The prospective belt rocks are covered by Phanerozoic carbonate cover rocks at the project. According to Kenorland, the regular periodicity and spacing of major nickel sulphide deposits throughout the exposed portions of the belt to the north highlight the potential for discovery.
For over two decades, South Thompson has seen no meaningful project-scale exploration, and historically, only three exploration campaigns have ever been carried out on the property.
The most significant campaign was by Falconbridge, which completed geophysical and drilling exploration between 1991-2002. Amax and Cominco conducted the other major geophysical and drill programs between the 1960s and early 1970s.
A total of 337 drill holes have been historically completed at South Thompson. The combination of large gaps in drilling and lack of modern geophysical techniques over the project area represent significant opportunity for a nickel sulphide…
