VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - April 7, 2011) - Anfield Nickel Corp. (TSX VENTURE:ANF) ("Anfield") is pleased to announce new drilling results from its 100% owned Mayaniquel nickel project located in eastern Guatemala. The latest results are highlighted by results from the Tres Juanes Norte deposit that include hole TJN11-243 that intersected 22.1 meters grading 2.52% nickel, including 11.4 meters grading 3.03% nickel and hole TJN11-239 that intersected 13.8 meters grading 1.78% nickel including 10.6 meters grading 1.96% nickel.
Nickel mineralization at Tres Juanes Norte has now been delineated on all accessible land and the planned drilling program has been completed. Two distinct zones (North and South) of higher grade nickel mineralization have been defined. While nickel laterite mineralization has been mapped on land separating the two zones (see attached map), Anfield has not received approval from the surface rights owner to access the area to drill the laterite formation.
The drill program is now focused on extending the known mineral resources at Sechol - Segundo to the west and northwest and upgrading existing resources at Sechol - Inicio from the Inferred to Indicated category. Significant results from Sechol – Segundo include holes SSG11-012 that intersected 13.6 meters averaging 1.60% nickel including 5 meters averaging 2.19% nickel and SSG11-025 that intersected 9 meters grading 1.66% nickel including 2.9 meters averaging 2.57% nickel. The Sechol - Segundo zone has now been extended over an additional area measuring 1000 meters north to south by 600 meters east to west. Drill results from Sechol – Inicio include holes SIN11-300 that intersected 5.2 meters averaging 1.74% nickel and SIN11-307 that intersected 7.6 meters grading 1.73% nickel, including 2.5 meters averaging 2.25% nickel. Additional exploration drilling is also occurring at Tres Juanes Rio to identify new resource targets.
Five drill rigs are operating at Mayaniquel and 254 holes totaling 5,080 meters have been drilled to date in 2011.
Significant intercepts from the remaining drilling at Tres Juanes Norte as well as new results from Sechol – Segundo and Sechol - Inicio are shown in the table below. Maps showing the location of drill holes are attached to this news release. Holes at Tres Juanes Norte and Sechol – Inicio are drilled on a 70 meter by 70 meter grid pattern for definition of Indicated category resources while drilling at Sechol – Segundo has been completed at 100 meter by 100 meter spacing for identification of Inferred category resources.
| Drill Hole | From (m | ) | To (m | ) | Length (m | ) | Ni (% | ) | Comments |
| Tres Juanes Norte | |||||||||
| TJN11-226 | 1.70 | 2.80 | 1.10 | 1.06 | North Central Area | ||||
| TJN11-227 | 5.70 | 11.60 | 5.90 | 1.12 | North Central Area | ||||
| including | 6.30 | 7.30 | 1.00 | 1.51 | |||||
| TJN11-228 | 1.80 | 6.90 | 5.10 | 1.09 | North Central Area | ||||
| TJN11-229 | 1.00 | 2.20 | 1.20 | 0.93 | North Central Area | ||||
| TJN11-231 | 2.30 | 5.00 | 2.70 | 1.07 | North Central Area | ||||
| TJN11-232 | 0.00 | 2.30 | 2.30 | 1.32 | North Central Area | ||||
| and | 4.30 | 11.20 | 6.90 | 1.32 | |||||
| including | 4.30 | 7.30 | 3.00 | 1.58 | |||||
| TJN11-233 | 0.00 | 3.60 | 3.60 | 1.30 | North Central Area | ||||
| and | 6.90 | 14.50 | 7.60 | 1.30 | |||||
