News Release for October 17, 1997!!!
Subject: News Release - Major General Resources Ltd.
Date: Fri, 17 Oct 1997 10:37:00 -0700
From: mgj@majorgeneral.com
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Major General Resources Ltd.
1550 - 409 Granville Street
Vancouver, B.C. V6C 1T2
Tel. (604) 685-5254
Fax: (604) 685-2814
Vancouver Stock Exchange: MGJ
Share Issued: 30,221,119
News Release #27 -97
Date: August 16, 1997
LABRADOR NICKEL PROJECT - SOUTH VOISEY BAY
Teck-Donner have mobilized a third drill rig onto the South Voisey Bay
Project and drilling has recommenced on Major General's Sarah Lake nickel property which is located 90 kilometres south of Voisey's Bay. The drill program, consisting of three to six core holes, is testing strong gravity anomalies that have been recently outlined in the southern portion of the claim.
Two senior company geologists have recently visited the project site as well as the Voisey's Bay deposit and have made the following observations:
It is now clearly established that extensive, multiple phase gabbros cover significant portions of the South Voisey Bay Project area. Geological mapping has defined a coarse grained upper phase containing minor olivine which overlies a lower olivine rich phase (troctolite). The nickel copper sulphide mineralization encountered thus far occurs proximal to the basal portion of the troctolite. This geological setting is identical to that at Voisey's Bay, where the continuing drill program has outlined over 80 million tons of nickel-copper ore.
Teck has recently completed 425 line kilometres of gravity surveys with the objective of defining thicker sequences of gabbro along with potential areas of massive sulphide mineralization. A number of gravity anomalies are presently being drill tested and have intersected significant nickel-copper mineralization.
The gravity survey, which was only completed over the southern one-third of Major General's 142 claim property, has defined several areas of potential (see attached map). Previous drilling on the property, which was targeted on other concepts, encountered several thin troctolite sections carrying weakly disseminated or very narrow massive sulphides, however none of the gravity anomalies were tested.
In Donner's news release dated September 30th, 1997, it was announced that drill hole SVB 97-67, which is located on the Donner-Northern Abitibi joint venture, intersected a 22.5 metre section "of disseminated mineralization exhibiting textures which closely resemble the massive copper-nickel-cobalt mineralization identified at Voiseys Bay". Within this section three massive sulphide lenses returned 1.35-1.93% Ni, 0.84-1.64% Cu and 0.17-0.26% Co over thicknesses of 10-60 centimetres. Additionally, in the news release dated October 15th, 1997, Donner announced that drill hole SVB 97-75 intersected a 1.1 metre high grade zone of 11.75% Ni, 9.70% Cu and 0.43% Co. Of particular interest to the Company is the fact that these drill holes, which are located within 1 kilometre of the claim boundary, were collared at the edge of a gravity anomaly that increases significantly
in intensity (density 3.00g/cc) to the north and onto Major General's
ground to the east. Early drilling at Voisey's Bay large Eastern Deeps deposit encountered similar mineralized widths at the periphery before encountering ore zones in the thicker portions of the troctolite.
The Sarah Lake Property, is 100% owned by Major General and is currently under option to Donner Resources Ltd. who may earn a 60% interest. The property is an integral part of the large 1,000 square kilometer South Voisey Bay Project which is operated by Donner in joint venture with Teck Corporation.
Drilling is expected to continue well into November, and the Company will report additional interim results as they become available.
On behalf of the Board of Directors
Glenn G. Shevchenko, President
Contact:Don Willoughby
Investor Relations
Major General Resources Ltd.
Telephone: (604) 685-5254
Internet: majorgeneral.com
Email: info@majorgeneral.com
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