Equity Extends the No. 3 Vein 400m on the Silver Queen Property, BC; Results Include 507g/t AgEq over 2.7 Metres, Including a 0.6 metre Interval of 1,089g/t AgEq
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Equity Metals reports final 2024 assay results from drilling at its Silver Queen project in British Columbia. The company completed sixteen core holes totaling 5,952 metres on the No. 3 North Target, successfully extending mineralization along an additional 400 metres northwest of previously modelled areas.
Key highlights include intersections of 507g/t AgEq over 2.7 metres (including 1,089g/t AgEq over 0.6 metres), 386g/t AgEq over 3.6 metres (including 713g/t AgEq over 1.6 metres), and 1,609g/t AgEq over 0.7 metres.
The No. 3 vein was tested to over 250 metres below surface while the No. 2 Vein was tested to over 400 metres below surface. Both structures remain open laterally and to depth, with further testing planned for 2025. The company's exploration plans for 2025 are fully funded.
Positive
- Successful extension of mineralization by 400 metres northwest
- High-grade intersections including 1,609g/t AgEq over 0.7 metres
- 2025 exploration program is fully funded
- Mineralization remains open laterally and at depth
- Results expected to expand existing Silver Queen resource
Negative
- None.
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Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - January 15, 2025) - Equity Metals Corporation (TSXV: EQTY) ("Equity") reports final 2024 assay results from the No.3 North target on its
Sixteen core holes totaling 5,952 metres were completed on the No. 3 North Target from two setups as part of the Fall '24 drill program, which had the goal of extending No. 3 mineralization along strike. Assay highlights from these final eight holes on this target include:
A 2.7 metre (Est. TT) interval grading 0.3g/t Au, 174g/t Ag,
1.2% Cu,0.2% Pb and3.8% Zn (507g/t AgEq or 7.1g/t AuEq) including a 0.6 metre (est. TT) interval averaging 0.5g/t Au, 362g/t Ag,3.0% Cu,0.4% Pb and7.7% Zn (1,089g/t AgEq or 15.2g/t AuEq) from SQ24-141;A 3.6 metre (Est. TT) interval grading 0.4g/t Au, 68g/t Ag,
0.1% Cu,1.1% Pb and5.3% Zn (386g/t AgEq or 5.4g/t AuEq) including a 1.6 metre (est. TT) interval averaging 0.7g/t Au, 119g/t Ag,0.1% Cu,2.0% Pb and10.3% Zn (713g/t AgEq or 10.0g/t AuEq) from SQ24-140; andA 0.7 metre (Est. TT) interval grading 6.4g/t Au, 720g/t Ag,
2.3% Cu.0.5% Pb and3.6% Zn (1,609g/t AgEq or 22.5g/t AuEq) from SQ24-142.
These results continue to confirm both grade and tenor of mineralization beyond the northern end of the No. 3 Vein resource model, extending the projections of the No. 3 and No. 2 veins along an additional 400 metres northwest of the previously modelled mineralization. The No. 2 vein is intersected in multiple drill holes and occurs in the footwall of the No. 3 Vein at a slightly oblique orientation. The No. 3 vein was tested to over 250 metres below surface while the No. 2 Vein was tested to over 400 metres below surface. Both structures remain open laterally and to depth and will be further tested as part of the 2025 drilling program.
VP Exploration Rob Macdonald, commented, "The Fall '24 drill program on the Silver Queen Property has successfully extended mineralization on the No. 3 Vein set, which still remains open along strike and at depth for further testing in 2025. This is a new target area for the Company, and with continued success, will be accretive to the existing mineral resources identified in the four known deposits currently delineated on the property. Mineralization remains open both laterally and at depth and is immediately adjacent to, and down dip from, existing historic underground workings, which would likely reduce development costs in an underground mining scenario."
President Joe Kizis, added, "We are pleased with the results of our 2024 program which outlined mineralization that will expand the Silver Queen resource. No. 3 North was identified as an area that has geologic similarities to the strongest part of the No. 3 resource farther south, where higher grades and vein thicknesses occur. Exploration plans for 2025 are fully funded, and we will continue the process of resource expansion both laterally and down dip of the modelled mineral resources as well as test new geologically attractive areas, such as where a blind vein was discovered in one hole at the North Camp target during 2024."
Figure 1: Plan of Silver Queen project area
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Figure 2: No.3 North Longitudinal Section showing historical and 2024 drill intercepts. Historical Intercepts are semi-transparent.
