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VR confirms kimberlite diatreme breccia in Hole 002 at the center of the large, 1.2 km magnetic anomaly at Northway in northern Ontario
(TheNewswire) May 18, 2023 – TheNewswire - Vancouver, B.C.: VR Resources L...
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[{"type":"text","content":"VR confirms kimberlite diatreme breccia in Hole 002 at the center of the large, 1.2 km magnetic anomaly at Northway in northern Ontario\n \n \n (TheNewswire)\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 18, 2023 –\n \n \n TheNewswire -\n \n \n Vancouver, B.C.:\n \n VR Resources Ltd.\n(TSXV:VRR\n \n )\n \n ,\n \n (\n \n FSE:5VR\n \n )\n \n \n ;\n \n \n (\n \n \n OTC:VRRCF\n \n ), the \"\n \n Company\n \n \", or “\n \n VR\n \n ”, is pleased to announce that drilling has successfully\nintersected kimberlite diatreme breccia in Hole NW23-002 located in\nthe center of the large magnetic anomaly, 1.2 km in diameter, at its\nNorthway project located in northern Ontario.\n \n \n \n Hole NW23-002 is 450 metres northwest\nof hole 001 located on the southern edge of the anomaly, thus\nconfirming the presence of a very large kimberlite diatreme breccia\npipe complex at Northway.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Figure 1\n \n . A photo of the drill\nat Northway, on the pad for NW23-002;\n \n \n \n \n \n Figure 2\n \n . Magnetic map showing\ndrill hole NW23-002 collared in the center of the magnetic anomaly at\nNorthway which measures from 950 to 1,200 m across;\n \n \n \n \n \n Figure 3\n \n . Cross-section view\nof 3D voxel model for a MVI magnetic inversion, showing vertical\nboundary conditions for the 1.2 km magnetic anomaly at Northway;\n \n \n \n \n \n Figure 4\n \n . Drill core photos of\ngarnet-bearing eclogite xenoliths within kimberlite breccia facies\n(\n \n XPK\n \n rock) in both holes 001\nand 002 located 450 m apart within the magnetic anomaly.\n \n \n \n \n \n Figure 5\n \n . Drill core photos\nfrom hole 002 of tuffisitic kimberlite breccia facies -\n \n XPK\n \n rock;\n \n \n \n \n \n Figure 6\n \n . Drill core photos\nfrom hole 002 of XPK facies, including olivine, clinopyroxene, and\ngarnet-bearing xenoliths with accretionary magma crust and\nmagmaclasts.\n \n \n \n \n \n The top of the kimberlite breccia at Northway is\npreserved in both holes at the same vertical depth of 240m, at the\nbase of the sedimentary cover of early Devonian sandstone and\noverlying limestone.\n \n \n \n Hole 002 ended at 357 metres.  The hole was terminated due to\nexcessive caving within the hole at the stratigraphic unconformity at\nthe top of the kimberlite.\n \n \n \n Overall,...