Nine Mile Metals Announces Certified Assays of 0.44% Copper over 136.31m in Drill Hole WD-24-02, Including 1.32% Cu - 8.84 g/t Ag over 40m, at the Wedge Mine, Bathurst, New Brunswick
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - March 26, 2024) - NINE MILE METALS LTD. (CSE: NINE) (OTCQB: VMSXF) (FSE: KQ9) (the "Company" or "Nine Mile") is pleased to announce it has received certified assays for drill hole WD-24-02 at the Wedge Mine situated in the renowned Bathurst Mining Camp, New Brunswick (BMC).
WD-24-02 HIGHLIGHTS:
Drill hole WD-24-02 confirms the presence of a new, larger mineralized system at the Wedge VMS Project, intersecting three mineralized zones spanning from 36.74m to 173.05m. This 136.31m width assays
0.44% Cu,0.07% Pb,0.54% Zn, 0.06 g/t Au and 3.52 g/t Ag.Three zones of visual mineralization were identified: (1) 36.74m-49.90m, (2) 88.90m-110.00m, and (3) 134.00m-174.00m, with the sulphide mineralogy primarily consisting of pyrite and lesser chalcopyrite, sphalerite, and galena.
The Main Copper Zone occurs between 134.00m and 174.00m, spanning 40.00m and assaying
1.32% Cu,0.21% Pb,1.54% Zn, 8.8g/t Ag, and 0.164 g/t Au (refer to Table 1).Included in the above main copper zone, 157.65m - 173.05m (15.40m) assayed
2.03% Cu,0.52% Pb,3.73% Zn, 0.34 g/t Au, and 20.35 g/t Ag (refer to Table 2).The hole was collared on the northeast flank of the historic Wedge Deposit and drilled at an azimuth of 160 degrees and a dip of -50 degrees to a depth of 219.5m.
Zinc mineralization coincides with copper, with a distinct higher-grade zone intersected at the base of the main copper zone.
Recent acquisition of Cominco Data confirms that the subsurface was not previously mined.
The closest Cominco holes in this area of the Wedge are approximately 70m east.
Table 1: Certified Assays (134.00m - 174.00m)
| Sample # | From (m) | To (m) | Width (m) | Cu % | Pb (%) | Zn (%) | (Pb + Zn) % | Ag (g/t) | Au (g/t) |
| 283603 | 134 | 134.85 | 0.85 | 0.025 | 0.002 | 0.098 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.009 |
| 283604 | 134.85 | 136 | 1.15 | 0.496 | 0.004 | 0.397 | 0.401 | 1 | 0.017 |
| 283605 | 136 | 137 | 1 | 0.07 | 0.005 | 0.02 | 0.025 | 1 | 0.009 |
| 283606 | 137 | 138 | 1 | 3.73 | 0.007 | 0.376 | 0.383 | 4 | 0.028 |
| 283607 | 138 | 139 | 1 | 1.49 | 0.004 | 0.245 | 0.249 | 2 | 0.023 |
| 283608 | 139 | 140 | 1 | 2.74 | 0.006 | 0.644 | 0.65 | 3 | 0.035 |
| 283609 | 140 | 141 | 1 | 1.93 | 0.009 | 0.354 | 0.363 | 2 | 0.046 |
| 283610 | 141 | 142 | 1 | 1.07 | 0.014 | 0.226 | 0.24 | 2 | 0.041 |
| 283611 | 142 | 143 | 1 | 0.417 | 0.004 | 0.154 | 0.158 | 0.5 | 0.022 |
