Widgie Nickel Limited (ASX: WIN) has confirmed exceptionally high-grade nickel mineralisation in resource infill drilling program with assays received from hole 23MERCD112 at the 132M target.
132N is located on Mining Lease M15/101, 6km north-west of the Widgiemooltha township. Access is via the Coolgardie-Esperance Highway, 63km south of Coolgardie. 132N forms part of the company’s Mt Edwards Project, covering a significant land holding within the Widgiemooltha Nickel Province between historic Spargoville nickel mines to the north and the operating Cassini nickel mine to the south.
132N lies to the north of the Widgiemooltha Dome, a double plunging anticlinal structure cored by a deformed granitoid. The pre-deformation stratigraphy at 132N consists of a basaltic footwall and ultramafic hanging wall with minor sediment units found within the footwall basalt unit.
The nickel sulphide mineralisation plunges to the north at 132N. Generally, the massive sulphide mineralisation is found upon the basal contact where it grades into disseminated sulphides within the ultramafic hanging wall. Depth of weathering varies from 5m-30m depth at 132N.
Resource Infill result from 23MERCD112 shows the potential of the 132N deposit to deliver thick, ultra high-grade, nickel mineralisation. 23MERCD112 was fast tracked for assay with the remainder of the 132N resource definition drilling programme being processed currently, with assays expected in October 2023.
