Infinity Stone Ventures Corp (CSE:GEMS) has provided an update on the fall drill program at its Rockstone Graphite project located near Thunder Bay in Ontario where it has completed the drilling of RS-22-04 and collared 15 metres to the northeast of RS-22-03.
RS-22-04, a step-out of the GC-12-01, RS-22-01, and RS-22-03 intersected a 10.9-metre interval of semi-massive to massive graphite from 86.0 to 96.9 metres, directly adjacent to 8.8-metre interval of massive sulphides from 77.2 to 86.0 metres, successfully extending the previously-announced graphite zone identified in RS-22-03, northward. The total known strike length of the Rockstone graphitic unit is now approximately 80 metres and it remains open along strike. Early observations suggest that the massive sulphide horizon represents VMS-type mineralization, the company said.
“We are very pleased to hit mineralization in the second step-out hole of our Fall Drill Program. With a better understanding of the structure now we will be able to make a better determination as to next steps in the exploration of Rockstone," said Zayn Kalyan, CEO of Infinity Stone in a statement.
READ: Infinity Stone hits massive graphite on a step-out hole at its Rockstone Graphite project in Ontario
Rockstone hosts 18 additional high-priority drill-ready VMS-type EM (electromagnetic) targets generated by Maxwell Modelling of data derived from the 2007 Sabina VTEM survey. All additional targets are highly prospective for both graphite and VMS-hosted metals. Additional targets north of the original claim block are presently being modelled for drilling parameters.
"Immediate next steps will likely include conducting downhole geophysics, as well as additional drilling of previously identified drill targets. With both the assays from drill core from this program, and the current metallurgical program underway at SGS, there are many near-term catalysts in the pipeline," added Kalyan.
The Rockstone Graphite Project has excellent access by logging haul roads that connect to paved/gravel roads with nearby railways and a shipping port. Rockstone graphite morphology appears to be highly-ordered hexagonal graphite crystallites and crystallite agglomerates, likely formed by hydrothermal activity at a formation temperature of 702 centigrade.
Infinity Stone's mission is to be a diversified, single-source supplier for the critical energy metals being used in the clean energy revolution alongside its established SaaS solution portfolio. Infinity Stone is meeting the demand from battery and wind turbine manufacturers, nuclear and hydrogen energy producers, and energy metals speculators by acquiring 100% interest in critical mineral deposits and occurrences in stable mining-friendly jurisdictions, close to final use destinations in North American manufacturing hubs.
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