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Fresh-faced Widgie hits the stage

t was impeccable timing for Neometals Ltd to a higher level of geological confidence, un- “A significant aspect to the company was
Ispinout Widgie Nickel Ltd to debut at the derstand the parameters of those resources the realisation of the PGMs in our resource
Australian Nickel Conference just days after and push them through to development stud- base,” Norregaard said. “This previously
listing, and managing director Steve Norre- ies.” wasn’t recognised. There’s about 140,000
gaard had another thing on timing to say dur- The company sings a common tune in the assays in our drill core database and less
ing his time on stage. nickel space of exposure to the growth of the than 10% of them were assayed for cobalt or
“I have to mention timing,” Norregaard said. EV industry. However, surprise copper, cobalt PGMs. There’s a big upside for us that will be
“Having gone through the last nickel boom, and PGMs at Mt Edwards yet to be followed revealed during the drilling.”
mining nickel at $US50,000/t, timing is very up add an extra threat to the Widgie arsenal. Assays from the Munda deposit on the
important.” As palladium prices hit a five-year high ear- northern end of the Dome returned 24m @
The experienced engineer seeks to con- lier this year, the significance of such PGMs 3.22% nickel, 0.20% copper, 0.53 g/t palla-
tinue that good sense of timing by speedily cannot be understated as the company inves- dium and 0.26 g/t platinum from 52m, includ-
achieving production by 2024 in this bullish tigates the metals with current infill drilling. ing 16m @ 4.58% nickel, 0.29% copper, 0.76
environment. The company’s golden goose is g/t palladium and 0.38 g/t platinum from 59m.
the expansive 240sq km Mt Edwards project, As drilling takes place across 40 high-prior-
a consolidation of tenements 80km south of ity targets over the next two years, economic
Kalgoorlie, including the highly prospective studies will also be carried out to define a
Widgiemooltha Dome. multi-mine plan for the company.
Armed with a resource base of already “We’re a simple story, we want to get the
162,560t nickel across eleven separate loca- project into production,” Norregaard said.
tions, Widgie is firmly focused on achieving “We have an excellent portfolio of exploration
its ambitious production start while building ground that has the potential to have further
on the existing resource war chest. high-grade nickel discoveries that we intend
“The strategy for the company is pretty to unlock. Our ongoing drilling for the next two
straight forward,” Norregaard said. “We’ve al- years will provide an excellent flow of informa-
ready got a substantial resource base, so the tion.”
focus for us is to bring that nickel resource up Steve Norregaard – Fraser Palamara

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