- River Valley Measured +
Indicated resources: 91 million tonnes @ 0.58 g/t*
palladium, 0.22 g/t platinum, 0.04 g/t gold at a cut‐off grade of
0.8 g/t PdEq** for 2,463,000 ounces PGM*** plus gold
- River Valley Inferred
resources: 36 million tonnes @ 0.36 g/t palladium, 0.14 g/t
platinum, 0.03 g/t gold at a cut‐off grade of 0.8 g/t PdEq for
614,000 ounces PGM plus gold
- On a PdEq basis, the Measured + Indicated resources
contain 3,944,000 ounces PdEq and the Inferred
resources contain 1,201,000 ounces PdEq
- River Valley PGM‐copper‐nickel sulphide mineralized zones
remain open to expansion with continued exploration
*PGM=Platinum Group Metals **gpt= grams per
tonne ***Pd+Pt+Au= Palladium + Platinum + Gold (aka
3E)
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VANCOUVER,
June 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Pacific
North West Capital Corp. (TSX: "PFN" OTCQX: PAWEF; Frankfurt: P7J)
is pleased to announce the filing on SEDAR of an NI43‐101 Technical
Report (the Report), including a new Mineral Resource Estimate for
the River Valley PGM Project, located 100 km from the world‐renown
Sudbury Ni‐Cu‐PGM Mining Camp.
2012 Mineral Resource Estimate
The Mineral Resource Estimate was initially
reported on May 1st, 2012. The Report
was prepared by Tetra Tech, Sudbury. The new estimate incorporates the
13,140 metres in 46 holes drilled in the Dana North and Dana South
Zones since the May 2006 estimate.
All 462 holes were drilled at a sectional spacing of 25 metres to
100 metres on the eight separate mineralized zones shown in Figure
1.
The resource estimate, which includes explanatory
footnotes, is tabulated below in Table 1. The resource
estimate is based on various assumptions regarding mining methods,
processing and metal recoveries and metal prices. This
estimate makes no provision for capital costs to mine the deposit,
nor mill the material mined, as resources are not reserves and the
reader should not presume economic viability.
Qualified Person Statement
This news release has been reviewed and approved
for technical content by Dr. William
Stone, President and COO of PFN, a Qualified Person under
the provisions of National Instrument 43-101.
Figure 1. Location of the eight mineralized zones
in the Breccia Unit at the base of the River Valley Intrusion,
Sudbury area, Ontario.
(http://www.pfncapital.com/s/NewsReleases.asp?ReportID=531215)
About River Valley Project
In January 2011,
Pacific North West Capital Corp. successfully negotiated the 100%
acquisition of the River Valley PGM Project from Anglo Platinum
Limited. The River Valley Project is one of North America's most advanced primary PGM
deposits. The project has excellent infrastructure support and is
located 100 km from the city of Sudbury,
Ontario, Canada's largest nickel‐copper‐PGM mining and metal
recovery centre. River Valley is
one of the largest undeveloped primary PGM Projects in North America.
Table 1. NI43‐101 Compliant Mineral Resources for
the River Valley PGM Project, Sudbury,
Ontario
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Measured+Indicted
Resources at a cut-off grade of 0.8 gpt PdEq |
Contained
Metal |
Zone |
Pdeq
Cut-off |
TONNES |
Pd (g/t) |
Pt (g/t) |
Rh (g/t) |
Au (g/t) |
Ag (g/t) |
Cu (%) |
Ni (%) |
Co (%) |
Pdeq (g/t) |
PGM+Au (oz) |
PdEq |
Azen |
0.80 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Banshee |
0.80 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Dana North |
0.80 |
23,698,480 |
0.63 |
0.23 |
0.022 |
0.04 |
0.59 |
0.07 |
0.02 |
0.003 |
1.49 |
688,310 |
1,104,410 |
Dana South |
0.80 |
14,020,550 |
0.74 |
0.25 |
0.025 |
0.04 |
0.58 |
0.05 |
0.01 |
0.003 |
1.57 |
462,760 |
686,480 |
Lismer |
0.80 |
26,282,420 |
0.49 |
0.19 |
0.018 |
0.04 |
0.18 |
0.06 |
0.02 |
0.003 |
1.25 |
606,860 |
1,024,830 |
Lismer Ext |
0.80 |
13,690,300 |
0.57 |
0.23 |
0.021 |
0.04 |
0.12 |
0.06 |
0.02 |
0.002 |
1.37 |
365,150 |
586,770 |
Razor |
0.80 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Varley |
0.80 |
13,647,800 |
0.53 |
0.21 |
0.019 |
0.03 |
0.17 |
0.05 |
0.01 |
0.002 |
1.27 |
339,980 |
540,420 |
Total
Measured+Indicated |
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91,339,550 |
0.58 |
0.22 |
0.021 |
0.04 |
0.34 |
0.06 |
0.02 |
0.002 |
1.38 |
2,463,060 |
3,942,910 |
Inferred Resources at a cut-off grade of
0.8 gpt PdEq |
Contained Metal |
Zone |
Pdeq
Cut-off |
TONNES |
Pd (g/t) |
Pt (g/t) |
Rh (g/t) |
Au (g/t) |
Ag (g/t) |
Cu (%) |
Ni (%) |
Co (%) |
Pdeq (g/t) |
PGM+Au (oz) |
PdEq |
Azen |
0.80 |
16,095,000 |
0.37 |
0.15 |
0.014 |
0.03 |
0.08 |
0.05 |
0.03 |
0.001 |
1.11 |
285,000 |
560,000 |
Banshee |
0.80 |
3,320,000 |
0.35 |
0.19 |
0.015 |
0.03 |
- |
0.05 |
0.01 |
- |
1.00 |
62,000 |
103,000 |