| including | 10.90 | 14.50 | 3.60 | 1.52 | |||||
| TJN11-235 | 1.00 | 6.30 | 5.30 | 1.25 | North Central Area | ||||
| including | 2.60 | 4.30 | 1.70 | 1.67 | |||||
| TJN11-236 | 1.00 | 7.20 | 6.20 | 0.97 | North Central Area | ||||
| TJN11-238 | 2.20 | 5.30 | 3.10 | 0.93 | North Central Area | ||||
| TJN11-239 | 1.50 | 15.30 | 13.80 | 1.78 | North Central Area | ||||
| including | 3.80 | 14.40 | 10.60 | 1.96 | |||||
| including | 3.80 | 8.60 | 4.80 | 2.25 | |||||
| TJN11-240 | 0.00 | 3.30 | 3.30 | 0.95 | North Central Area | ||||
| TJN11-241 | 1.80 | 3.30 | 1.50 | 1.23 | North Central Area | ||||
| TJN11-242 | 0.00 | 6.70 | 6.70 | 1.09 | North Central Area | ||||
| and | 13.30 | 17.80 | 4.50 | 1.25 | |||||
| TJN11-243 | 4.00 | 26.10 | 22.10 | 2.52 | North Central Area | ||||
| including | 7.20 | 18.60 | 11.40 | 3.03 | |||||
| TJN11-244 | 4.10 | 18.00 | 13.90 | 1.38 | North Central Area | ||||
| including | 5.20 | 8.10 | 2.90 | 1.78 | |||||
| including | 10.10 | 11.10 | 1.00 | 1.60 | |||||
| including | 13.40 | 14.40 | 1.00 | 1.64 | |||||
| TJN11-245 | 1.70 | 12.20 | 10.50 | 1.42 | North Central Area | ||||
| including | 3.30 | 7.00 | 3.70 | 1.69 | |||||
| including | 10.20 | 11.30 | 1.10 | 1.71 | |||||
| TJN11-246 | 6.60 | 9.90 | 3.30 | 1.46 | North Central Area | ||||
| including | 7.60 | 9.90 | 2.30 | 1.72 | |||||
| TJN11-247 | 1.50 | 4.50 | 3.00 | 0.95 | North Central Area | ||||
| TJN11-248 | 3.30 | 15.40 | 12.10 | 1.66 | North Central Area | ||||
| including | 3.30 | 4.30 | 1.00 | 2.04 | |||||
| including | 8.30 | 9.80 | 1.50 | 1.62 | |||||
| including | 11.80 | 15.40 | 3.60 | 2.03 | |||||
| TJN11-249 | 0.00 | 3.40 | 3.40 | 1.01 | North Central Area | ||||
| and | 5.50 | 11.40 | 5.90 | 1.18 | |||||
| TJN11-250 | 0.08 | 2.00 | 1.20 | 0.87 | North Central Area | ||||
| TJN11-251 | 8.60 | 18.00 | 9.40 | 1.41 | North Central Area | ||||
| including | 9.80 | 13.80 | 4.00 | 1.62 | |||||
| TJN11-252 | 2.00 | 9.30 | 7.30 | 1.77 | North Central Area | ||||
| including | 2.00 | 5.80 | 3.80 | 2.39 | |||||
| TJN11-253 | 1.20 | 4.30 | 3.10 | 0.93 | North Central Area | ||||
| TJN11-254 | 2.80 | 7.20 | 4.40 | 0.89 | North Central Area | ||||
| TJN11-256 | 2.80 | 4.30 | 1.50 | 1.37 | North Central Area |
| TJN11-258 | 12.30 | 26.30 | 14.00 | 1.66 | North Central Area | ||||
| including | 15.10 | 20.30 | 5.20 | 2.06 | |||||
| and | 28.00 | 32.60 | 4.60 | 1.00 | |||||
| TJN11-259 | 3.30 | 5.80 | 2.50 | 1.35 | North Central Area | ||||
| including | 3.80 | 4.80 | 1.00 | 1.53 | |||||
| TJN11-261 | 6.80 | 15.50 | 8.70 | 1.40 | North Central Area | ||||
| including | 9.30 | 14.80 | 5.50 | 1.61 | |||||
| TJN11-262 | 3.00 | 9.70 | 6.70 | 1.04 | North Central Area | ||||
| TJN11-264 | 1.20 | 6.00 | 4.80 | 1.29 | North Central Area | ||||
| including | 3.40 | 5.00 | 1.60 | 1.74 | |||||
| TJN11-267 | 0.00 | 3.30 | 3.30 | 1.27 | North Central Area | ||||
| TJN11-268 | 1.50 | 3.40 | 1.90 | 1.95 | North Central Area | ||||
| TJN11-269 | 1.30 | 12.80 | 11.50 | 0.97 | North Central Area | ||||
| and | 23.10 | 27.80 | 4.70 | 1.10 | |||||
| TJN11-270 | 1.00 | 16.80 | 15.80 | 1.76 | North Central Area | ||||
| including | 6.30 | 8.50 | 2.20 | 2.58 | |||||
| TJN11-272 | 2.40 | 13.30 | 10.90 | 1.13 | North Central Area | ||||
| including | 4.80 | 6.00 | 1.20 | 1.74 | |||||
| TJN11-273 | 0.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 0.93 | North Central Area | ||||
