Sudbury Platinum, Transition report significant mineralization

Sudbury Platinum Corp. and Transition Metals are reporting positive drill results from its Aer-Kidd Project located near Sudbury.

Two of the first three drill holes have returned significant intersections of nickel, copper and precious group metals.

Highlights include Hole AK-14-01A, which intersected 8.1 metres containing 1.04 per cent nickel, 0.75 per cent copper and 2.40g/t PGM (Pt+Pd+Au) from 900.8-908.9 metres, including a higher grade section of 2.47 per cent nickel, 2.47 per cent copper and 10.18g/t PGM over 1.65 metres from 907.25-908.90 metres.

Hole AK-14-001 returned a 1.75-metre zone of 1.37 per cent nickel, 0.50 per cent copper and 1.64g/t PGM from 960.1-961.85 metres, including a higher grade section of 2.34 per cent nickel, 0.5 per cent copper and 2.43g/t PGM over 0.80 metres from 961.05-961.85.

According to a news release, host geology is consistent with the reported host geology of Vale’s Totten deposit, located 2.0 kilometres southwest of the Aer-Kidd property. Borehole geophysics indicate that the mineralized zones remain open to the east as well as both up-dip and down-dip of the reported intersections.

“We are very pleased to achieve these results early in our exploration program at Aer-Kidd,” CEO Scott McLean said in a news release. “We are especially encouraged that two of our first three cuts of the Worthington Offset Dyke have returned intervals of semi-massive to massive Ni-Cu-PGM mineralization. SPC is continuing to advance the drill program and plans to follow-up with more drill holes in the short term.”

The Aer-Kidd property is located roughly 20 kilometres southwest of Sudbury and covers a 1.4-kilometre section of the Worthington Offset Dyke in an area with a rich mining history, dating back to the 1800s.

The Aer-Kidd property hosts the former producing Howland Pit, Robinson and Rosen Mines, which were small deposits mined down to a maximum depth of 300 metres. SPC has completed modern UTEM IV geophysical surveys in some historic holes that have identified highly conductive drill targets below the historic mines that have excellent potential to host an economic Ni-Cu-PGM deposit.