Dr. Tony Naldrett, Internationally Acclaimed Expert on Magmatic Sulphide Deposits, Joins North American Nickel's Advisory Board
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Sept. 30, 2013) - North American Nickel Inc. (TSX VENTURE:NAN) (OTCBB:WSCRF) (CUSIP: 65704T 108) is pleased to announce that Dr. Tony Naldrett, Emeritus Professor at the University of Toronto, has joined the Company's Advisory Board. Dr. Naldrett is an internationally recognized and acclaimed expert on magmatic (nickel, copper and platinum-group element) sulphide mineralization.
Over a career spanning more than forty years, Dr. Naldrett's research has focused on magmatic sulphide deposits, the magmas from which they have formed, the origin of these magmas in the mantle, the chemistry controlling the segregation of sulphides from the magma, and the subsequent separation of minerals from the cooling sulphides that are important in the beneficiation of the ores.
Recently, Dr. Naldrett was the featured speaker for NAN's Greenland and Copenhagen lecture series on nickel sulphide deposits, with a focus on Greenland where NAN is exploring its 5100 square kilometer 100% owned Maniitsoq property in south west Greenland. While in Greenland, he was able to inspect Maniitsoq project drill core, which is stored in Nuuk.
Rick Mark, CEO of North American Nickel states: "We are honored that Dr. Naldrett has agreed to join the Company's Advisory Board and become part of a growing team providing guidance to the immediate and long term development of our Maniitsoq nickel-copper-cobalt-PGM sulphide project.
Literally, he has been on the ground of all the significant nickel sulphide deposits in the world. His understanding of these very complex systems is unparalled and he will be a great help to the Company's technical team, as they explore and develop what we believe can be the world's next nickel sulphide camp."
Dr. Naldrett's work has always had a firm foundation in actual deposits. It has led him and his research teams to visit and investigate some of the world's classic nickel-copper-platinum group metal deposits in many parts of the world including, in addition to Canada and the US, Russia, China, Australia, South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Norway, Finland, Italy and Brazil. He has supervised 15 M.Sc. and 16 Ph.D. students and 15 Postdoctoral Fellows during his career.
This remarkable on ground experience has resulted in his authoring, or co-authoring, over 240 refereed papers and 8 books. He has also served as President of the Mineralogical Association of Canada, the Society of Economic Geologists, the International Mineralogical Association and the Geological Society of America and as Chairman of UNESCO's International Geological Cooperation Programme.