| TJN11-274 | 0.00 | 9.30 | 9.30 | 1.13 | North Central Area | ||||
| TJN11-275 | 1.70 | 2.70 | 1.00 | 1.27 | North Central Area | ||||
| TJN11-276 | 8.20 | 13.40 | 5.20 | 1.79 | North Central Area | ||||
| and | 16.20 | 18.60 | 2.40 | 1.13 | |||||
| TJN11-278 | 6.95 | 7.95 | 1.00 | 0.88 | North Central Area | ||||
| and | 14.30 | 24.50 | 10.20 | 1.65 | |||||
| TJN11-279 | 0.90 | 3.60 | 2.70 | 1.43 | North Central Area | ||||
| TJN11-281 | 2.90 | 7.60 | 4.70 | 1.07 | North Central Area | ||||
| TJN11-282 | 3.60 | 10.20 | 6.60 | 1.11 | North Central Area | ||||
| TJN11-283 | 1.90 | 4.30 | 2.40 | 1.10 | North Central Area | ||||
| TJN11-285 | 1.90 | 3.90 | 2.00 | 0.83 | North Central Area | ||||
| TJN11-286 | 20.00 | 22.00 | 2.00 | 0.88 | North Central Area | ||||
| Sechol - Segundo | |||||||||
| SSG11-001 | 2.80 | 9.80 | 7.00 | 1.48 | Expansion Drilling | ||||
| including | 6.00 | 9.00 | 3.00 | 2.09 | |||||
| SSG11-004 | 2.30 | 6.80 | 4.50 | 0.95 | Expansion Drilling | ||||
| SSG11-005 | 0.00 | 1.20 | 1.20 | 0.91 | Expansion Drilling | ||||
| and | 4.10 | 7.80 | 3.70 | 1.97 | |||||
| SSG11-008 | 0.00 | 1.40 | 1.40 | 0.89 | Expansion Drilling | ||||
| SSG11-010 | 4.90 | 20.20 | 15.30 | 1.32 | Expansion Drilling | ||||
| including | 12.50 | 16.80 | 4.30 | 1.73 | |||||
| SSG11-011 | 1.50 | 12.30 | 10.80 | 0.93 | Expansion Drilling | ||||
| SSG11-012 | 6.50 | 20.10 | 13.60 | 1.60 | Expansion Drilling | ||||
| including | 11.60 | 16.60 | 5.00 | 2.19 | |||||
| SSG11-013 | 5.40 | 9.30 | 3.70 | 0.95 | Expansion Drilling | ||||
| SSG11-015 | 1.80 | 3.90 | 2.10 | 1.00 | Expansion Drilling | ||||
| SSG11-016 | 0.00 | 13.00 | 13.00 | 1.48 | Expansion Drilling | ||||
| including | 5.10 | 9.80 | 4.70 | 1.87 | |||||
| SSG11-017 | 4.80 | 22.30 | 17.50 | 1.16 | Expansion Drilling | ||||
| including | 11.20 | 14.30 | 3.10 | 1.88 | |||||
| SSG11-018 | 3.30 | 13.00 | 9.70 | 1.12 | Expansion Drilling | ||||
| SSG11-019 | 2.90 | 8.80 | 5.90 | 1.53 | Expansion Drilling | ||||
| SSG11-020 | 1.90 | 8.70 | 6.80 | 1.36 | Expansion Drilling | ||||
| SSG11-021 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 1.42 | Expansion Drilling | ||||
| SSG11-022 | 6.80 | 16.40 | 9.60 | 1.12 | Expansion Drilling | ||||
| SSG11-023 | 7.90 | 15.10 | 7.20 | 1.66 | Expansion Drilling | ||||
| including | 9.60 | 12.60 | 3.00 | 2.20 | |||||
| SSG11-024 | 2.80 | 7.30 | 4.50 | 1.24 | Expansion Drilling | ||||
| SSG11-025 | 2.30 | 11.30 | 9.00 | 1.66 | Expansion Drilling | ||||
| including | 6.40 | 9.30 | 2.90 | 2.57 | |||||
| SSG11-026 | 1.20 | 10.30 | 9.10 | 1.24 | Expansion Drilling | ||||
| and | 13.10 | 17.80 | 4.70 | 1.68 | |||||
| SSG11-027 | 6.30 | 7.80 | 1.50 | 1.35 | Expansion Drilling | ||||
| SSG11-028 | 2.20 | 3.40 | 1.20 | 0.84 | |||||
| SSG11-029 | 1.70 | 5.70 | 4.00 | 1.08 | Expansion Drilling | ||||
| SSG11-030 | 1.00 | 9.70 | 8.70 | 1.58 | Expansion Drilling | ||||
| including | 3.60 | 7.20 | 3.60 | 1.94 | |||||
| SSG11-031 | 0.80 | 4.80 | 4.00 | 1.84 | Expansion Drilling | ||||
| SSG11-032 | 2.80 | 13.80 | 11.00 | 1.25 | Expansion Drilling | ||||
| including | 4.80 | 6.80 | 2.00 | 1.82 | |||||
| SSG11-033 | 0.00 | 1.80 | 1.80 | 0.84 | Expansion Drilling | ||||
| SSG11-034 | 3.50 | 10.30 | 6.80 | 1.06 | Expansion Drilling | ||||
| Sechol - Inicio | |||||||||
| SIN11-299 | 2.00 | 15.30 | 13.30 | 1.48 | Infill for Indicated | ||||
