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Including the Nickel King property area, the Snowbird nickel project consists of approximately 40,000 hectares of mineral claims and mining leases located along a 240 km strike length of the southern Snowbird Tectonic Zone (SBTZ). The SBTZ is a major crustal scale structure that represents an underexplored region prospective for magmatic sulphide nickel deposits. This northeast-trending structure can be traced for over 2,800 km from the Rocky Mountains to Hudson Bay. There is evidence from regional geological and geophysical datasets that, in the area of Strongbow's properties, the SBTZ has been intruded by numerous mafic-ultramafic rocks. Some of these intrusions are known to host nickel-copper sulphide mineralization, including Strongbow's Nickel King deposit.
Currently there are eight priority target areas within the Snowbird Nickel project.
Opescal Lake, SK/NWT --
• Straddles the SK/NWT border approximately 30 km southwest of Nickel King; Numerous coincident late channel EM and magnetic anomalies; modeling of detailed VTEM survey returned 30 electromagnetic conductors;
• Fifteen priority electromagnetic geophysical targets have been identified including two parallel coincident magnetic-electromagnetic anomalies that represent the most compelling regional exploration targets identified to date. These overburden covered targets are each over 800 m in length, have geophysical responses similar to Nickel King and coincide with anomalous biogeochemical (spruce tree) survey results;
• Mafic and ultramafic intrusive rocks are common in the area, some having MgO contents in excess of 30%;
• Nickel-copper sulphide mineralization has been discovered in at least five areas;
• Prospecting samples returned from background to 1.17% Ni, 0.40% Cu, 0.83 g/t Pd and 0.84 g/t Pt
• Way Forward - Drill testing of priority targets.
Heel, SK --
• Located 70 km northeast of Stony Rapids and 65 Km southwest of Nickel King;
• Coincident magnetic/electromagnetic anomalies; detailed VTEM survey returned 17 modeled plates;
• Anomalous Ni, Cu, Co lake sediment, soil-biogeochemical geochemistry;
• 2008 and 2009 surface prospecting and mapping identified several localities with gabbroic units which have returned values ranging from background to 0.46% Ni and background to 0.57% Cu;
• Numerous mafic/ultramafic intrusions have been mapped in the area including two stacked northeast-dipping norite sills very similar in character to the norite sills hosting mineralization at Nickel King. The stacked sills are proximal to a 500 m long geophysical target that coincides with a soil geochemical and biogeochemical anomaly;
• Initial indications for PGE mineralization in addition to anomalous Ni and Cu values from prospecting samples;
• Way Forward - additional mapping, detailed work on extending showings, and defining drilling targets.
Reeve Lake, SK --
• 25 km north of Stony Rapids;
• VTEM survey produced eight modeled responses in association with magnetic highs;
• Prospecting samples returned from background to 0.13% Ni and 0.11% Cu from a gabbroic intrusion;
• Way Forward -- detailed ground program involving prospecting and mapping, ground geophysics to define drilling targets from modeled airborne anomalies, and drilling.
Nickel Lake, SK --
• 30 km north of Stony Rapids;
• ~650 m coincident magnetic/electromagnetic anomaly;
• Prospecting samples returned from background to 0.45% Ni and 0.15% Cu from a norite intrusion;
• 2008 drilling (1 hole, 249 m) returned 1.9% Ni, 0.96% Cu and 0.11% Co over 0.80 m;
• Way Forward -- down hole geophysics, and additional drilling to test the extent of mineralization.
Dumas Lake, SK --
• 40 km northeast of Stony Rapids
• 4,400 m discontinuous, coincident magnetic/electromagnetic anomaly that is spatially related to norite sills intersected in 2008 drilling; VTEM survey produced 18 modeled responses;
• Mineralization identified at shallow levels (<75 m depth) in 4 zones over a 2,000 m strike length;
• Historically best drill intercepts include 2 m grading 1.36% Ni and 0.94% Cu (Zone A) and 0.5 m grading 2.36% Ni (Zone D);
• Modeling suggesting airborne conductors are strongest at depths of 100-150 m and that the strongest conductor is located at the western end of the trend, approximately 1,000 m west of the historic exploration work;
• 2008 drilling program (771.5 m; 5 drill holes) tested historic and new targets; best results seen in DS08-003 with 0.88% Ni, 0.51% Cu and 0.04% Co over 0.55 m;
• Way Forward -- surface geophysics to better define airborne anomalies, down hole geophysics to vector mineralization, continuation of detailed mapping and surface sampling, and drilling.
Five Mile, SK --
• 48 km north-east of Stony Rapids;
• 4 km long magnetic trend with strong correlation to three discontinuous electromagnetic responses;
• Prospecting identified limited exposure of weakly mineralized mafic units;
• Initial indications for PGE mineralization in addition to anomalous Ni and Cu values from prospecting samples;
• Way Forward - detailed mapping, soil and biogeochemical sampling and prospecting focusing on identifying additional mafic units.
Breynat Lake, SK --
• 80 km north of Stony Rapids;
• Extensive area mafic intrusive rocks mapped by previous workers;
• 1,200 m long coincident magnetic/electromagnetic anomaly; 9 electromagnetic responses modeled from VTEM airborn survey;
• Way Forward - detailed mapping, soil and biogeochemical sampling and prospecting focusing on modeled electromagnetic responses.
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