VANCOUVER, BC, July 6, 2022 /CNW/ - Norra Metals Corp. (the "Company") (TSXV: NORA) (Frankfurt: 1KO) (OTC: NRRMF) is pleased to announce it has engaged Transition-Elements AS (Norway) and Geovista AB (Sweden) to act on behalf of the Company to prepare the exploration and drilling permits and to be in contact with local authorities and stakeholders, which is required to conduct exploration activities on Bleikvassli and Meråker projects in Norway.
The application permit process for both projects were prepared by those contractors with supervision of Paulo Caessa, VP Exploration, and were submitted to Direktoratet for Mineralforvaltning ("Dirmin") according to the Norwegian Minerals Act – section 18, previous to the start of the field work. Discussions with local authorities and stakeholders, to inform them of the Company's exploration plans are progressing successfully.
Norra's technical team has completed a significant amount of work to prepare both projects for a Phase I exploration program. To date, the Company has completed a comprehensive review of available historic data for the Bleikvassli and Meråker properties and outlined the first phase of exploration program.
The exploration program permits request submitted to Dirmin were based on the high-priority targets selection referred to in news releases of February 9th and March 10th, and can be summarized as follows:
Bleikvassli Project:
- Conduct a diamond drill hole campaign to test the down dip extension of Bleikvassli mine;
- Geophysical surveys over Brunnesbeken mineralization, Bleikvassli mine south extension, Kongsfjellet and Rapliasen targets;
- Soil sampling over Bleikvassli South, Rapliasen and Kjokkenbukta areas. Rock and channel sampling.
Meråker Project:
- Soil sampling campaign over 10 of the 11 high-priority targets (Bjornbekken, Fonnfjell, Mannfjell, Langsundgruva, Ebba-Vaerasvollen, Torsbjork Gruve, Svartatjern, Lillefjell, Gilså and Dronningen areas). Rock and channel sampling.
Any additional work, not yet planned, and based on previous exploration results will require additional permits that can be done at the Company's convenience.
Qualified Person
Mr. Paulo Nuno De Sa Caessa, EurGeol., VP Exploration, who is the Qualified Person for Norra Metals Corp. and responsible for the review and preparation of the scientific and technical information contained in this news release.
About Norra Metals
Norra Metals Corp. (TSX-V: NORA) (FSE: 1KO) (OTC: NRRMF) is a Canadian-based precious and base metals exploration company. The Company's Norwegian assets include the past-producing Bleikvassli polymetallic, zinc-copper-lead-silver underground mine project and the high-grade Meråker copper-zinc- gold exploration project. The Company also holds a 100% interest in the Pyramid copper-gold porphyry project located in Northwest British Columbia. For more information, please visit www.norrametals.com.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF
NORRA METALS CORP.
Per: "Minaz Devji"
Minaz Devji, CEO and Director
This press release contains "forward-looking information" that is based on the Company's current expectations, estimates, forecasts, and projections. This forward-looking information includes, among other things, statements with respect to the Company's exploration and development plans. The words "will", "anticipated", "plans" or other similar words and phrases are intended to identify forward-looking information. Forward-looking information is subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the Company's actual results, level of activity, performance, or achievements to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward looking information.
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
SOURCE Norra Metals Corp.
View original content to download multimedia: http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/July2022/06/c9116.html