TORONTO -- (Marketwire) -- 04/12/12 -- Noble Mineral Exploration Inc. (the "Company," "Noble" or "NOB") (TSX VENTURE: NOB) (FRANKFURT: NB7) (PINKSHEETS: NLPXF) announces the drill results of the final 3 holes drilled on Section #2 of the Kingsmill Nickel anomaly-Table #1. The final 3 holes were drilled to determine the attitude of the nickel mineralized serpentinized peridotite body, which established that the mineralized body increased in width from 550m at the top to in excess of 800m at a vertical depth of 400m and is still open at depth -- see Fig #1 & Fig #2.
The company previously released the results of the first 9 diamond drill holes on February 21st and 28th, 2012 and March 5th and 29th, 2012.
As reported earlier, ICP analysis also shows that the entire Serpentinized Peridotite mineralized body is depleted in sulphur, with native copper and elevated levels of chromium in distinct zones. Samples have been submitted for thin section and scanning electron microscope analysis to determine the mineralogy of the Nickel minerals.
Table #1: Drill Results:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hole NI (%) -AR-ICP Ni (%) - TD_ICP *Mineralized DepthHole ID Analysis Analysis Interval (m) (m) Dip AZM--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 78.0m toKML 12-10 0.21% Ni/230.5m 0.26% Ni/230.5m 307.5m 344.0 -60 180--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 78.0m toIncluding 0.24% Ni/191.0m 0.27% Ni/191.0m 269.0m--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 108.0m toKML 12-11 0.20%Ni/200.0m 0.22% Ni/200.0m 308.0m 308.0 -45 180--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 181.0m toIncluding 0.23% Ni/117.0m 0.28% Ni/117.0m 298.0m--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 175.0m toKML 12-12 0.16% Ni/97.0m 0.18% Ni/97.0m 272.0m 272.0 -80 180--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 205.0m toIncluding 0.17%Ni/63.0m 0.20% Ni/63.0m 268.0m---------------------------------------------------------------------------
(*Note: all measurements are down-hole core lengths, true width has not yet been calculated)
Nickel results released are preliminary Aqua Regia-ICP (1E3-ICP) and a 4-acid Total Digestion TD-ICP (1F2-ICP) analysis done by Activation Laboratories Ltd. (Actlabs). Samples are prepared at Actlabs in Timmins (ISO 9001 accredited) and shipped to Thunder Bay or Ancaster (ISO 17025 accredited) for specific analysis. The company has also requested a Code 8-AR wet chemistry assay quality analysis for Nickel on all samples greater than 0.25% Ni. Aqua Regia (AR-ICP) analysis is designed to dissolve all non-silicate Ni minerals, while the 4-acid Total Digestion (TD-ICP) analysis is designed to dissolve both sulphide and silicate Ni minerals.
