Nine Mile Metals (CSE:NINE) has intersected additional ‘high-grade’ mineralisation during drilling at the Wedge Mine in New Brunswick’s Bathurst Mining Camp, Canada, as it works to expand the project’s polymetallic resource.
The reported hole, drilled to a depth of 224m, intersected two distinct volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) zones containing copper, lead, zinc, silver, and gold, with grades generally increasing at depth.
The upper zone was intersected from 80.15m to 90m downhole and was characterised by higher silver and zinc grades, while the lower zone extended from 105m to 138m, with copper becoming more prominent.
Together, the two mineralised intervals totalled 42.85m.
“This was our first hole in the southwest and it did not disappoint. With solid copper mineralisation in addition to both gold and silver, this bodes well for expanding our resource in the western portion of the Wedge,” Vice President of Exploration and Director Gary Lohman says.
Lohman also highlights variations in the distribution of mineralisation, with silver, gold, and zinc more prominent in the upper zone and increased silver and copper in the lower zone.
“This is not unusual as most systems show variability along both strike and depth,” he adds.
CEO Patrick Cruickshank also points to the results from what he describes as a “well-diversified mineralised section of the deposit”.
“The overall width of this intersection characterises this deposit getting stronger the deeper we go under the historic area previously mined. We continue to prove the deposit’s economics and larger footprint with improving higher-grade results,” Cruickshank says.
Nine Mile is currently conducting a 10,000m drill program focused on recently identified ‘high-grade’ zones along the western flank of the Wedge Mine deposit.
The company plans to incorporate the latest assays into an updated 3D geological model as it advances the project towards an updated technical report and mineral resource estimate.
Nine Mile Metals is focused on VMS exploration in the Bathurst Mining Camp of New Brunswick.
Write to Jackson Chen at Mining.com.au
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