Dolly Varden Silver Commences 2025 Drill Program with Four Drill Rigs at the Kitsault Valley Project
- High-grade silver intersections at Wolf Vein showing 379 g/t Ag over 21.69m, including 1,804 g/t over 1.67m
- Significant drill program of 35,000 meters underway with four drill rigs
- Promising gold values at Red Point target with 21.10 g/t Au over 0.50m
- Early start to drilling season due to favorable weather conditions
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Insights
Dolly Varden's aggressive 35,000m drill program targets high-grade silver expansion with promising early indicators at Wolf Vein.
Dolly Varden Silver's announcement of its 2025 exploration program represents a substantial drilling campaign focused on a balanced approach of resource expansion and new discovery potential. The 35,000-meter program demonstrates significant financial commitment, with drilling resources split roughly 60:40 between the southern Dolly Varden properties and northern Homestake Ridge areas.
The company's strategic focus on the Wolf Vein is particularly noteworthy. Previous drilling results from this zone have been exceptional, with hole DV24-421 returning 379 g/t Ag over 21.69 meters, including an impressive 1,804 g/t over 1.67 meters. The current drilling targets the vein's extension along a southwesterly plunge, where geological indicators suggest the mineralization is becoming more robust with higher temperature alteration signatures – often a positive indicator for substantial mineralization systems.
The company's technical approach appears sophisticated, employing directional drilling technology to accurately target the steeply dipping vein structure. This technique allows for more precise intercepts and potentially better resource definition. The interpretation that the Wolf Vein appears to be widening toward the southwest with improved mineralization characteristics suggests the potential for significant resource expansion.
Secondary targets at Moose Vein and Red Point also show promise, with previous drilling at Moose returning 269 g/t Ag over 7.55 meters and Red Point yielding 21.10 g/t Au over 0.50m. These results justify the follow-up drilling planned for these zones. The project's position in British Columbia's Golden Triangle, a region known for world-class deposits, adds geological credibility to the exploration potential.
While the announcement doesn't include resource estimates or economic assessments, the scale and focus of this program indicate Dolly Varden is aggressively advancing what appears to be a significant precious metals project with multiple mineralized zones warranting extensive follow-up. Investors should monitor upcoming assay results, particularly from the Wolf Vein extension drilling, which represents the most immediate potential for meaningful resource growth.
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - May 28, 2025) - Dolly Varden Silver Corporation (TSXV: DV) (NYSE Amercian: DVS) (FSE: DVQ) (the "Company" or "Dolly Varden") is pleased to announce that the 2025 Exploration Drill Program focused on its
Total meterage of approximately 35,000 meters planned for the 2025 drill program will be split approximately 60:40 between the Dolly Varden Properties to the south, including the Big Bulk copper-gold porphyry, and the Homestake Ridge Property to the north, along the Kitsault Valley trend.
"Our 35,000 meter drilling program, which is well underway, is balanced between the discovery of new mineralization, expansion of known zones and derisking through infill drilling. In particular, priority drilling at our high-grade Wolf Vein is targeting a key structural intercept with a controlling structure, where there is significant expansion potential located along strike to the south. Concurrent de-risking work will continue to add value to one of the premier silver and gold advanced exploration projects in The Golden Triangle," said Shawn Khunkhun, CEO of Dolly Varden Silver.
Figure 1. Targets for the 2025 Exploration program along Dolly Varden's Kitsault Valley Trend.
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Figure 2. Dolly Varden Silver's Kitsault Valley Project and Big Bulk Project including target areas for the 2025 drill program.
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Wolf Deposit
At the Wolf Vein, drilling is focused on the extension of the southwesterly plunging, high grade silver corridor along strike and at depth, with the aim to further expand the zone and target the intersection of the two main structures interpreted to be the locus of silver mineralization. Directional drilling technology is being employed to accurately intersect the steeply dipping vein with prioritizing aggressive westerly step-outs from the last 120 meter step-out drill hole DV24-421 that intersected 379 g/t Ag,
Recently completed alteration and structural studies indicate that the vein mineralization at Wolf is becoming consistently more robust with a higher temperature alteration signature towards the southwest, as it approaches the projection of the central valley/Moose Lamb, basin bounding fault system that connects through from the Torbrit Silver Deposit.
