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Prospector Commences Drilling at the Whitton Ni-Cu-PGE Project, Ontario
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - April 3, 2023) - Prospector Metals Corp. (TSXV: ...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Prospector Commences Drilling at the Whitton Ni-Cu-PGE Project, OntarioVancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - April 3, 2023) - Prospector Metals Corp. (TSXV: PPP) (OTCQB: PMCOF) (FSE: 1ET0) (\"Prospector\" or the \"Company\") is pleased to announce that its maiden diamond drilling program has commenced at 100% owned district scale Whitton Ni-Cu-PGE Project covering 4,400 ha (44 km2) located 20 km north of Impala Canada's Lac des Iles platinum group elements (\"PGE\"), Ni-Cu Mine, Ontario.Whitton Ni-Cu-PGE Project Highlights:Road accessible project located within 20km of Impala's operating Lac des Iles platinum-palladium-nickel-copper mine.Property has seen little historical exploration and no drilling to date.The presence of low-grade, yet significantly anomalous Ni-Cu-PGE values in rocks with less than 5% total sulphide (disseminated) suggests that rocks with massive sulphide concentrations could yield much higher metal values. Modeling of the VTEM survey conducted in 2021 defined strong, steeply dipping, linear conductors, including the Whitton conductor which measures 3.5km in length. Subsequent 2021 prospecting and mapping successfully confirmed the presence of sulphidic mafic-ultramafic intrusive rocks, locally anomalous in Ni, Cu, and Pd-Pt (Figure 1). Maiden diamond drilling program of up to 1000m will target the newly identified, never previously drilled, shallow, steeply dipping electromagnetic conductors (EM) to test for Ni-Cu magmatic sulphides. A multi-year exploration permit was issued at the beginning of April 2022. Alex Heath, CFA., President and CEO, stated: \"We are very excited to begin the first ever drill campaign at our Whitton Ni-Cu-PGE Project in Ontario. Within the span of two years, Prospector has advanced Whitton from staking to drilling - demonstrating the Company's ability to systematically advance projects in a cost-effective manner while providing significant discovery potential.\" Whitton project map To view an enhanced version of this graphic, please visit:https://images.newsfilecorp.com/files/1564/160955_380f3da9144f88c4_002full.jpgWhitton Geology OverviewWhitton Project (formerly known as Heaven Lake Project) is a 100% owned district scale Ni-Cu-PGE Project covering 4,400 ha (44 km2) located 20 km north of Impala Canada's Lac des Iles platinum group elements (\"PGE\"), Ni-Cu Mi...