St-Georges Eco-Mining Unveils Promising Assay Results from Manicouagan Project
Montréal, QC -- May 17, 2023 -- NewsGenie -- St-Georges Eco-Mining Corp. has released the remaining assay results from its fall 2022 drilling program at the Manicouagan critical and strategic minerals project. Hole MN22-003 intersected visible semi-massive to massive sulfide mineralization near the surface, extending to a depth of 15 meters.
The company re-assayed hole MN22-003 from 8 to 14 meters due to initial lab threshold limits. Results for rhodium, osmium, ruthenium, and iridium are pending.
MN22-003 intercepted 9.4 meters averaging 1.11% nickel, 0.56% copper, 0.035% cobalt, 0.97 g/t platinum, 1.54 g/t palladium, 0.023 g/t gold, and 3094 ppm arsenic. Re-sampling highlights include:
- 8 to 9.75 meters averaging 2.43% nickel, 1.18% copper, 0.07% cobalt, 2.99 g/t platinum, 3.84 g/t palladium, 0.046 g/t gold, and 4671 ppm arsenic over 1.75 meters.
- Individual quarter-meter samples yielded up to 4.1% copper, 3.36% nickel, 0.09% cobalt, 5.08 g/t platinum, and 6.66 g/t palladium.
- 11.75 to 12.5 meters averaging 2.99% nickel, 1.13% copper, 0.06% cobalt, 3.06 g/t platinum, 1.98 g/t palladium, 0.04 g/t gold, and 2,525 ppm arsenic over 0.75 meters.
- Individual samples showed up to 4.03% nickel, 1.975% copper, 0.081% cobalt, 4.83 g/t platinum, and 3.25 g/t palladium.
- 13.5 to 14.5 meters averaging 0.76% nickel, 0.45% copper, 0.02% cobalt, 0.31 g/t platinum, 0.47 g/t palladium, 0.016 g/t gold, and 900 ppm arsenic over one meter.
A second lower-grade mineralization zone spans 27 to 35 meters, averaging 0.16% nickel, 0.007% copper, 0.009% cobalt, and 0.17% chromium, suggesting an ultramafic host rock.
The presence of arsenic coincides with high nickel and PGE values, with historical data indicating gersdorffite as the primary nickel arsenide mineral. This helps in targeting surface and drilling programs.
The mineralized horizon is near the paleo surface, covered by glacial debris. Further evaluation will track the arsenic relationship within the Bob, Tom, Carl, Sam, and Last Chance zones.
Future work will leverage EM and magnetic surveys, structural observations, and geochemical targeting of surface arsenic to focus on high-grade mineralization in the Bob Zone. The Tom, Last Chance, and Sam zones extend over a 5-kilometer corridor with similar mineralization.
George Yordanov, P.Geo., has reviewed and approved the technical content of this release.
Frank Dumas, COO of St-Georges Eco-Mining, authorized the release on behalf of the board.
St-Georges develops technologies for environmental solutions in mining, including metal recovery and battery recycling. The corporation explores for nickel and PGEs in Quebec and holds mining exploration projects in Iceland, including the Thor gold project.
For more information, visit stgeorgesecomining.com.