In This Article:
www.metalexventures.ca
investorinfo@metalexventures.ca
KELOWNA, BC, April 15, 2024 /CNW/ - Metalex Ventures Ltd. (TSXV: MTX) (the "Company") announces that its 100% owned B3 claim block contains promising geophysical anomalies for copper-nickel-cobalt mineralization.
Claim Block B3
The 24,322 hectare B3 claim block was staked in 2022 as it contains copper-nickel-cobalt sulphides as shown by the Company's heavy mineral and soil-till-talus sampling (see Map 1). In late 2023 Metalex had a VTEM airborne geophysical survey completed over its B3 claim block by Geotech Ltd.
The VTEM survey, which included both electromagnetic and magnetic data, was reviewed by SHA Geophysics Inc. Their work indicates that there are a total of 18 significant conductors on the property. Of these, eight are thought to likely represent sulphide mineralization.
In the southwest of the claim block there are two anomalies which will be the initial focus of an upcoming drill program. Both anomalies are potential sources of the nearby strongly anomalous nickel-copper-cobalt heavy mineral sample results as they lie either up ice or up stream. The anomalies are shown in Map 1.
Target B3-q is described as a wide, steeply dipping conductive zone coincident with a singular magnetic anomaly.
Target B3-p is a moderate to strong conductor associated with the southern contact of a weak linear magnetic anomaly. The modelling of this anomaly suggests that it is a thick, steeply dipping conductor.
Claim Block A5
Results from the 2023 drilling on the A5 claim block have now been received. Significant mineralization, for either gold or ilmenite/scandium, was not intersected. However, due to the province-wide work ban implemented due to forest fires last year only four of the planned five holes were completed. Metalex is reviewing these results, along with our existing data, to determine if the additional planned, but not drilled, hole will be completed after drilling the nickel-copper-cobalt targets.
Summary
Metalex is pleased to have detected numerous geophysical conductor anomalies within the B3 claim block. These are thought to be the source of the strongly anomalous nickel-copper-cobalt results found by the Company's comprehensive heavy mineral and soil-till-talus geochemical sampling program. Drilling of two of these high priority targets is scheduled for this summer.
The technical information and results reported here have been reviewed by Mr. Chad Ulansky P.Geo., a Qualified Person under National Instrument 43-101, who is responsible for the technical content of this release.