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North Arrow Minerals Drills New Kimberlite at Mel Diamond Project, Nunavut
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Sept. 24, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- North Arrow Minerals Inc. (TSXV-NAR) reports completion of an exploration drilling and till samp
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[{"type":"text","content":"VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Sept. 24, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- North Arrow Minerals Inc. (TSXV-NAR) reports completion of an exploration drilling and till sampling program at the Company’s 100% owned Mel Diamond Project, Nunavut. The program represents the first ever exploration drilling of this new kimberlite field and also included work focused on generation of new targets through till sampling and geophysical surveys. The Mel Project is well located, approximately 20 km from tidewater and work was conducted from an exploration camp established approximately 140 km south and 210 km northeast of the Hamlets of Hall Beach and Naujaat, respectively. Highlights of the program include: Kimberlite intersected in five holes that reached their target depth; 787.5 total metres of drilling completed in six holes; Diamondiferous kimberlite ML8 extended by drilling to over 170m in strike length; Discovery of kimberlite ML345, approximately 1.5 km south of ML8; 224 kg of kimberlite collected from ML8 and presently undergoing microdiamond analysis; Magnetic surveys completed over 14 ground grids; Collection of 447 till samples to better define existing and new targets within the 56,075 ha property. President and CEO, Ken Armstrong commented, “The drilling of kimberlites ML8 and ML345 has confirmed that the Mel Project represents a new diamondiferous kimberlite field in Canada. Over 200 kg of kimberlite is presently undergoing microdiamond analyses and further samples of drill core will soon be submitted for additional microdiamond, mineral chemistry and petrographic analyses. Importantly, the 2018 exploration program also included collection of 447 till samples, doubling the number of samples collected from the Project. Results from these samples will help to define existing and new kimberlite indicator mineral (KIM) anomalies ahead of the 2019 exploration season. The Mel exploration camp remains in place and will support renewed exploration drilling of new and established targets in 2019.” Six holes (787.5m) were drilled during the 2018 program with kimberlite intersected in five holes testing the ML8 and ML345 targets. The sixth hole, testing target ML6, was lost prior to completion (map of drill hole locations). Kimberlite ML8, discovered by prospecting in September 2017, was tested by three holes over a 170m strike length and two holes...