Class 1 Nickel Updates Resource Estimate on High-Grade Dundonald South Nickel Sulphide Deposit – Significant Increase Over 2020 Resource Estimate

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Class 1 Nickel and Technologies Limited
Class 1 Nickel and Technologies Limited

TORONTO, Oct. 03, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Class 1 Nickel and Technologies Ltd. (CSE: NICO | OTCQB: NICLF) ("Class 1 Nickel" or the "Company") is pleased to announce an updated mineral resource estimate (the “MRE”) for the Dundonald South Nickel Deposit (the “D-S Deposit”) (Table 1 and Table 2). The D-S Deposit is one of 4 nickel deposits within the sizeable Alexo-Dundonald Nickel Sulphide Project (the “Project” or “A-D Project”) (Figure 1), located about 45 km northeast of the City of Timmins, Ontario, and covering about 1,895 hectares (18.95 km2).

  • Indicated Resources (Pit-Constrained*) of 2.54 Mt at 0.49% Ni (27.4 Mlbs Ni) – 781% increase in Indicated tonnes and 474% increase in nickel pounds.

  • Dundonald South Deposit contains 776,000 t at 1.0% Ni using a 0.67% Ni cut-off (17.1 Mlbs nickel).

  • Total Mineral Resources within 4 deposits: 3.4 Mt at 0.54% Ni Indicated and 5.9 Mt at 0.61% Ni Inferred.

  • 87% of the nickel pounds and 41% of the tonnes (Pit-Constrained + Out-of-Pit) in the Dundonald South Deposit are in the Indicated category with drilling planned to update to Measured.

  • With 59% of the Dundonald South Deposit tonnes in the Inferred category there is excellent exploration upside to expand and upgrade resources through additional drilling.

  • Like the other 3 nickel deposits within the Project, the Dundonald South Deposit is open along strike and at depth, with new geological modelling and interpretation providing ample targets for next-stage drilling.

*C$52.50/t NSR Pit-Constrained and C$96.00/t NSR Out-of-Pit cut-offs applied in current 2024 mineral resource estimates whereas C$30.00/t NSR Pit-Constrained and C$90.00/t NSR Out-of-Pit cut-offs were applied in the 2020 mineral resource estimate (Dundonald North Deposit).

David Fitch, CEO of Class 1 Nickel, commented: “These new results from the updated mineral resource estimate for Dundonald South are extremely positive and the re-interpreted model shows off the high-grade nickel sulphide potential of this deposit and gives us several new areas to target in future drilling programs. Dundonald South contains some very high-grade nickel assays over significant intervals, demonstrating the capability of these Komatiite-hosted nickel sulphide deposits to contain potentially economic nickel without considering as yet the precious metal contents such as platinum and palladium. Having 3 of the 4 nickel deposits’ mineral resources updated gets us closer to developing a comprehensive Phase 2 drilling program and helps guide us toward the ensuing goal of completing our first Preliminary Economic Assessment.”