Update re SRH Råna Project, Norway
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Metals One (AIM: MET1), which is advancing battery metal projects at brownfield sites in Finland and Norway, is pleased to announce that the Company's SRH Råna Project (nickel, copper, cobalt) partner and operator, Kingsrose Mining Limited (ASX: KRM) ("Kingsrose"), has received all analytical results from the 2023 core drilling programme, where a total of 4,318m were drilled across 12 holes.
Highlights
Rånbogen Prospect
- Holes 23RAN004 and 23RAN005 intercepted mineralisation 60m up-dip and 40m east of the massive sulphide zone intercepted in 23RAN002 (26.2m at 0.7% Ni, 0.2% Cu and 0.06% Co from 169.0m, see Kingsrose's ASX announcement dated 23 October 2023)
o This zone of mineralisation has been drill proven over 200m of strike and remains open in all directions, within a 1.6km trend of mineralisation and conductive anomalies (*see Figure 2 )
o Hole 23RAN004 intercepted 1.4m at 1.8% Ni, 0.2% Cu, 0.19% Co from 233.9m (*see Figure 3)
o Hole 23RAN005 intercepted three zones of mineralisation, including 13.3m at 0.4% Ni, 0.1% Cu, 0.02% Co from 151.1m; 0.3m at 1.3% Ni, 0.3% Cu, 0.12% Co from 215.3m; and 0.6m at 0.8% Ni, 0.1% Cu, 0.09% Co from 228.2m
- Several priority areas of outcropping massive sulphide nickel mineralisation associated with conductive geophysical anomalies extending to depth remain to be to be drilled in 2024 (*see Figures 2, 4 and 5)
Malmhaugen Prospect
- Hole 23RAN006 intercepted a new zone of massive sulphide mineralisation named 'Malmhaugen', located 1.1km east-northeast of Rånbogen (*see Figure 2)
o 23RAN006 was drilled to test a 750m long, east-west striking elongate Magnetotelluric conductor with a coincident Electromagnetic plate (*see Figure 2)
o Three zones of sulphide breccia were intercepted including 5.2m at 0.4% Ni, 0.2% Cu, 0.11% Co from 63.0m, and 11.5m at 0.3% Ni, 0.1% Cu, 0.07% Co from 126.8m
o Further EM surveys and drilling are planned to test this large conductive and mineralised anomaly
Bruvann Prospect
- Hole 23BRU005 extended mineralisation by 200m to the west along strike from the Bruvann mine with a blind, narrow high-grade nickel sulphide intercept (*see Figures 6 and 7):
o 2.6m at 1.0% Ni, 0.1% Cu, 0.03% Co from 414.9m, including 0.6m at 3.2% Ni, 0.3% Cu, 0.07% Co from 416.9m
o The hole was collared in gneiss targeting an EM plate in a zone previously considered closed and unprospective
2024 Exploration Plans
- High-priority targets remain to be tested including shallow, strongly conductive anomalies at Rånbogen, down dip and along strike from holes 23RAN001 to 23RAN005, and strongly conductive EM plates and MT anomaly located at the contact between peridotite and graphitic gneiss at Arnesfjellet
- Kingsrose intends to commence mapping and geophysical surveys in Q2 CY2024 (as the weather conditions allow) to generate a pipeline of drill targets and plans to conduct additional core drilling in Q3 CY2024
Jonathan Owen, Chief Executive Officer of Metals One, commented:
"The identification of new zones of nickel sulphide mineralisation at our SRH Råna Project further demonstrates the scale potential of the largely underexplored Råna intrusion.
In addition to the discovery of mineralised bodies at the Rånbogen and Malmhaugen prospects, this drill programme has identified multiple high-priority targets, including areas of outcropping massive sulphide nickel mineralisation associated with conductive geophysical anomalies extending to depth.
The operator is aiming to drill these key targets as part of its 2024 exploration programme alongside further geophysical surveying across the broader intrusion. They continue to test the true potential of the Råna intrusion to host one, if not more, nickel-copper-cobalt-PGM deposits of economic tenor. We look forward to updating shareholders on the next phase of exploration work in due course."
*Kingsrose's full announcement, which includes supporting JORC statements and referenced figures, is available at: https://www.kingsrose.com/news.
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Glossary
| ASX | Australian Stock Exchange |
| Co | cobalt |
| Cu | copper |
| intrusion | process when magma penetrates existing rock, crystallises, and solidifies underground to form intrusions, such as batholiths, dykes, or sills |
| km | kilometres |
| magnetotellluric | a passive geophysical method which uses natural time variations of the Earth's magnetic and electric fields to measure the electrical resistivity of the sub-surface |
| magnetic survey | geophysical survey method which identifies magnetic minerals |
| massive sulphide | metal sulphide ore deposit which consists almost entirely of sulphides |
| m | metres |
| Ni | nickel |
| PGM | platinum group metals |
| Zn | zinc |
Table 1: Drill collar details for reported drill holes, Råna Project, Norway
| Hole ID | Easting | Northing | Elevation (m) | Inclination (°) | Azimuth (°) | Length (m) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23RAN003 | 584338 | 7583094 | 648 | -70 | 15 | 362.3 |
| 23RAN004 | 584338 | 7583094 | 648 | -50 | 15 | 278.0 |
| 23RAN005 | 584338 | 7583094 | 648 | -55 | 35 | 277.2 |
| 23RAN006 | 585443 | 7583520 | 600 | -60 | 360 | 197.7 |
| 23RAN007 | 585231 | 7583507 | 542 | -60 | 360 | 212.8 |
| 23BRU005 | 579555 | 7581120 | 392 | -75 | 180 | 748.8 |
| Table 2: Significant Intercepts, Råna Project, Norway | ||||||
| Hole ID | From (m) | Interval (m) | Ni (%) | Cu (%) | Co (%) | |
| Rånbogen Prospect | ||||||
| 23RAN001 4 | 63.7 | 10.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.06 | |
| including | 66.4 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.10 | |
| 167.9 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.09 | ||
| 23RAN002 4 | 169.0 | 26.2 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.05 | |
| including | 176.5 | 9.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.10 | |
| 281.9 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.08 | ||
| 23RAN003 | No significant intercepts | |||||
| 23RAN004 | 233.9 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.19 | |
| 23RAN005 | 151.1 | 13.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.02 | |
| 209.25 | 7.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.02 | ||
| Including | 215.3 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.12 | |
| 228.17 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | ||
| 23RAN006 | 63.0 | 5.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.11 | |
| 110.0 | 4.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.07 | ||
| 126.8 | 11.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.07 | ||
| 23RAN007 | No significant intercepts | |||||
| Bruvann Prospect | ||||||
| 23BRU001 3 | 172.9 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.08 | |
| Including | 173.91 | 1.0 | 1.94 | 0.18 | 0.18 | |
| 23BRU003 3 | 470.60 | 50.0 | 0.43 | 0.10 | 0.02 | |
| 23BRU004 4 | No significant intercepts | |||||
| 23BRU005 | 415.9 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.03 | |
| Including | 416.9 | 0.6 | 3.2 | 0.3 | 0.07 | |
Notes 1. Significant intercepts were calculated using a 0.25% Ni lower cut-off and a maximum of 4 metres internal dilution. 2. Downhole interval is reported. Due to the early stage of exploration, lack of underground access due to flooding and lack of detailed structural data, it is not possible to estimate true widths. 3. See Kingrose ASX Announcement dated 4 September 2023 4. See Kingrose ASX Announcement dated 23 October 2023
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