Palladium One Down Plunge Drilling Extends Broad Mineralized Zone at Kaukua South, Finland

October 19, 2021 7:00 AM EDT | Source: GT Resources Inc.

Highlights

  • The deepest drill hole to date demonstrates continuity of high grades and significant widths at Kaukua South
  • 3.4 g/t Palladium Equivalent over 6.0 meters, within 1.9 g/t Palladium Equivalent over 60.3 meters, in hole LK21-091
  • 3.4 g/t Palladium Equivalent over 10.0 meters, within 1.7 g/t Palladium Equivalent over 62.9 meters, in hole LK21-098

Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - October 19, 2021) - Palladium One Mining Inc. (TSXV: PDM) (FSE: 7N11) (OTCQB: NKORF) ("Palladium One" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that the deepest down plunge drill hole to date on the Kaukua South Zone, hole LK21-098, intersected 3.4 g/t Palladium Equivalent ("Pd_Eq") over 10.0 meters, within 1.7 g/t Pd_Eq over 62.9 meters, starting at 308 meters down hole (Figure 1, 2, and 3).

These drilling results extend the Kaukua South zone beyond 300 meters vertical depth and confirm that the high-grade core zones identified at surface extend to depth (Figure 1, and 3).

Derrick Weyrauch, President and CEO of Palladium One, commented: "Multiple, broad, high-grade conduits of mineralization exist within Kaukua South and extend to depth. We have extended the Kaukua South Zone from a depth of approximately 200 meters to beyond 300 meters, where it remains open for additional expansion."

Initially drilling of Kaukua South was restricted to 200 meters in depth, but with the discovery of an Upper Zone of mineralization that could favourably reduce the strip ratio, the Company refocused its drill program to expand the core zone of both the existing Kaukua deposit and Kaukua South to a 300-meter depth. The batch of holes released herein confirms that not only does Kaukua South Zone extend to depth, but also proves continuity of wider and higher grade core zones.

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Figure 1. Kaukua South Long Section. Having a drill data cut off date of September 4, 2021 (hole LK21-128), assays have been received for holes up to LK21-098, the rest are pending. The long section covers only the western portion of Kaukua South which the Company is focused on bringing to an initial NI43-101 resource estimate. The long section is a vertical slice representing only the ~55° south dipping Lower Zone of Kaukua South. Intercepts are represented in both width (meters) and grade (Pd_Eq*) as well as gram*meters (grade*width).

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Figure 2. Historic and current drilling in the Kaukua and Western portion of the Kaukau South area having a drill data cut off date of September 4, 2021 (hole LK21-128), assays have been received for holes up to LK21-098, the rest are pending. Background is Induced Polarization ("IP") Chargeability.

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Figure 3. Cross sections A and B showing on Figure 2 Long section, and new results for holes LK21-091 and 098.

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Table 1. LK Project Kaukua South Drill Hole Results

