공시 • Nov 21
Alaska Energy Metals Corporation Discovers Broad Zones of Nickel with Other Critical Metals At the Canwell Property, Nikolai Project, Alaska
Alaska Energy Metals Corporation announce analytical results of its 2024 inaugural exploration drilling program at the Canwell claim block, which forms part of the Nikolai Project in Alaska. The Canwell prospects, Emerick, Odie and Upper Canwell, are located approximately 30 kilometers (km) northeast of the Company’s nickel-rich Eureka deposit, which contains five materials designated by the US Government as critical metals: nickel, cobalt, chromium, platinum, and palladium. The deposit also contains copper, iron and gold. The 2024 Canwell drill program was completed using one surface diamond drill rig. The program consisted of three holes, totaling 1,047.9 meters (m). One hole was drilled into each of the three target prospects to test compelling geological, geophysical, and geochemical targets. EMERICK PROSPECT SUMMARY (CAN-24-001) CAN-24-001 intersected 16.0 meters of overburden followed by serpentinized peridotite with varying amounts of sulfide minerals (0.2 - 0.5%) to a depth of 72.5 meters. Sulfide estimations were difficult due to intense fracturing, clay alteration, and serpentinization of the peridotite. Multiple, non-mineralized, mafic dikes were intersected within the peridotite. Rock conditions were very difficult for drilling. The hole was lost at 74.8 meters due to a large fault and did not intersect the targeted DIGHEM magnetic susceptibility anomaly or the interpreted base of the ultramafic intrusion. Rather than attempt to redrill the hole, a decision was made to defer further drilling on this target until 2025. Mineralized peridotite intervals, including narrow zones of unmineralized mafic dikes, assayed: 56.5 meters @ 0.40% NiEq (0.26% Ni, 0.62% Cr, 7.00% Fe, 0.012% Co, 0.01% Cu, 0.019 ppm Pd, 0.032 ppm Pt & 0.007 ppm Au) Including: 9.9 m @ 0.45% NiEq (0.29% Ni, 0.67% Cr, 7.96% Fe, 0.013% Co, 0.01% Cu, 0.037 ppm Pd, 0.064 ppm Pt & 0.013 ppm Au) 11.6m @ 0.43 NiEq (0.29% Ni, 0.67% Cr, 7.03% Fe, 0.013% Co, 0.01% Cu, 0.029 ppm Pd, 0.028 ppm Pt & 0.009 ppm Au) 28.3m @ 0.44 NiEq (0.30% Ni, 0.71% Cr, 6.19% Fe, 0.013% Co, 0.013 ppm Pd, 0.028 ppm Pt & 0.006 ppm Au) Nine selected samples were assayed to determine the proportion of nickel in sulfide/metallics. The results found that between 41% to 95% of the total assayed nickel is hosted within sulfide/metallics with the remaining nickel in other phases. ODIE PROSPECT SUMMARY (CAN-24-002) CAN-24-002 intersected 12.2 meters of overburden followed by serpentinized dunite with varying amounts of nickel sulfide and Ni-Fe alloy (0.2 - 6.0%) to a depth of 245.5 meters. Multiple, non-mineralized, gabbroic dikes were intersected within the dunite. An unmineralized diorite intrusion was intersected at 245.5 m and extends to 527.0 m. The targeted DIGHEM magnetic susceptibility anomaly is interpreted to correspond to the contact of the mineralized dunite and the diorite intrusive body, which contains an increase of pyrrhotite. Mineralized dunite intervals, including narrow zones of unmineralized gabbro dikes, assayed: 193.6m @ 0.42% NiEq (0.26% Ni, 0.69% Cr, 8.58% Fe, 0.01% Cu, 0.014% Co, 0.035 ppm Pd, 0.041 ppm Pt, 0.007 ppm Au) 39.7m @ 0.33% NiEq (0.20% Ni, 0.60% Cr, 7.79% Fe, 0.01% Cu, 0.011% Co, 0.020 ppm Pd, 0.030 ppm Pt, 0.008 ppm Au) Twenty-two selected samples were assayed to determine the proportion of nickel in sulfide/metallics. The results found that between 28% to 95% of the total assayed nickel is hosted within sulfide/metallics with the remaining nickel in other phases. UPPER CANWELL PROSPECT SUMMARY (CAN-24-003) CAN-24-003 intersected 16.8 meters of overburden followed by serpentinized and faulted dunitic rocks with varying degrees of nickel sulfide and Ni-Fe alloy (0.5 – 5.0%) mineralization. Multiple cross cutting gabbroic dikes, with minimal sulfide mineralization, were intersected within the drill hole. Due to terrain challenges, the drill hole was moved north of the original planned collar to test both geophysical targets and resulted in drilling down dip of the intrusion. The targeted DIGHEM magnetic susceptibility anomaly contains elevated sulfide mineralization and nickel grades. Mineralized dunite intervals, including narrow zones of unmineralized gabbro dikes, assayed: 429.3 m @ 0.39% NiEq (0.24% Ni, 0.64% Cr, 8.12% Fe, 0.01% Cu, 0.013% Co, 0.031 ppm Pd, 0.035 ppm Pt and 0.007 ppm Au) Including: 72.1 m @ 0.40% NiEq (0.25% Ni, 0.67% Cr, 7.44% Fe, 0.013% Co, 0.035 ppm Pd, 0.036 ppm Pt and 0.004 ppm Au) 210.4 m @ 0.41% NiEq (0.26% Ni, 0.67% Cr, 8.31% Fe, 0.01% Cu, 0.014% Co, 0.031 ppm Pd, 0.040 ppm Pt and 0.008 ppm Au) 77.1 m @ 0.45% NiEq (0.28% Ni, 0.79% Cr, 8.32% Fe, 0.02% Cu, 0.013% Co, 0.034 ppm Pd, 0.031 ppm Pt and 0.009 ppm Au) Twenty-one selected samples were assayed to determine the proportion of nickel in sulfide/metallics. The results found that between 20% to 89% of the total assayed nickel is hosted within sulfide/metallics with the remaining nickel in other phases. Blebby nickel sulfides were intersected within a brecciated zone from 289.3 m to 290.7 m, which assayed: 1.4m @ 0.93% NiEq (0.65% Ni, 0.06% Cu, 0.021% Co, 0.66% Cr, 8.90% Fe, 0.275 ppm Pd, 0.246 ppm Pt & 0.012 ppm Au).