Mar 27 2015
North American Nickel Inc. is pleased to announce that drill and camp contracts have been awarded for 2015 exploration at its 100% owned Maniitsoq nickel-copper-cobalt-PGM project in Southwest Greenland.
George Downing Estate Drilling Ltd. (Downing Drilling) of Hawkesbury, Ontario has been awarded the Diamond Drilling contract and Xploration Services Greenland ApS of Nuuk, Greenland has been awarded the Logistics/Camp contract. Both companies are highly experienced in exploration operations and Xploration Services has been part of all previous exploration campaigns at Maniitsoq for the Company.
DRILLING
During the 2014 exploration program, the Company completed follow up drilling on the Imiak Hill Complex (IHC) and tested multiple new regional targets. At the IHC, the company extended mineralization at Mikissoq and Spotty Hill and have improved on the geological model of the area. Drilling also intersected a new zone of mineralization at P-053 and detected three highly conductive off-hole borehole electromagnetic anomalies. Both areas will be followed-up with additional diamond drilling in 2015.
The geological, drill and support crews are scheduled to be on site in early June with drilling expected to begin within several days of arrival.
Downing Drilling has been operating since 1947, and has a diverse and constantly growing fleet of drills. They recognize what is required to offer the most cost-efficient drilling services while adhering to the highest safety standards through best practices in a safe work environment.
Downing has experience drilling across Canada, Africa, Haiti, India, Jamaica, Turkey and the United States. Their offices are located between Ottawa and Montreal, in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue area and Duluth, MN, USA with established bases in Thunder Bay, Schefferville and Labrador City.
Source: http://www.northamericannickel.com/