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Relief all around as Widgie confirms 'exceptional' hit

STAFF at Widgie Nickel can feel relieved today after assays confirmed a promising pXRF result that suggested a hole completed at the 132N target, north of Western Australia's Widgiemooltha Dome, had intersected high-grade nickel after all.

 Resource drilling was completed at 132N last month

Resource drilling was completed at 132N last month

The core assayed 9.14m at 10.44% nickel, 0.75% copper, 0.13% cobalt and 1.93 grams per tonne 3E platinum group elements from 330m, including 2.6m at 18.88% nickel.   Some sections of the core returned...

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