Dr. Marc-Antoine Audet reports
SAMA RESOURCES QUEBEC COMPLETED A 609 LINE-KM UAV MAGNETIC-RADIOMETRIC SURVEY AT THE LAC BRULE NICKEL-COPPER PROJECT IN THE PROVINCE OF QUEBEC AND LAUNCHES A 1,444 LINE-KM HELITEM2 SURVEY
Sama Resources Quebec Inc., a fully owned subsidiary of Sama Resource Inc., has completed and interpreted an
unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)
magnetic and radiometric survey of 609 line kilometres over the core of the new Lac Brule nickel-copper property and including the gossan discovered in May, 2021
(gossans are highly ferruginous rock which is the product of the oxidation by weathering and leaching of a sulphide body: Elsevier Mineral Exploration, 2013).
As
a
part
of
the
continuing exploration
program,
SRQ
commissioned
Helios
UAV
to
complete
a
high-resolution
magnetic
and
radiometric
survey
over
the
Lac
Brule
property,
located
290
km
northwest of Montreal, Que., Canada, and easily accessible by roads.
The
UAV
survey
took
place
from
July
14
through
Aug.
3,
2021, and
included
the
acquisition
of
609
line km
of
magnetic
data
and
of
335
line km
of
radiometric
data.
Interpretation was performed by M. Joel Simard,
PGeol/Geoph, based in St-Donat, Que., Canada.
No
historical prospecting or ground exploration
had
been
reported from the
Lac
Brule
area
prior
to
SRQ.
However,
government
regional
magnetic
and
gravity
maps
covering
the
area,
as
part
of
coverage of the entire
Quebec
province,
as
well
as
data
from
stream
and
lake
sediment
sampling
programs
covering
the
entire
province,
are
available
on
the
SIGEOM
website.
The
past-producing
Renzi
nickel-copper
mine
is
the
closest
mining
activity
with
historical
information
available.
The
Renzi
mine
is
located
48
km
east-southeast
of
the
Lac
Brule
property.
The company is targeting possible accumulations of Ni and Cu mineralization at
Lac
Brule
that could be of similar nature to that at the Renzy mine and at other well-known Ni-Cu deposits in Quebec and Labrador.
Geophysical program
The UAV magnetic survey covered the east-central part of the Lac Brule property with north-south-oriented lines at 100-metre spacing for a total of 609 line km. The aim was to use the survey to assist with structural and geological mapping, and in particular to delineate the mafic/ultramafic units that host mineralization at the gossan.
The survey maps show a high density of strong magnetic anomalies that are interpreted as the signature of mafic and ultramafic formations. The gossan zone is situated in the vicinity of these anomalies, emphasizing the favourable environment for base metals mineralization.
The
discovery
zone,
where
the
gossans
have
been
identified,
is
situated
in
the
vicinity
of
strong
magnetic
anomalies in
the
south-central part
of
the
block that was flown.
This
gossan zone lies
along
a
localized
northwest-
to
north-northwest-trending
discontinuity
(fault)
where
the
magnetic
units
appear
locally
demagnetized.
Demagnetization
is
potentially
indicative
of
alteration
caused
by the
upwelling
of
hydrothermal
fluids
along
the
fault.
This structural control may
emphasize
other
favourable
locations
to
search
for
precious
and
base
metals
mineralization.
The
delineation
of
linear
discontinuities
over
the
survey
area
was
achieved by
using
a
program
from the
Centre
for
Exploration
Targeting
(CET),
a
joint
initiative
between
Curtin
University
and
the
University
of
Western
Australia.
The CET method enhances discontinuities within aeromagnetic data sets that usually correspond with, and can reveal, lithological boundaries, faults and dikes/intrusions critical to understanding the geology of an area.
The technical information in this release has been reviewed and approved by Dr. Marc-Antoine Audet, PGeo, and president and chief executive officer of Sama, and a qualified person, as defined by National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects.
About Sama Resources Inc.
Sama is a Canadian-based mineral exploration and development company with projects in West Africa and now in Canada.
In Ivory Coast only, Sama has a strategic partnership to develop the Samapleu-Yepleu nickel-copper-palladium project with Ivanhoe Electric (previously HPX) of which mining entrepreneur Robert Friedland is a significant stakeholder.
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