Author: Ryan D. Long
Mink Ventures Corporation (TSXV:MINK) has received the preliminary airborne electromagnetic (VTEM) survey data for its Warren Nickel Copper Cobalt Project, located in Ontario, Canada.
This data, which covers the western portion of the property, has defined eight new, high-priority drill targets that have a distinct correlation with the ground Induced Polarisation (IP) survey and known mineralised surface occurrences.
A Maxwell Plate interpretation of the new VTEM data was also completed and incorporated with the historic drill data and known mineralised surface zones. Maxwell Plate interpretation modelling works well for discrete, plate-like conductors common in VMS, nickel sulphide, or uranium exploration.
Mink has proposed a series of eight drill holes to test these targets (Marked P on Figure 1), totalling 1,250 m. An additional 420 m of drilling is also planned to test two targets that are to the east of the current survey area. All these holes are fully permitted and drill-ready.
D Zone Anomalies
Two of these new VTEM anomalies were identified along strike of the D Zone. Only one previous drill hole has been completed at the D Zone; this returned a 2.5 m intercept of massive sulphide with 0.35% Ni, 0.14% Cu, and 0.06% Co (W26-17A). Mink is planning two drill holes to test both of these new, undrilled VTEM targets.
Northern Anomalies
A 400 m long strong VTEM response is associated with and proximal to historical drill hole ML1, which returned 0.84% Cu over 4.3 m. This mineralisation is hosted in a felsic volcanic package, an environment with potential to host copper-zinc volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) deposits. Three drill holes (550 m) have been proposed to test three untested VTEM targets in this area.
Southern Anomalies
Mink plans to drill three holes on the three anomalies located in the southern portion of the VTEM survey area. These anomalies are located in proximity to Zone C, where there is a 1.6 km-long IP anomaly with low resistivity and high chargeability responses across a width of 100 m. Company geologists intend to carry out further prospecting and sampling in the C Zone area to prioritise drill targets.
Eastern Targets Outside Survey Area
Ground truthing in 2025 of two VTEM targets east of the current survey area within the Kamiskotia Gabbro Complex (KGC) revealed they were in swampy areas with no outcrop. The Maxwell Plate study of these areas supports the potential for nickel-copper-bearing magmatic sulphides. These targets are also fully permitted, and Mink anticipates completing an additional 420 m of drilling at these targets in the summer of 2026.
Our Thoughts
Mink Ventures has identified a strong suite of eight new high-priority drill targets from the recent VTEM survey at the Warren Project. The excellent correlation with ground IP data and known surface mineralisation, supported by Maxwell Plate modelling, significantly increases confidence in these targets.
With all proposed holes fully permitted and a total of 1,670 m of drilling planned for summer 2026, the Company is in an excellent position to test several compelling nickel-copper and potential VMS opportunities.
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