Projects

From nickel, to copper, to cobalt, to platinum, to rare earth metals, the global economy is becoming increasingly dependent on a select number of raw materials. Martin Laboratories has strategically acquired multiple sites in Norway, Sweden, and Eastern Canada each with historically high potential of containing each of these incredibly rare and valuable natural resources.

Projects

From nickel, to copper, to cobalt, to platinum, to rare earth metals, the global economy is becoming increasingly dependent on a select number of raw materials. Martin Laboratories has strategically acquired multiple sites in Norway, Sweden, and Eastern Canada each with historically high potential of containing each of these incredibly rare and valuable natural resources.

Bamble  |  Brattåssen |  Flåt |  Mjövattnet  |  Njuggträskliden   |  Eastport Peninsula  |  Port Rexton

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Norwegian Projects

Bamble  |  Brattåssen |  Flåt

Bamble

Bamble is host to several historic mines and numerous mineral occurrences, with the plot spanning 110,000 hectares.

Bamble has Nickel, Copper, and Cobalt

  • Historic production: 55,000 Tonnes of 1.12% Ni and 0.46% Cu*

Targets

  • Zones of intense deformation coincident with troctolite-norite bodies / host to 8 historic mines and multiple artisan workings
  • Structural intersections / zones of focused fluid flow
  • Intensely deformed amphibolite to granulate facies migmatite and gneiss cross-cut by amphibolite-grade metamorphosed troctolite-norite and gabbroic intrusions.
  • Locally intense scapolite – albite alteration. Mineralized within and along intrusive margins; occurs as disseminated, semi-massive to massive chalcopyrite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, and pentlandite.
  • Host to several historic mines and numerous mineral occurrences.

Ni-Cu-Co 110,000 Hectares Mined from 1859-1884 and 1916-1920 Mineralized associated with late norite intrusions

Bamble Historic Work and Project Highlights

  • Norsk Hydro explored the region from 1968–1973. Sulfidmalm AS, in association with Falconbridge, and later Blackstone Ventures, performed extensive exploration from 2004 to 2009; Airborne geophysics 2005-2006 by NGU.
  • Historic production from 1859 – 1884 and 1915 – 1917
  • Total mining of 55,000 t at 1.12% Ni and 0.46 % Cu.* Mined to a depth of ~80m
  • Further shallow DDH at Meinkjær and other prospects returned encouraging results that were not economic during the time of drilling
  • Blackstone Grab Sample Values:
    • Nystein mine dump: 1.95% Ni, 0.43% Cu, 0.17% Co and 2.10% Ni, 0.15% Cu, 0.06% Co**
    • Meikjaer/Stoltz waste dump: 2.88% Ni, 0.08 Cu, 0.12% Co, 0.06g/t Pt. 0.20 g/t Pd **
  • EMX claims cover 8 historical nickel mines within extensive mineral belt (8 km x 20 km) with numerous late mafic / ultramafic bodies of approximately Voisey’s Bay age
  • ~30 known Ni and Cu occurrences with numerous artisan mines
  • Structural and geophysical targets, open at depth and along strike of historic mines

Brattåssen

Spanning 5,000 hectares, this site hosts promising nickel, cobalt and copper deposits.

Brattåssen has Nickel, Copper, and Cobalt

  • Sulfide mineralization occurs in gabbroic body near the contact of underlying pyroxenite
  • Targets
  • Falconbridge 2006 drilling needs follow up at Seljåsen target
  • Unexplored Brattåsen magnetic anomaly
  • Work before 2000’s largely undocumented
  • Falconbridge (via Blackstone) claims 2004-2006:
    • Ran regional UTEM survey
    • Drilled 10 exploration DDH holes at Mesel and Seljåsen targeting EM conductors
  • Seljåsen Results:
    • SE07-04: 19m 0.21% Ni, 0.09% Cu including 1m @ 1.04% Ni, 0.17% Cu (95 m depth)*

Flåt

This 4,700 hectare site used to be one of Europe’s largest mines.

