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High Tide Resources Employs Hyperspectral Scan Technology on Labrador West Iron Project Drill Core
TORONTO, ON / ACCESSWIRE / March 29, 2023 / High Tide Resources Corp. (" High Tide " or the " Co...
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[{"type":"text","content":"High Tide Resources Employs Hyperspectral Scan Technology on Labrador West Iron Project Drill CoreTORONTO, ON / ACCESSWIRE / March 29, 2023 / High Tide Resources Corp. (\"High Tide\" or the \"Company\") (CSE:HTRC) is pleased to report that it has participated in a hyperspectral scanning program in partnership with College of the North Atlantic (CNA) with funding provided by the National Research Council's (NRC) Industrial Research Assistance Program.High Tide is actively advancing its Labrador West Iron Project located in the southern Labrador Trough, home to four operating iron ore mines, and less than 20 kilometres northeast of IOC/Rio Tinto's Carol Lake Mine complex in Labrador City, NL. On February 23, 2023 the Company released its maiden mineral resource estimate of 655 Mt @ 28.8% Fe in the inferred category.The Hyperspectral Scanning Unit (HSU) laboratory offers world-class, high-resolution hyperspectral imaging capabilities in most currently accessible spectral ranges, spanning the Visible Near Infrared to the Longwave Infrared regions.The HSU will identify mineralogy of the drill cores, especially the hematite vs. magnetite ratio, and contents of hydrated iron oxides, carbonates (including estimating mineral species), clay minerals (muscovite, kaolinite) and amphiboles (including roughly detecting subspecies, for example, of the deleterious mineral grunerite).Steve Roebuck, Director, President & Interim CEO of High Tide Resources states, \"Having access to the HSU has provided High Tide with a high-tech tool not normally available to an explorer while giving the geology team key information as we begin detailed modelling of the iron deposit. I would like to thank the team at College of the North Atlantic and the other programs who helped make this happen. This is just another example of how Newfoundland and Labrador, and in particular the Department of Industry, Energy and Technology, supports the vital mineral exploration industry.\"The HSU is primarily investigating mineralogical or other physio-chemical variability within geological samples. The technology is designed to quickly scan diamond drill core. The 5-camera system is able to scan a single 1.5 m long box in under a minute. This provides a better understanding of the geology and mineralogy of a mineral deposit and is a complement to physical logging as the ...