Nickel North 2022 Soil Samples Discover New Strong Cobalt Anomalies and Confirm Multiple Strong Ni-Cu Anomalies at Hawk Ridge Nickel-Copper-PGE Project
Original announcement by tmx on
- Company
- Nickel North Exploration Corp.
- Ticker
- NNX
- Exchange
- TSX
- Region
- Northern Québec
- Primary commodity
- Nickel
- Secondary commodities
- Copper, Cobalt, Pge
- Document categories
- Drill results, Other
- Extracted
- 2026-09-14 15:35:48 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
Nickel North completed a 381-sample soil survey using handheld XRF at the Hawk Ridge project. The program confirmed existing Ni-Cu mineralization and discovered new strong cobalt anomalies in the Lucille and Falco 7 zones.
Reasoning: The soil sampling program successfully identified new cobalt anomalies and confirmed existing nickel-copper targets, providing high-potential targets for the upcoming 2023 drilling season.
Positive factors
- Discovery of new strong cobalt anomalies
- Confirmation and expansion of existing Ni-Cu targets
- High-grade soil anomalies (up to 1.05% Cu and 0.17% Ni)
- Identification of potential massive sulfide area
Negative factors
- Results are from handheld XRF (screening level) and require ICP-MS verification
- Soil anomalies are proxies and do not guarantee drillable ore
Facts used in scoring: 4
Classification and evidence
Step-Out Extensionpositive
Mineralization extended beyond the previously known limit.
Why it applies: The program identified new cobalt anomalies in the Falco 7 zone northwest area which had not been reported previously.
Evidence · text
“Co in soil anomalies is also up to 187 ppm to 305 ppm from soil samples 514254, 514255 and 514312 at Falco 7 zone northwest area which has not been reported previously”
QA/QC Disclosedpositive
Release includes QA/QC disclosure — certified lab, QP sign-off, or stated methods (blanks, standards, duplicates).
Why it applies: The release mentions the use of OREAS standards and Olympus SiO2 blanks for QA/QC.
Evidence · text
“6 QAQC samples including 5 standards from OREAS and 2 SiO2 blanks from Olympus have been tested as the references.”
Nearology Playneutral
Value premise rests on proximity to a known deposit rather than own results.
Why it applies: The company is targeting mineralization based on proximity to previously defined zones and geological features.
Evidence · text
“The XRF testing results of these soil samples confirms and expands the previously defined Ni-Cu and PGE mineralization targeting areas”
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 4. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Drill Results (4)
789542Hawk Ridge · nickelGrade: 0.17Grade Unit: %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- 789542
- Project
- Hawk Ridge
- Commodity
- nickel
- Region
- canada_qc
- Reported Region
- Northern Québec
- Ticker
- NNX
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.17
- Grade Unit
- %
Classification
- Sample Type
- surface
Location
- Location
- between Hope Advance Main and Hope Advance North zones
- Loc. Source
- document
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2022-10-04T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Soil sample 789542 shows a strong nickel anomaly of 0.17% Ni.
Positive factors
- Strong Ni anomaly in soil
Negative factors
- XRF screening only
Evidence · text
“Ni in soil anomalies is up to 1731 ppm (or 0.17% Ni) from soil sample 789542”
Tags used in scoring
No QA/QC Disclosurenegative
Release does not disclose QA/QC — lab certification, CP/QP sign-off and assay protocols cannot be checked from this document.
Why it applies: qaqc_disclosed is not true
Cut-off Undisclosednegative
High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.
Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated
789388Hawk Ridge · copperGrade: 1.05Grade Unit: %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- 789388
- Project
- Hawk Ridge
- Commodity
- copper
- Region
- canada_qc
- Reported Region
- Northern Québec
- Ticker
- NNX
Geometry
- Grade
- 1.05
- Grade Unit
- %
Classification
- Sample Type
- surface
Location
- Location
- Falco 7 zone
- Loc. Source
- document
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2022-10-04T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Soil sample 789388 shows a very strong copper anomaly of 1.05% Cu in an undrilled target area.
Positive factors
- High-grade copper anomaly in soil
Negative factors
- XRF screening only
Evidence · text
“Cu in soil anomalies is up to 10429 ppm (or 1.05% Cu) from soil sample 789388”
Tags used in scoring
No QA/QC Disclosurenegative
Release does not disclose QA/QC — lab certification, CP/QP sign-off and assay protocols cannot be checked from this document.
Why it applies: qaqc_disclosed is not true
Cut-off Undisclosednegative
High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.
Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated
514334Hawk Ridge · cobaltGrade: 0.17Grade Unit: %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- 514334
- Project
- Hawk Ridge
- Commodity
- cobalt
- Region
- canada_qc
- Reported Region
- Northern Québec
- Ticker
- NNX
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.17
- Grade Unit
- %
Classification
- Sample Type
- surface
Location
- Location
- Lucille zone
- Loc. Source
- document
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2022-10-04T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Soil samples in the Lucille zone show strong cobalt anomalies up to 0.17% Co.
Positive factors
- New strong cobalt anomaly discovered
Negative factors
- XRF screening only
Evidence · text
“Co in soil anomalies is up to 570 to 1669 ppm (or 0.057% to 0.17% Co) from soil samples 514334, 514335, 514337 at Lucille zone area”
Tags used in scoring
No QA/QC Disclosurenegative
Release does not disclose QA/QC — lab certification, CP/QP sign-off and assay protocols cannot be checked from this document.
Why it applies: qaqc_disclosed is not true
Cut-off Undisclosednegative
High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.
Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated
514254Hawk Ridge · cobaltGrade: 0.305Grade Unit: %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- 514254
- Project
- Hawk Ridge
- Commodity
- cobalt
- Region
- canada_qc
- Reported Region
- Northern Québec
- Ticker
- NNX
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.305
- Grade Unit
- %
Classification
- Sample Type
- surface
Location
- Location
- Falco 7 zone northwest area
- Loc. Source
- document
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2022-10-04T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: New cobalt anomalies (up to 305 ppm) identified in the Falco 7 zone northwest area.
Positive factors
- New cobalt anomaly not previously reported
Negative factors
- XRF screening only
Evidence · text
“Co in soil anomalies is also up to 187 ppm to 305 ppm from soil samples 514254, 514255 and 514312 at Falco 7 zone northwest area which has not been reported previously”
Tags used in scoring
No QA/QC Disclosurenegative
Release does not disclose QA/QC — lab certification, CP/QP sign-off and assay protocols cannot be checked from this document.
Why it applies: qaqc_disclosed is not true
Cut-off Undisclosednegative
High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.
Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated
How Atlas produces this analysis
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