-- オンタリオ州で重要鉱物の探査を行っているカナダの鉱物探査会社、ミンク・ベンチャーズ(MINK.V)は、オンタリオ州のウォーレン・ニッケル・銅・コバルト・プロジェクトに関する予備的な空中電磁探査(VTEM)データを入手し、新たに8つの高優先度掘削ターゲットを特定したと、水曜日に発表した。 ミンク社は、同プロジェクトのAゾーンで行われた2026年の掘削調査で、塊状硫化物帯内にニッケル、銅、コバルトの鉱化作用が確認されたことから、鉱区全体に大規模なマグマ性硫化物帯が存在する可能性が示唆されたと付け加えた。 同社によると、今回取得した空中データは、VTEM探査が不完全だった鉱区の西部をカバーしている。 VTEMは最大500メートルまで探査可能で、Aゾーンで確認された鉱化帯と同様の塊状硫化物鉱化ターゲットをより正確に特定できると同社は述べている。 Aゾーンにおける最近の掘削調査では、7.1メートルにわたりニッケル0.44%、銅0.28%、コバルト0.06%の鉱化帯が確認され、さらに4メートルにわたってニッケル0.58%、銅0.18%、コバルト0.08%という高品位の鉱化帯も検出された、と同社は付け加えた。 「今回の調査データにより、新たに8つの優先度の高い掘削ターゲットが特定されました。これらのターゲットはすべて許可を取得済みで、掘削準備が整っています。これにより、ウォーレンにおける次回の探査・掘削キャンペーンの焦点を最適に絞り込むことができます」と、ナターシャ・ディクソン最高経営責任者(CEO)は述べた。
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