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Arctic Star Exploration Corp. completed four boreholes
on its CAP claims, targeting coincident geophysical
anomalies suspected of being related to a carbonatite.
A carbonatite discovered in outcrop has a strike length
of about three kilometres (as indicated by a single
borehole) and a thickness of at least 50 metres. Significant
niobium pentoxide and total rare earth oxide (TREO)
concentrations were encountered in both grab samples
and drill core. In the borehole, this included about 10.5
metres grading 0.35 per cent niobium pentoxide, 19.5
metres grading 9.94 per cent phosphorous pentoxide,
and 2.4 metres grading 0.81 per cent TREO.
Taseko Mines Ltd. proposes an open-pit mine at
its Aley niobium-bearing carbonatite project, and the
permitting process is ongoing. The mine would process
10,000 tonnes per day and produce ferroniobium.
FPX Nickel Corp. (formerly First Point Minerals)
continued to explore the Decar nickel deposit where
mineralized serpentinite contains awaruite, a nickel alloy
mineral. The company completed 1,917 metres of drilling
in eight boreholes, extending the richest zone by 500
metres. Decar is a low-grade deposit that, if developed,
would be among the largest nickel mines in the world.
Awaruite-bearing serpentinite
in pseudobreccia at FPX
Nickel Corp.'s Decar project.
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