Atlas Advances Great Atlantic Feasibility Study Drill Program Steps Out 500 Meters On First Hole
31 Januar 2022 - 1:59PM
Atlas Salt (the “Company” or “Atlas” -
TSXV: SALT) is pleased to provide an update on its
high-grade and 100%-owned Great Atlantic Salt Project in western
Newfoundland.
Highlights:
- Preliminary development evaluations
are now premised on accessing the salt deposit via an inclined ramp
as opposed to vertical shaft access, subject to final geotechnical
assessments from the drill program;
- Atlas has commenced its diamond
drilling program at Great Atlantic to further delineate and
evaluate the large homogenous and relatively shallow salt deposit
pursuant to the Company’s ongoing Feasibility Study. The first
drill hole, with progress updates to come, is a 500-meter step-out
toward the deep-water port from the existing northernmost hole
(CC-4) that returned a gross thickness of 335.3 metres
grading 96.8% salt starting only 190 metres downhole;
- The Company has engaged GEMEC
Consulting Engineers and Scientists Limited (GEMTEC) and Terrane
Geoscience Inc. to undertake geotechnical logging of the drill core
and conduct downhole surveys to assist in the evaluation of mine
design.
Mr. Rowland Howe, Atlas President, commented:
“The unusual shallowness of this salt deposit, and its location
next to a deep water port in such a favorable jurisdiction, combine
to make Great Atlantic a prime advantaged asset in the heart of the
robust North American road salt market that relies heavily on
overseas imports.”
Mr. Howe added: “The potential to make Great
Atlantic the lowest cost underground salt mine in North America,
with significant annual tonnage, speaks to the uniqueness of this
asset and the role it could play in this sector for decades. SLR
has made great progress thus far in assessing this project’s
technical and commercial viability. The current drill program is
expected to further substantiate Great Atlantic’s merits.”
Additional Feasibility Study
Progress:
- Preliminary modelling of
underground mining levels has been produced;
- An inventory and evaluation of
existing and anticipated new infrastructure has been made;
- Studies have also been initiated to
confirm the nature of the market for road de-icing salt in eastern
North America which has been offsetting production shortfalls with
imports from Chile and North Africa;
- Atlas has also engaged GEMTEC to
undertake baseline environmental studies in anticipation of seeking
environmental approval for mine development.
PRmediaNow Interview With Rowland Howe:
“Having an incline is a great advantage.” Atlas Salt President
Rowland Howe discusses this news release with
PRmediaNow’s Cyndi Edwards – click on the
link below to view.
Rowland Howe Interview
Qualified Person
Patrick J. Laracy, P.Geo, and CEO, is the
Qualified Person responsible for the technical contents of this
news release as defined in National Instrument 43-101.
About Atlas Salt
Bringing the Power of SALT to
Investors: Atlas Salt owns 100% of the Great Atlantic salt
deposit strategically located in western Newfoundland in the middle
of the robust eastern North America road salt market. The project
features a large homogeneous high-grade resource. Atlas also owns
the Fischell’s Brook Salt Dome with plans to spin out that asset
into a separate company as a potential renewable energy storage
opportunity.
We seek Safe Harbor.
For information, please
contact:
Patrick J. Laracy, CEO |
MarketSmart Communications Inc. |
(709) 754-3186 |
Adrian Sydenham |
laracy@atlassalt.ca |
Toll-free: 1-877-261-4466 |
AtlasSalt.ca |
Email: info@marketsmart.ca |
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