Exploration Highlights

In a January 12, 2023 news release, Slam Exploration Ltd. announced the results from four grab sample assays at their “Highway Project” near Nerepis, in southwestern New Brunswick. Samples RP960367, 960372 and 960373 were collected from boulders in the vicinity of the historic Mathews Brook zinc silver occurrence (URN 323) while sample RP960361 was collected from bedrock rubble 1,500 m northwest of the Nerepis Gold occurrence (URN 334).  Sample RP960367 assayed 12.70% zinc, 13.10% lead and 155 g/t silver while sample RP960373 assayed 13.4% zinc, 7.22% lead and 77.5 g/t silver.

In a January 16, 2023 news release, Galway Metals Inc. announced results from their 19-hole (5,130 m) drilling program at Oak Bay in southwestern New Brunswick. Drill hole OB-06 intersected 2.5 g/t gold over 5.6 metres, including 13.2 g/t gold over 0.6 metres, while drill hole OB-16 intersected 2.6 g/t gold over 2.7 metres.

In a February 21, 2024 news release, Nine Mile Metals Ltd. announced preliminary results from phase 1 of their 2024 drill program on the Wedge VMS project in northern New Brunswick. Drill hole WD-24-01 was initiated in the footwall sediments on the south flank of the historic mine site to intersect an EarthEX late-time conductor. The drill hole was successful, intersecting three mineralized zones including 6.18 meters of pyritic volcanogenic massive sulphides with chalcopyrite and lesser Pb and Zn mineralization between 33.47 meters and 39.65 meters. The fine-grained mineralization continued to a depth of 53.16 meters. A third zone of mineralization was intersected between 139 and 142 meters.