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Fathom Nickel Announces Final Results and Initial Interpretation of the 2021 Soil Geochemistry Program at the Albert Lake Property
(Gearing Up for the Winter Drill Program - Commencing mid-January 2022) B-horizon soil geochemistry now covers an area of 7,910 ha (79.1 sq km), just under 9% o
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[{"type":"text","content":" (Gearing Up for the Winter Drill Program - Commencing mid-January 2022) B-horizon soil geochemistry now covers an area of 7,910 ha (79.1 sq km), just under 9% of the Albert Lake Property. During the 2021 program, Fathom collected 3,723 soil samples and is incorporating the 2021 results with historic B-horizon soils collected in 2018 by Fathom and in 2002 collected by a previous operator. The broader favourable soil geochemistry areas; highlighted in the enclosed Figure 1, are interpreted by the Company to be areas where \"Rottenstone-like stratigraphy\" is most likely to occur. Significant clusters of anomalous to highly anomalous Ni values with associated base metals Cu, Co, plus locally Pd-Pt have been defined. Values up to 393 ppm Ni, 383 ppm Cu and 160 ppm Co were identified. In an area south-southeast of Kenyon Lake, and approximately 8 km south of the historic Rottenstone Mine, 2021 soil geochemistry results have identified two parallel to sub-parallel east-west trending zones of favourable soil geochemistry. The southernmost zone remains open for expansion to the south-southeast. These zones occur coincident with areas of structural complexity interpreted from the April 2021 gradient MAG survey and coincident with occurrences of mafic-ultramafic rock defined in the 2021 surface mapping. Soil sampling identified multiple zones of anomalous Ni-Cu-Co, Pd-Pt occurring north-northeast of the historic Rottenstone Mine; highlighting areas for further investigation. Many of the occurrences remain open for expansion to the south-southeast. The Company is currently planning and is fully funded to complete its winter 2022 exploration program. Calgary, Alberta--(Newsfile Corp. - December 9, 2021) - Fathom Nickel Inc. (CSE: FNI) (FSE: 6Q5) (OTCQB: FNICF) (the \"Company\" or \"Fathom\") is pleased to announce an updated initial interpretation of 2021 soil geochemistry results which indicate multiple favourable and highly anomalous zones of Ni-Cu-Co and Pd-Pt mineralization within soils at its wholly owned Albert Lake Property, host to the historic Rottenstone mine. The Rottenstone mine is a past producer of high-grade nickel, copper and platinum group metals. Soil Geochemistry B-horizon soil geochemistry (historic and current) is an important component of Fathom's exploration approach and strategy at the Albert Lake Property. The...