Figure 3. 2025 Expansion targets (red arrows) on Wolf Vein where all four drills are currently drilling. Wolf long section with 2024 drilling highlighted (from previous release: January 7, 2025).
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*Estimated true widths vary depending on intersection angles and range from
Moose Vein
The Moose Vein is situated 1.5 kilometers north of the Wolf vein on a similar crosscutting structure that projects under the mid valley sedimentary cap. Drilling in 2023 intersected mineralized vein and vein breccias similar to the Wolf vein, with previously reported results from drill hole DV23-371 of 712 g/t Ag over 1.00 meter within a wider vein interval grading 269 g/t Ag over 7.55 meters (from previous release; November 6, 2023). The 2024 drilling at Moose will target the down plunge mineralization projection, trending towards and below the mid-valley sedimentary cover rock. This target is a newly interpreted plunge orientation of the wide and high silver grade seen at similar cross-cutting veins located further south of the Moose Vein, such as Wolf and Kitsol.
Figure 4. The 2025 Drilling Program started mid-May at Dolly Varden Silver's Kitsault Valley Project due to low snow accumulation; pictured is one of four drills currently drilling in the Kitsault Valley.
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Red Point
The Red Point target is on the west side of the Kitsault River trending northwest towards the Homestake Ridge deposits, approximately six kilometers to the northwest. Red Point mineralization consists of a broad area of quartz, sericite, pyrite alteration with high grade gold values within stockwork zones. Reinterpreted downhole structural data suggests high grade structural corridors crosscutting the main northwest trend should be prioritized for drill testing early in the 2025 season. Follow-up drilling will step out from drill hole DV24-400 that intersected 21.10 g/t Au over 0.50m, within a broader zone averaging 0.79 g/t Au over 20.15 meters (from previous release: January 7, 2025) associated with intense quartz sericite stockwork.
Quality Assurance and Quality Control
The Company adheres to CIM Best Practices Guidelines for exploration related activities conducted on its property. Quality Assurance and Quality Control (QA/QC) procedures are overseen by the Qualified Person.
Dolly Varden QA/QC protocols are maintained through the insertion of certified reference material (standards), blanks and field duplicates within the sample stream. Drill core is cut in-half with a diamond saw, with one-half placed in sealed bags and shipped to the laboratory and the other half retained on site. Third party laboratory checks on
Analytical testing was performed by ALS Canada Ltd. in North Vancouver, British Columbia. The entire sample is crushed to
Qualified Person
Rob van Egmond, P.Geo., Vice-President Exploration for Dolly Varden, the "Qualified Person" as defined by NI 43-101 has reviewed and approved the scientific and technical information contained in this news release. Rob van Egmond, P.Geo. is not independent of the Company in accordance with NI 43-101.
About Dolly Varden Silver Corporation
Dolly Varden Silver Corporation is a mineral exploration company focused on advancing one of the largest high-grade undeveloped precious metals assets in BC's Golden Triangle, 25km by road to tide water. The Kitsault Valley Project which combines the past producing silver mines Dolly Varden and Torbrit including the Homestake deposits and the Kinskuch property. The 770 sq. km. project is prospective for hosting further precious metal deposits being located on the same structural and stratigraphic belts that host Eskay Creek and Brucejack. The project also contains the Big Bulk property which is prospective for porphyry and skarn mineralization. The porphyry belt is similar in age and style of mineralization to regional deposits such as Red Chris and KSM. The company has the Porter Project, which includes the past producing high-grade Porter Idaho Silver mine, located 4km from Stewart BC.
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For further information: Shawn Khunkhun, CEO & Director, 1-604-609-5137, www.dollyvardensilver.com.
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