including a NI 43-101 report dated
Neither the
For more information about BWR’s Vendôme
http://www.bwrexploration.com or call/email:
M5C 1P1
Office: 416-848-6866
nnovak@bwrexploration.com
For additional information please contact:
Cell: 514-618-4477
carldesjardins@paradox-pr.ca
Source:
2021 GlobeNewswire, Inc., source