SRQ Resources Inc. (“SRQ” or the “Company”)
(TSX-V: SRQ) is pleased to update on the current surface
delineation of the recently discovered large Magmatic Intrusive
Complex (“
IC”) at the Lac Brulé project in the
province of Québec, Canada.
Highlights
- The Company has
received its “Autorisation de Travaux à Impact (“ATI”)”, the
authorisation of impact-causing exploration work
for an area of 13.6 km2 surrounding Target 900.
- Target 900 is
characterized by a robust gravitational anomaly measuring 3
kilometers (“km”) by 2 km, starting 600 meters (“m”) below
surface.
- Target 900 is
aligned with an airborne electromagnetic conductor
starting 500m below surface, suggesting significant depth and
lateral extension.
- The target is
situated on the northern flank and hinge of Lac Brulé’s folded IC,
an extensive surface expression formed at the end of the Grenville
Orogeny.
- The IC consists
of foliated diorite/leucogabbro and pyroxenite of magmatic
origin.
- Detailed
petrological and mineralogical studies are currently underway to
further understand the complex's composition and structure.
Dr. Marc-Antoine Audet, Ph.D., P.Geo., CEO and
President of SRQ, said, “I am excited to announce significant
progress in the exploration of the Lac Brulé project and more
specifically at the Target 900 site. Target 900 is defined by a
substantial large gravitational anomaly starting at a depth of 600
meters below surface and coinciding with an airborne
electromagnetic conductor, indicating promising depth and lateral
extension. These geophysical characteristics suggest potential for
nickel and copper mineralisation that warrants further
investigation.
With our ATI in hand, we remain dedicated to
advancing exploration at Target 900 and the surrounding areas,
leveraging cutting-edge technology and expert knowledge to unlock
the mineral endowment of this promising sector. We are excited
about the potential discoveries that lie ahead and look forward to
updating stakeholders on our progress.”
Figure 1: Surface Geological Mapping at Lac
Brulé Outlining a Very Large Intrusive Complex, Traced at Surface
over more than 25km together with Deep Conductivity Response
The electromagnetic (“EM”) conductor overlaying
the Target 900 high gravimetry response starts from 500m from
surface and increases in intensity up to the technological limits
of the 2021 Xcalibur airborne EM survey, at 600m below surface.
The expected EM continuity at depth coincides
with the large, elevated gravimetry response starting from 600m
below surface extending at depth.
Surface mapping, together with
borehole LB-24-29 drill results, the gravimetry, and EM
responses described above, make Target 900 a prime target for
nickel (“Ni”) and copper (“Cu”) mineralisation.
Target 900 and Regional
Potential
Ongoing surface regional geological mapping has
outlined a very large IC that appears to be deeply rooted
(Figures 1 & 3). The size of the IC is visible
at surface due to the extent of a magmatic-originated
anorthosite/leucogabbro unit overlaying intrusive pyroxenite
members (specifically outlined with the 735m of undeformed and
unmetamorphosed magmatic pyroxenite of hole LB-24-29; See June 6,
2024 press release). The shape of the IC was defined using a
combination of magnetic surveys and detailed geological mapping of
more than 160 and 25 surface outcrops of magmatic
anorthosite/leucogabbro and pyroxenite.
The IC is located in the hinge of a large fold
and also on the south and north limbs of the fold. Hole LB-24-29
ended approximately 250m east of the core of the anomaly
(Figure 1). Despite missing the core by such a
distance, the hole intersected several mineralised zones including
1.51m at 0.42% Cu and 0.25% Ni, underscoring the mineralised
potential of the entire system.
Figure 2: 3D Representation of the Intrusive
Complex at Lac Brulé.
(Target 900 is located on the northern flank and
at the hinge of a large synform fold.)
Figure 3: Outcrop Showing Evidence of Intrusive Complex: Older
Garnet-rich Amphibolite Units Injected with Stringers of
Anorthosite followed by a Magmatic Pyroxenite Unit.
The Target 900 area is situated in part under a
biological refuge that is subject to a temporary suspension of the
granting of mining claims (Figure 4). This
temporary suspension is renewed every 6 months by the Ministère des
Ressources Naturelles et des Forêts (“MRNF”). A request has been
made to the MRNF to allow the Company to proceed with subsurface
works such as testing, at depth and below the refuge, as long as
the surface restrictions related to the refuge are fully respected
which the Company intends to do.
Figure 4: Authorisation for Impact-Causing
Exploration Work (ATI) Granted for Target 900 and Surrounding
Region
The Lac Brulé property is located 6 hours by car from Montreal
and 50 km west from the former Renzy Cu-Ni mine.
Quality Control
Core logging and sampling are performed at SRQ’s
field facilities by SRQ staff. Sample preparation and analysis are
carried out by Activation Laboratories Ltd (Actlab), Ancaster and
Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. All samples were assayed for Ni, Cu,
Co, Fe, S, Pt, Pd and Au using sodium peroxide fusion ICP for the
first five elements, and by fire assay ICPOES for the last
three.
The technical information in this release has
been reviewed and approved by Dr. Marc-Antoine Audet, Ph.D geology,
P. Geo and President and CEO of SRQ Resources, and a ‘Qualified
Person’, as defined by National Instrument 43-101 Standards of
Disclosure for Mineral Projects.
About SRQ Resources Inc.
SRQ is a Canadian base metals company exploring
for nickel, copper and platinum in the province of Québec.
A near-surface Ni-Cu project, Lac Brulé is
located on a +300 km² virgin exploration property at a five-hour
drive from Montréal. The project’s prospectivity for base metals
has been confirmed by drilling, geological mapping, the presence of
a surface gossan, and geophysical surveys. The presence of the
historic Renzy Ni-Cu mine located 50 kilometers to the south-east
and at the heart of the large regional pattern further adds to the
area’s mineral exploration appeal.
For more information about SRQ, please visit
SRQ’s website at www.srqexploration.com
Contact Information:
Marc-Antoine Audet. President and CEO
ceo@srqexploration.comTel: (514) 726-4158
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