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Table 1: Select Composites from 2024 Drilling on the No. 3 North Target
| Hole # | From (m) | To (m) | Interval (m) | ETT (m) | Au (g/t) | Ag (g/t) | Cu (%) | Pb (%) | Zn (%) | AuEq (g/t) | AgEq (g/t) | Comments |
| No. 3 North | ||||||||||||
| SQ24-137 | 227.9 | 228.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 8.3 | 185 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 11.7 | 834 | HW Vein |
| SQ24-137 | 240.8 | 241.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 423 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 10.0 | 16.1 | 1155 | HW Vein |
| SQ24-137 | 270.4 | 278.2 | 7.8 | 5.5 | 0.5 | 27 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 212 | No. 3 Vein; |
| inc. | 271.4 | 272.5 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 63 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 8.7 | 8.6 | 618 | |
| SQ24-137 | 282.0 | 282.9 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 27 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 245 | No. 2 Veiin |
| SQ24-138 | 217.5 | 218.5 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 20 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 98 | No. 3 Vein |
| SQ24-138 | 254.6 | 256.4 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 92 | |
| SQ24-139 | 285.4 | 286.6 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 177 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 6.4 | 461 | No. 3 Vein |
| SQ24-139 | 389.6 | 390.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 42 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 231 | No. 2 Vein |
| SQ24-140 | 240.6 | 241.9 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 206 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 7.0 | 10.7 | 767 | No. 3 Vein |
| inc. | 240.6 | 241.5 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 262 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 9.8 | 14.0 | 1001 | |
| SQ24-140 | 281.0 | 285.2 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 0.4 | 68 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 386 | No. 2 Vein |
| inc. | 283.3 | 285.2 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 119 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 10.3 | 10.0 | 713 | |
| SQ24-141 | 189.2 | 190.2 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 133 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 3.1 | 4.5 | 323 | |
| SQ24-141 | 198.6 | 201.6 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 174 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 3.8 | 7.1 | 507 | No. 3 Vein |
| inc. | 200.9 | 201.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 362 | 3.0 | 0.4 | 7.7 | 15.2 | 1089 | |
| SQ24-141 | 260.6 | 261.6 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 16 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 88 | |
| SQ24-141 | 266.4 | 269.2 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 40 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 411 | No. 2 Vein |
| inc. | 268.9 | 269.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 144 | 0.2 | 10.5 | 30.8 | 27.0 | 1934 | |
| SQ24-142 | 271.0 | 271.9 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 6.4 | 720 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 3.6 | 22.5 | 1609 | No. 3 Vein |
| inc | 271.0 | 271.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 18.6 | 2059 | 5.9 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 57.5 | 4116 | |
| SQ24-142 | 358.0 | 358.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 24 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 7.8 | 6.2 | 446 | |
| SQ24-142 | 363.5 | 369.4 | 6.0 | 4.4 | 0.2 | 54 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 332 | No. 2 Vein; |
| inc. | 367.0 | 368.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 224 | 0.1 | 4.9 | 21.2 | 18.9 | 1352 | |
| SQ24-142 | 382.5 | 383.1 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 167 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 3.8 | 274 | |
| SQ24-143 | 322.5 | 325.0 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 15 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 111 | HW Vein |
| SQ24-143 | 329.0 | 332.6 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 12 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 135 | No. 2 Vein |
| inc. | 332.1 | 332.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 27 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 6.9 | 6.2 | 445 | |
| SQ24-144 | 283.4 | 284.4 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 63 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 2.4 | 175 | No. 3 Vein |
| SQ24-144 | 407.2 | 412.7 | 5.4 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 63 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 330 | No. 2 Vein |
| inc. | 409.0 | 411.8 | 2.8 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 84 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 462 | |
| SQ24-144 | 424.0 | 425.7 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 150 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 3.9 | 281 | FW Vein |
| inc. | 424.0 | 424.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 359 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 6.2 | 442 | |
| Camp Vein | ||||||||||||
| SQ24-145 | NSV | NSV | NSV | NSV | NSV | NSV | NSV | NSV | NSV | NSV | NSV | |
| SQ24-146 | 217.4 | 218.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 37 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 187 | |
Notes: drill core samples were analyzed by FA/AAS for gold and 48 element ICP-MS by MS Analytical, Langley, BC. Silver (>100ppm), copper, lead and zinc (>
2024 Drilling
Forty-two core holes totalling 17,209 metres were completed as part of Equity's 2024 exploration program. Drilling resulted in the delineation of a 550-metre strike-length for mineralization in the George Lake target and a 400-metre strike-length for mineralization in the No. 3 North target, as well as several extensions of earlier identified veins in the Camp Deposit and a new discovery in the Camp North target.
Work in 2025 will continue to incorporate the 2024 drill data into revised exploration and resource models toward a Mineral Resource update to be prepared in 2025, as well as continued, further exploration drilling on the property-wide and ever-expanding Silver Queen vein systems.
The No. 3 Vein is the single largest deposit currently identified on the Silver Queen property and with its southern extension, the NG-3 Vein, account for
About Silver Queen Project
The Silver Queen Project is a premier gold-silver property with over 100 years of historic exploration and development and is located adjacent to power, roads and rail with significant mining infrastructure that was developed under previous operators Bradina JV (Bralorne Mines) and Houston Metals Corp. (a Hunt Brothers company). The property contains an historic decline into the No. 3 Vein and the George Lake Vein, camp infrastructure, and a maintained Tailings Facility.
The Silver Queen Property consists of 46 mineral claims, 17 crown grants, and two surface crown grants totalling 18,871ha with no underlying royalties. Mineralization is hosted by a series of epithermal veins distributed over a 6 sq km area. More than 20 different veins have been identified on the property, forming an extensive network of zoned Cretaceous- to Tertiary-age epithermal veins. The property remains largely under-explored.
About Equity Metals Corporation
Equity Metals Corporation is a member of the Malaspina-Manex Group. The Company owns
Robert Macdonald, MSc. P.Geo, is VP Exploration of Equity Metals Corporation and a Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101. He is responsible for the supervision of the exploration on the Silver Queen project and for the preparation of the technical information in this disclosure.
On behalf of the Board of Directors
"Joseph Anthony Kizis, Jr."
Joseph Anthony Kizis, Jr., P.Geo
President, Director, Equity Metals Corporation
For further information, visit the website at https://www.equitymetalscorporation.com; or contact us at 604.641.2759 or by email at corpdev@mnxltd.com.
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