Aldoro strikes massive nickel-copper sulphides in WA

Aldoro Resources has intersected the single thickest massive sulphide zone to-date at its VC1 prospect within the Narndee Igneous Complex project located 90 kilometres south-southwest of Mount Magnet in WA. Importantly, the 15.65 metre long hit included a 3.8m massive sulphide interval that broke into the footwall sequence that according to the company hosts favourable conditions for significant accumulations of nickel-copper sulphides.

Significant nickel-copper sulphide intercepts encountered include disseminated sulphides with a six-centimetre vein of massive sulphides from 265.75m to 275.86m, veined chalcopyrite dominant sulphides from 277.1m to 277.3m, massive sulphides from 277.3m to 281.1m and veined chalcopyrite dominated sulphides from 281.1m to 281.4m.

The massive sulphide hit is significant as it highlights the presence of mineralisation in the basalt where it had previously only been logged in the ultramafic sequence above it. The basal contact between the ultramafic and basalt units has been deformed to a flatter orientation that Aldoro says is further evidence of a structural mineralisation “trap site”.

The remobilisation and metal segregation theory previously announced by the company has been supported by the presence of veined chalcopyrite dominated sulphides on the periphery of the massive sulphide hit.

Visual sulphide assemblages intersected in order of abundance appear to be pyrrhotite, pentlandite, chalcopyrite and pyrite.

The results compliment a recent diamond drillhole also targeting the VC1 prospect that returned 11.55m of strong magmatic sulphide mineralisation, including 3.35m of massive sulphides in five separate intervals.

An RC drill rig is currently drilling at the VC1 prospect and is expected to be finished in two to three weeks. It will then shift to the Niobe project 40km south of Leinster to complete a lithium and rubidium resource drill out.

The diamond rig will drill another three holes at VC1 before drill testing an off-hole nickel sulphide target at the VC11 prospect, also located at Narndee. A deep stratigraphic hole is then planned between the VC11 and VC3 prospects.

A High-powered fixed loop electromagnetic survey has also kicked off and is designed to screen for deep or very conductive targets in the VC1, VC3 and VC11 areas.

Aldoro Resources has a portfolio of nickel exploration projects in WA in addition to its flagship Narndee project. They include the Cathedral Belt nickel project surrounding St George Mining’s Mt Alexander project, the Leinster Nickel project and the Windimurra Igneous complex.

Aldoro will be expecting plenty of news flow over the coming months from RC and diamond rigs that are running around the clock at Narndee. Assays from the VC1 prospect will likely have the market meerkats sitting upright in anticipation of the drill results from the recent massive sulphide intercepts as they start to pour in. 

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