Québec Nickel Corp (CSE:QNI, OTCQB:QNICF) has announced additional assay results from drilling completed at its Ducros nickel-copper-cobalt-platinum group elements-gold project in Québec, which included 1.1% nickel, 1.2% copper, 364 parts per million (ppm) cobalt, and 2.7 grams per tonne (g/t) platinum-palladium-gold over 4.8 metres (m).
The mineral exploration company said it has successfully completed the inaugural 2022 drilling program at the Ducros property and plans are in progress to launch winter work programs, which will include up to 20,000m of new drilling in 2023.
Québec Nickel noted that the assay results reported today are for four holes completed at the Fortin Sill Zone and demonstrate the zone extends from the mineralized surface outcrop to the southeast.
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It added that the assay results also highlight the potential for discovery of additional Fortin Sill Zone-like bodies at depth.
As well, Québec Nickel said to date, about 50% of the assay results from submitted and yet to be submitted core samples have been received, and it expects that all remaining core samples will be delivered to the assay lab before the end of December.
Québec Nickel is a mineral exploration company focused on acquiring, exploring, and developing nickel projects in Québec, Canada.
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