HoleFrom
(m)
To
(m)
Width
(m)
Pd_Eq
g/t*
PGE
(Pt+Pd+Au)
Pd
g/t
Pt
g/t
Au
g/t
Cu
%
Ni
%
Co
g/t
LK21-089 Upper Zone26.951.024.10.560.130.080.020.040.070.0864
Lower Zone125.5164.038.50.910.550.360.150.040.080.0756
Inc.129.7138.89.21.340.750.460.230.070.130.1280
And152.5154.01.52.071.511.040.370.110.170.1161
LK21-090 Upper Zone23.352.529.20.520.130.080.010.040.070.0756
Inc.30.533.02.60.830.290.200.030.060.050.1377
Lower Zone130.3154.824.50.680.380.230.120.030.060.0756
Inc.147.0154.87.81.140.740.450.240.050.090.0966
LK21-091 Upper Zone158.8222.063.20.580.140.080.020.040.070.0968
Inc158.8173.014.21.050.300.170.050.080.130.15100
Inc159.6160.61.02.881.290.730.300.260.340.32164
Lower Zone266.7327.060.31.921.150.780.280.100.180.1682
Inc.266.7317.550.82.071.250.840.300.110.190.1787
Inc.299.0317.518.52.481.651.130.400.110.210.1878
Inc.299.0305.06.03.402.251.520.560.170.330.2398
LK21-092 Upper Zone84.0166.082.00.580.130.070.020.040.070.0975
Inc.100.5105.14.61.310.410.270.060.080.140.19126
Lower201.4256.555.00.970.570.370.150.050.090.0854
Inc.201.4214.813.41.500.710.450.180.080.180.1682
LK21-093 Upper Zone75.8137.061.30.620.160.100.020.040.080.0974
Inc.106.5112.05.51.010.340.260.020.050.110.1396
Lower Zone209.9260.050.11.090.570.390.130.050.100.1171
Inc.209.9218.88.91.771.010.680.250.090.180.1590
LK21-094 Upper Zone132.0194.662.60.560.130.080.020.030.070.0867
Inc.132.0140.28.21.400.380.230.060.090.230.18116
Lower272.5289.016.50.950.470.310.120.040.100.1054
LK21-095 Upper Zone52.981.028.20.680.170.100.030.050.090.1074
Inc54.357.53.31.340.420.230.080.120.170.19108
Lower Zone225.0232.07.00.760.400.270.100.030.070.0855
Inc.227.0228.41.41.570.970.660.230.080.150.1275
LK21-096 Upper Zone86.0108.622.60.900.260.150.050.060.090.1394
Inc.86.091.45.41.550.600.320.150.130.150.21133
Lower252.3271.519.31.060.520.360.120.040.130.1056
Inc.261.0265.04.01.791.010.720.230.060.220.1566
LK21-097 Upper Zone144.3163.519.30.680.170.100.030.030.070.1186
Inc.151.9156.04.21.120.380.260.090.030.080.17108
Lower Zone219.0288.069.00.950.380.240.100.040.080.1294
Inc.227.5254.426.91.210.570.360.140.060.120.1397
Inc.237.0243.16.12.171.040.660.260.120.220.24134
LK21-098 Upper Zone229.0269.340.30.770.200.120.030.050.090.1277
Inc.258.5269.310.81.140.310.210.040.060.130.17106
Lower Zone307.6370.562.91.701.110.760.270.090.150.1263
Inc.307.6357.950.31.961.300.880.310.100.180.1366
Inc.319.5338.519.02.891.991.370.460.150.250.1983
Inc.319.5329.510.03.362.271.580.530.160.330.21101
Inc.319.5322.53.03.962.782.010.640.120.360.23107

 

* Pd_Eq calculated using in-situ values and prices from the 2021 NI43-101 Haukiaho Mineral Resource Estimate; $1,600/oz Pd, $1,100/oz Pt, $1,650/oz Au, $3.50 Cu, and $7.50 Ni, and $20/lb Co. Limited historical metallurgical work on the Kaukua deposits indicates final recoveries in the range of 73% Pd, 56% Pt, 78% Au, 91% Cu, and 48% Ni.

Palladium Equivalent

The Company is calculating Palladium equivalent using US$1,600 per ounce for palladium, US$1,100 per ounce for platinum, US$1,650 per ounce for gold, US$3.50 per pound for copper, US$7.50 per pound for nickel, and $20/b cobalt consistent with the calculation used in the Company's September 2021 NI 43-101 Haukiaho Resource Estimate.

Qualified Person

The technical information in this release has been reviewed and verified by Neil Pettigrew, M.Sc., P. Geo., Vice President of Exploration and a director of the Company and the Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101

About Palladium One

Palladium One Mining Inc. is an exploration company targeting district scale, platinum-group-element (PGE)-copper nickel deposits in Finland and Canada. Its flagship project is the Läntinen Koillismaa or LK Project, a palladium dominant platinum group element-copper-nickel project in north-central Finland, ranked by the Fraser Institute as one of the world's top countries for mineral exploration and development. Exploration at LK is focused on targeting disseminated sulfides along 38 kilometers of favorable basal contact and building on an established NI 43-101 open pit Mineral Resource.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD
"Derrick Weyrauch"
President & CEO, Director

For further information contact: Derrick Weyrauch, President & CEO
Email: info@palladiumoneinc.com

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