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Saville Resources Inc. Advances the Mallard Prospect with Mineralogical Analysis Ahead of 2020 Exploration
VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / February 6, 2020 / Saville Resources Inc. (TSXv:SRE)(FSE:S0J) (...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Saville Resources Inc. Advances the Mallard Prospect with Mineralogical Analysis Ahead of 2020 ExplorationVANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / February 6, 2020 / Saville Resources Inc. (TSXv:SRE)(FSE:S0J) (the \"Company\" or \"Saville\") is pleased to announce that it has completed preliminary mineralogical analysis on a suite of rock samples from the Mallard Prospect, situated within the Niobium Claim Group Property (the \"Property\"), Quebec. The Mallard Prospect is characterized by numerous drill intersections of high-grade niobium, along with variably associated high grades of tantalum, phosphate, and fluorspar.Optical and scanning electron microscope (SEM) mineralogical analysis of thin sections was carried-out on a total of fifteen (15) core samples collected during the 2019 drill program completed at the Mallard Prospect. Analysis was completed at the University of Windsor as part of a research project related to the genesis of the Eldor Carbonatite Complex and its niobium mineralizing event(s). The main highlights indicated from the preliminary work are as follows:Pyrochlore and columbite are the dominant niobium minerals presentThere are indications that niobium has been mobilized - a mechanism that could potentially enhance the grade of a depositMineralogy supports the model of a continuous niobium mineralized trend through the complexPyrochlore and columbite are the dominant source minerals for niobium globally, and all the work to date by the Company indicates that these are also the primary niobium-bearing minerals present on the Property. In addition, grain sizes for the niobium minerals in the samples analyzed are estimated to range from 0.03 mm to 3 mm, and are most commonly between 0.05 mm and 0.4 mm. These grain sizes are encouraging from a commercial mineral processing perspective (see Figure 1).From an exploration perspective, the mineralogical work on the Mallard core samples reported herein is very encouraging and supports the prior work completed on surface rock and drill core samples from other niobium-bearing areas of the complex, notably; the Northwest, Miranna, Spoke, and South Mallard areas. Moreover, collectively, the data supports a continuous niobium mineralized trend connecting through these areas, whereby Mallard, and potentially other targets/prospects, form key zones of higher grade - potentially outli...