Nine Mile Metals (CSE:NINE) has intersected two volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) zones at its Wedge Mine Project in New Brunswick, Canada, while expanding its landholdings in the Bathurst Mining Camp.
Hole WD-26-15 returned 7.60m @ 4.88% copper equivalent (CuEq) from 114.50m, followed by 1.20m @ 2.89% CuEq from 128.60m. Both intervals are reported as true widths.
The mineralisation contained visible chalcopyrite, galena, and sphalerite, with the highest-grade sample returning 6.12% CuEq, comprising 2.40% copper, 2.78% lead, 5.88% zinc, 52 grams per tonne silver, and 0.88g/t gold.
Copper-equivalent calculations assume 95% metallurgical recovery across all five metals and do not represent recoverable metal.
VP Exploration Gary Lohman says the latest results add to the company’s understanding of mineralisation in the southwestern area of Wedge.
“The silver and gold have now shown up in every hole we’ve reported from the southwest, and that’s quickly becoming one of the defining features of this program,” Lohman says.
Nine Mile has reported results from six holes, with assays pending for approximately 11 more from the first half of its 10,000m drilling program.
Landholdings expand at Nine Mile Brook
Separately, the company has acquired two claim blocks totalling 14.42km² at its Nine Mile Brook Project.
The acquisitions comprise 8.52km² at Nine Mile Brook East and 5.90km² at Muddy Lake South, increasing its total portfolio to 145.74km².
The company also recently mobilised a second drill rig to test targets at Tribag-West Wedge.
Nine Mile Metals is a Canadian mineral explorer advancing four VMS projects in New Brunswick’s Bathurst Mining Camp: Wedge, Nine Mile Brook, California Lake, and Canoe Landing Lake.
Write to France Pinzon at Mining.com.au
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