The other release - extracted from Sporton release on Carlson:
TORONTO, ONTARIO--
..............with its 50% Joint Venture Partner, Freewest Resources
Canada Inc. (FWR: TSE & ME) is also pleased to release assay
results from the first three drill holes in a five hole drill
program recently completed on the Folson Lake PGE-Cu+Ni property
located in Gerow Township approximately 80 km west of Sudbury,
Ontario. The 20 claim (320 hectare) property covers a 2 km
length of the basal portion of the East Bull Lake Intrusion which
has been identified by the Ontario Geological Survey as a
favourable horizon for platinum group element (PGE) and
associated copper and nickel mineralization.
The first three holes in the program tested the "Valhalla"
showing discovered in August, 1998 where the best grab sample
returned 6.6 g/t palladium, 2.8 g/t platinum, 8.3 g/t silver,
0.3 g/t gold, 1.79% copper and 0.66 % nickel. The following
combined palladium-platinum intervals were obtained:
Hole From (m) To (m) Width (m) Pt+Pd (g/t)
321-99-01 0.2 50.6 50.4 0.62
including 13.3 16.1 2.8 1.93
27.9 30.15 2.25 1.69
321-99-02 2.1 54.5 52.4 0.58
including 24.9 33.5 8.6 1.06
321-99-03 4.8 34.7 29.9 0.71
including 14.O 24.0 10.0 1.13
Anomalous gold, silver, copper and nickel were also obtained
within these intervals. The mineralization consists of very
fine-grained, disseminated chalcopyrite and pyrrhotite ranging
from 203% to 5-6% and occurs within the Inclusion Bearing Zone
which consists of larger anorthosite and smaller pyroxenite
inclusions within a gabbro-norite matrix and also within
overlying medium-grained anorthosite. All three holes were
collared in the mineralization and therefore the upper limit of
the Pd-Pt zone remains unknown. The first two holes are located
on Section 450 mW. The third hole is located on Section 500 mW.
The remaining two holes in the drill program were drilled to test
geophysical targets away from the Valhalla showing. Assay results
are pending on these holes.
Although the intersections are not ore-graded, they do indicate
significant PGE mineralization over substantial widths. The
Sparton/Freewest Joint Venture intends to continue exploration of
the Folson Lake Property with further geophysical and geological
surveys and diamond drilling.
The samples were analyzed at X-Ral Laboratories Ltd. in
Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec by Fire Assay followed by Direct Coupled
Plasma Finish for palladium, platinum and gold and Atomic
Absorption Finish for silver, copper and nickel. Check assays
confirm the initial results.
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