  • Historical Production: 2.6 Mt @ 0.75% Ni, 0.47% Cu, 0.06% Co*

Targets:

  • Deposit’s extension has not beem tested. Walk up drill target
  • Greenfield potential remains at prospects east of historic Flat Mine
  • Host: Plagioclase-rich diorite
  • Morphology: pencil-shaped body plunging at 45° southward, flattens at depth
  • 2 types of mineralization:
    • Disseminated mineralization (up to 15% sulfides)*
  • Massive mineralization with pyrrhotite as veins/fracture filling
  • In the 1970’s an 809 m hole was drilled to test down-plunge extension of ore deposit. The hole never encountered footwall lithology. This drill hole overstepped and missed.
  • In 2005 & 2006:
    • Blackstone claims Flat mine
    • Airborne mag/EM employed to identify shallow (within 100m) target
    • 3 drill holes to test extension of deposit were proposed
    • Blackstone sold to Xtrata in 2006 and drill holes were not completed

  • 1960’s

    Sulfidemalm A/S completes soil survey and geologic mapping

  • 1970’s

    809 m drill hole meant to test down-plunge extension of ore deposit. The hole never encountered footwall lithology. This drill hole overstepped and missed.

  • 2005 & 2006

    Blackstone claims Flat mine

    Airborne mag/EM employed to identify shallow (within 100m) target

    3 drill holes to test extension of deposit were proposed

    Blackstone sold to Xtrata in 2006 and drill holes were not completed

  • Next Steps

    Soil Sample at greenfield prospects to east

    Drill test Flåt Mine extension

Swedish Projects

Mjövattnet  |  Njuggträskliden

Mjövattnet

The historic drill core at Mjövattnet features several nickel sulfide-rich boulder clusters.

The size potential and production case includes:

  • The historic mineral inventories at Njuggträskliden, Mjövattnet and Brännorna remain open at depth and have additional potential along strike.
  • Multiple nickel sulfide-rich boulder clusters occur on both projects, the sources of which have yet to be identified.
  • >10 km strike lengths of prospective ground on both projects.
  • Both Mjövattnet and Njuggträskliden contain significant masses of massive sulfide mineralization; this is atypical of other nickel deposits in the area/region, which tend to be characterized by more disseminated and “net textured” styles of mineralization.
  • The presence of massive sulfide accumulations suggests additional potential for discovery of high grade “pools” or other accumulations of massive sulfides in the magmatic system(s).
  • High resolution ground magnetic surveys conducted by partner EMX are substantially improving the geologic models; this will be a key exploration tool.
  • Additional modern geophysical and geochemical techniques can be applied to assist further discovery; Martin Laboratories EMG is actively applying state of the art geochemical techniques to detect mineral deposits beneath shallow till cover.

Two comparisons to other deposits include:

  • Published 3-D model of sakatti Ni-Cu-PGE deposit
  • 2013 Anglo American Presentation to Association of Mining Analysts

Njuggträskliden

The Njuggträskliden project features mineralized boulders with promising mineral potential.

Comparison to other deposits

  • Published 3-D model of sakatti Ni-Cu-PGE deposit
  • 2013 Anglo American Presentation to Association of Mining Analysts

Njuggträskliden Surface Exposures

Njuggträskliden Historic Work Drilling

Njuggträskliden Drilling Cores

Styles of mineralization include disseminated and next textured types as well as massive sulfide bodies, which demonstrate saturation in the magmatic system(s). Discovery of additional zones of massive sulfide accumulations seems likely. “Jackstraw” textures are common in most of the significant nickel occurrences in Sweden.

Massive Sulfide breccia (BH79001)

Disseminated Ni and Cu-rich sulfides in ultra-mafic intrusion (BH79018)

“Jackstraw” textures in meta peridotite

Canadian Projects

Eastport Peninsula  |  Port Rexton

Eastport Peninsula

The Eastport Peninsula project is a brownfield copper-rich site that has immense potential.

  • Owned by Capstone Resources until 2018. 
  • Copper prices have escalated since then and longer-term forecasts imply continued strength.
  • Our holding costs are low and we are planning near term exploration. 
  • Based on recent expenditures by Capstone, we will prepare a 43-101 report and leverage this property as a foundation for a public listing.

Port Rexton

Port Rexton features enticing copper and silver potential with 100 claims

  • Martin Laboratories recently partnered with the Newfoundland Prospecting Syndicate (“NPS”) to acquire this property.
  • Includes approximately 100 claims of prospective copper/silver ground. 
  • As part of the same transaction, the NPS staked an additional 600 claims (approximately 150 sq kilometers) of highly prospective copper ground adjacent to the Port Rexton property.

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