| SIN11-300 | 0.00 | 5.20 | 5.20 | 1.74 | Infill for Indicated | ||||
| SIN11-301 | 0.90 | 4.80 | 3.90 | 1.62 | Infill for Indicated | ||||
| SIN11-302 | 0.50 | 8.00 | 7.50 | 1.46 | Infill for Indicated | ||||
| including | 3.30 | 6.80 | 3.50 | 1.83 | |||||
| SIN11-303 | 0.00 | 2.80 | 2.80 | 0.93 | Infill for Indicated | ||||
| SIN11-304 | 1.20 | 4.80 | 3.60 | 1.63 | Infill for Indicated | ||||
| SIN11-306 | 2.30 | 3.30 | 1.00 | 1.46 | Infill for Indicated | ||||
| and | 5.70 | 7.80 | 2.10 | 1.16 | |||||
| SIN11-307 | 1.80 | 9.40 | 7.60 | 1.73 | Infill for Indicated | ||||
| including | 3.50 | 6.00 | 2.50 | 2.25 | |||||
| SIN11-308 | 0.00 | 6.70 | 6.70 | 1.14 | Infill for Indicated | ||||
| SIN11-309 | 0.00 | 9.50 | 9.50 | 1.32 | Infill for Indicated | ||||
| including | 1.20 | 4.80 | 3.60 | 1.79 | |||||
These drill results do not differentiate limonite, transition or saprolite zone mineralization. A 0.8% Ni cutoff was used to determine mineralized sample intervals, with one internal sub-cutoff sample allowed per interval.
The Mayaniquel project comprises mineral exploration licenses totaling approximately 54,000 hectares in the nickel laterite belt surrounding Lake Izabal, 120 kilometers northeast of Guatemala City. The bulk of Anfield's mineral exploration licenses lie adjacent to the "Fenix Project" owned by Compania Guatemalteca de Niquel S.A., a subsidiary of HudBay Minerals, Inc.
On September 20, 2010, Anfield announced that it had received an interim, independent NI 43-101 compliant mineral resource estimate for the Mayaniquel project. This mineral resource estimate does not incorporate or reflect the drilling results described above, and is shown in the table below:
| Dry Metric Tonnes | Nickel Grade | Contained Nickel | ||||
| 1% Ni cutoff grade | (million | ) | (% | ) | (million pounds | ) |
| Indicated Resource Category | ||||||
| Transition & Saprolite | 12.1 | 1.57 | 416.4 | |||
| Limonite | 7.0 | 1.14 | 177.1 | |||
| Inferred Resource Category | ||||||
| Transition & Saprolite | 49.6 | 1.37 | 1,494.1 | |||
| Limonite | 13.1 | 1.11 | 319.6 | |||
| Mineral resources do not have demonstrated economic viability. | ||||||
Andrew Carstensen, CPG, Vice President, Exploration for Anfield, is the Qualified Person as defined by NI 43-101 for the Mayaniquel Project and has verified the foregoing data and reviewed and approved the contents of this news release. The quality assurance/quality control program is monitored by independent consultant Dr. Bruce M. Davis, FAusIMM. Logging and sampling are completed at Anfield's secure facility located at the project. Drill core is mechanically split on site with sample preparation completed at a facility at Anfield's exploration compound. Samples are prepared in accordance with ALS Chemex's standards with pulps subsequently shipped to their laboratory in Vancouver, Canada for X-Ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy (XRF) analysis, the common analytical technique used in nickel laterite exploration. Quality from the on-site sample preparation lab is monitored by an independent, rigorous QA/QC program. Anfield also inserts standards, blanks and duplicates selected on a random basis into the sample stream and sends 5% of the sample pulps to a check laboratory in Perth, Australia.
ANFIELD NICKEL CORP.
David Strang
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