Dana North |
0.80 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Dana South |
0.80 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Lismer |
0.80 |
303,000 |
0.31 |
0.13 |
0.012 |
0.03 |
- |
0.06 |
0.02 |
0.002 |
0.92 |
5,000 |
9,000 |
Lismer Ext |
0.80 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Razor |
0.80 |
16,163,000 |
0.36 |
0.12 |
0.013 |
0.02 |
0.16 |
0.06 |
0.03 |
0.003 |
1.05 |
262,000 |
528,000 |
Varley |
0.80 |
30,000 |
0.30 |
0.15 |
0.012 |
0.03 |
- |
0.07 |
0.01 |
0.002 |
0.94 |
500 |
1,000 |
Total Inferred |
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35,911,000 |
0.36 |
0.14 |
0.014 |
0.03 |
0.11 |
0.06 |
0.03 |
0.002 |
1.07 |
614,500 |
1,201,000 |
Note: due
to rounding, some totals may not appear to total properly
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Mineral resources which
are not mineral reserves do not have demonstrated economic
viability. The estimate of mineral resources may be materially
affected by environmental, permitting, legal, title,
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Notes to Mineral Resources in above
table
- The mineral resource estimates in this press release use the
Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM),
Standards on Mineral Resources and Reserves, Definitions and
Guidelines prepared by CIM Standing Committee on Reserve
Definitions and adopted by CIM Council on November 27, 2010. The mineral resource estimates
provided in this report are classified as "measured", "indicated",
or "inferred" as defined by CIM. According to the CIM definitions,
a Mineral Resource must be potentially economic in that it must be
"in such form and quantity and of such grade or quality that it has
reasonable prospects for economic extraction".
- For the River Valley
project, a palladium equivalent (PdEq) cut-off grade was assigned
based on economic assumptions from comparisons to other projects,
and was used in the resource estimations. Resources reported in
this press release use a cut-off of 0.80 g/t PdEq. Grades have
assumed 100% recoveries. The parameters used to generate the PdEq
value are provided below:
PdEq=( (Au grade*$Au*Factor1)+(Pt grade*$Pt*Factor1)+(Pd
grade*$Pd*Factor1)+(Ni grade*$Ni*Factor2)+(Cu grade*$Cu*Factor2)
+(Co grade*$Co*Factor3))/ ($Pd*Factor1)
$Au = US$1271 per oz.
$Pt = US$1885 per oz.
$Pd = US$896 per oz.
$Ni = US$ 9.74 per lb.
$Cu = US$3.00 per lb.
$Co = US$15.90 per lb.
Factor1 = 0.0321508 (converts ounce per tonne to grams per
tonne)
Factor2 = 22.04622 (converts pounds to grade percent)
Factor3 = 0.002205 (converts pounds to ppm)
- The mineral resources were estimated using a block model
with parent blocks of 10m x 10m x 5m and using ordinary kriging
(OK) methods for grade estimation. A total of eight individual
mineralized domains were identified. The determination technique of
the mineral resource is based on the combination of geological
modelling, geostatistics and conventional block modelling using the
OK method of grade interpolation. The block model resource estimate
prepared by the Tetra Tech, was based on more than 96,980 metres of
diamond drilling in 462 diamond drill holes. The assay data was
reviewed and a composite interval of 2.0 metres was used.
Statistical and Variogram analyses were performed to determine the
"nugget effect".
- Rhodium grades were not estimated by the OK methodology.
Rhodium values were determined using a regression formula based on
the platinum and palladium grades. Rhodium values are not
incorporated into the PdEq value. The PdEq value also does not
include silver.
- The QAQC protocols and corresponding sample preparation and
shipment procedures for the River Valley Project have been reviewed
and approved by Tetra Tech.
About Pacific North West Capital Corp
PFN is a mineral exploration company whose
philosophy is to be a project generator, explorer and project
operator in order to option/joint venture its projects through to
production. PFN is focused on the discovery, exploration and
development of PGM and nickel‐copper sulphide deposits in
geologically prospective regions in North
America, particularly Canada. The Company's key asset is its 100%
owned River Valley PGM Project in the Sudbury region of northern Ontario. PFN also has PGM and nickel‐copper
projects and properties in northwest Ontario, Saskatchewan, and Alaska, and an option to joint venture a base
metal project in northwestern BC's Golden Triangle region. The
Company continues to evaluate PGM and nickel‐copper properties and
projects in North America for
potential acquisition opportunities.
On behalf of the Board of Directors
(signed)
Harry
Barr
Chairman and CEO
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