Nine Mile Metals (CSE:NINE) has mobilised a second drill rig to the Tribag-West Wedge target area at its Wedge Volcanogenic Massive Sulphide (VMS) Project in New Brunswick’s Bathurst Mining Camp, Canada.
Drilling is expected to begin at Tribag in the coming days, testing seven modelled time-domain electromagnetic (TDEM) conductor plates while work continues at the Wedge Mine.
The targets, first announced in January 2025, are located along the same magnetic trend as the historical mine. Six plates sit at modelled depths of 300–450m, while the deeper A1 plate may reflect a regional structural feature.
VP Exploration Gary Lohman says the targets combine geophysical responses with evidence of mineralisation.
“Strong conductors at depth, on trend with the Wedge, with known mineralisation at surface and in the shallow historic holes. That is exactly the setup you look for in the Bathurst Camp,” Lohman says.
At Tribag, a grab sample from trench LF17-11 returned 12.60% zinc, 7.22% lead, and 0.53% copper. Grab samples are selective and may not represent the wider mineralised area.
Meanwhile, Nine Mile had completed 18 holes totalling 4,934.50m of its 10,000m program at Wedge Mine as of 21 September.
Eight borehole electromagnetic surveys are commencing on perimeter holes to guide further drilling of the Wedge lenses’ depth and lateral extensions.
The work follows results from hole WD-26-14, which returned 14.15m @ 5.09% copper equivalent, including 6m @ 7.45%, as previously reported by Mining.com.au.
Nine Mile Metals is a Canadian explorer advancing four VMS projects in the 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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