Mountain Province finds new kimberlite in Kennady North exploration programme

The new KE kimberlite area discovered

• New and distinct occurrence that is located roughly 450 m east of the Kelvin kimberlite.
• Defined by three drillholes that have confirmed a series of hypabyssal kimberlite sheets (HK) with a maximum HK intersect of 2.13 m, that appear to be new and distinct from the nearby Kelvin deposit.
• Further drilling of the KE kimberlite is currently planned for the 2023 exploration program.

Over 5000 m of exploration drilling

• 25 of 35 exploration drillholes intersected kimberlite.
• Eight volcaniclastic kimberlite intersections on the North Anomaly.

Geophysical surveys

• 1291 line-km of airborne magnetics and electromagnetics.
• 189 line-km of high-resolution resistivity (ARRT) data.
• 30 line-km of ground magnetics.
• 3139 ground gravity and 161 bathymetry measurements.
• Historic HLEM and magnetics identified the KE kimberlite.

Kimberlite indicator minerals

• Over 600 strategic till samples processed and assessed from 2021.
• Over 300 follow-up till samples in 2022 confirming the 2021 sampling strategies.
• Positive KIM dispersals identified new areas for geophysics and drilling.

Metals exploration

• Intersection of a hydrothermal breccia with quartz veining and sulfides, which remains under review.
• Glacial sediment geochemistry identified areas of interest.
• A new claim block was added after a detailed review of historical drill logs was conducted and determined that a drill hole was logged in the early 1990's as an intersection from 108 to 176 m of granite/quartz syenite with magnetite.

Read the article online at: https://www.globalminingreview.com/exploration-development/24112022/mountain-province-finds-new-kimberlite-in-kennady-north-exploration-programme/