| 283612 | 143 | 144 | 1 | 0.628 | 0.004 | 0.136 | 0.14 | 0.5 | 0.026 |
| 283613 | 144 | 145 | 1 | 1.24 | 0.005 | 0.361 | 0.366 | 1 | 0.04 |
| 283614 | 145 | 146 | 1 | 0.806 | 0.004 | 0.178 | 0.182 | 1 | 0.041 |
| 283615 | 146 | 147 | 1 | 0.458 | 0.003 | 0.061 | 0.064 | 1 | 0.016 |
| 283616 | 147 | 148 | 1 | 0.42 | 0.009 | 0.152 | 0.161 | 1 | 0.027 |
| 283617 | 148 | 149 | 1 | 0.18 | 0.007 | 0.054 | 0.061 | 0.5 | 0.022 |
| 283618 | 149 | 150 | 1 | 0.554 | 0.07 | 0.133 | 0.203 | 2 | 0.073 |
| 283619 | 150 | 151 | 1 | 0.326 | 0.015 | 0.111 | 0.126 | 1 | 0.077 |
| 281620 | STD | Blank | |||||||
| 281621 | 151 | 152 | 1 | 0.424 | 0.037 | 0.053 | 0.09 | 2 | 0.085 |
| 281622 | 152 | 153 | 1 | 0.466 | 0.035 | 0.042 | 0.077 | 2 | 0.121 |
| 281623 | 153 | 154 | 1 | 1.33 | 0.076 | 0.057 | 0.133 | 3 | 0.151 |
| 281624 | 154 | 155 | 1 | 1.605 | 0.161 | 0.088 | 0.249 | 4 | 0.145 |
| 281625 | 155 | 156.5 | 1.5 | 0.54 | 0.074 | 0.036 | 0.11 | 3 | 0.175 |
| 281626 | 156.5 | 157.65 | 1.15 | 0.106 | 0.006 | 0.046 | 0.052 | 2 | 0.013 |
| 281627 | 157.65 | 158.5 | 0.85 | 1.5 | 0.027 | 0.173 | 0.2 | 3 | 0.041 |
| 281628 | 158.5 | 159.55 | 1.05 | 1.295 | 0.016 | 0.265 | 0.281 | 4 | 0.091 |
| 281629 | 159.55 | 160.5 | 0.95 | 4.99 | 0.025 | 0.344 | 0.369 | 9 | 0.072 |
| 281630 | 160.5 | 161.5 | 1 | 2.92 | 0.016 | 0.229 | 0.245 | 5 | 0.094 |
| 281631 | 161.5 | 162.5 | 1 | 5.52 | 0.035 | 0.626 | 0.661 | 7 | 0.078 |
| 281632 | 162.5 | 163.5 | 1 | 3.21 | 0.08 | 0.391 | 0.471 | 8 | 0.122 |
| 281633 | 163.5 | 164.5 | 1 | 2.17 | 0.054 | 0.256 | 0.31 | 5 | 0.101 |
| 281634 | 164.5 | 165.5 | 1 | 1.1 | 0.032 | 0.115 | 0.147 | 5 | 0.343 |
| 281635 | 165.5 | 166.5 | 1 | 2.46 | 0.145 | 13.9 | 14.045 | 32 | 0.544 |
| 281636 | 166.5 | 167.5 | 1 | 1.2 | 2.47 | 27.7 | 30.17 | 52 | 0.762 |
| 281637 | 167.5 | 168.5 | 1 | 0.834 | 1.44 | 5.19 | 6.63 | 62 | 0.779 |
| 281638 | 168.5 | 169.4 | 0.9 | 0.551 | 1.18 | 2.12 | 3.3 | 35 | 0.604 |
| 281639 | 169.4 | 170.25 | 0.85 | 0.818 | 0.121 | 0.074 | 0.195 | 13 | 0.34 |
| 281640 | STD | Blank | |||||||
| 281641 | 170.25 | 171.05 | 0.8 | 0.037 | 0.033 | 0.054 | 0.087 | 2 | 0.019 |
| 281642 | 171.05 | 172.05 | 1 | 1.76 | 1.07 | 2.2 | 3.27 | 43 | 0.627 |
| 281643 | 172.05 | 173.05 | 1 | 1.47 | 1.35 | 4.13 | 5.48 | 35 | 0.728 |
| 281645 | 173.05 | 174 | 0.95 | 0.017 | 0.011 | 0.44 | 0.451 | <1.00 | 0.012 |
| 40 | 1.32 | 0.21 | 1.54 | 1.75 | 8.84 | 0.164 |
Table 2: Certified Assays (157.65m - 173.05m)
| Sample # | From (m) | To (m) | Width (m) | Cu % | Pb (%) | Zn (%) | (Pb + Zn) % | Ag (g/t) | Au (g/t) |
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