Nine Mile Metals Ltd. announced that it has received all necessary drill permits on its Wedge Project southwest of the Brunswick #12 Mine and has mobilized the Drill Rig onsite for its High Priority Drill Program on Targets #1 & #2. Drilling at California Lake Target #10 stopped on December 17, 2023, above target depth due to inclement weather. The drill target is located in rolling hills west of Bathurst and the roads (20 km+) are not maintained by the NB Department of Highways making access for both crew and fuel trucks extremely hazardous. The drill hole has been capped and will be re-entered when weather permits.

Once shut down, the drill was relocated to the Wedge to avoid having equipment stuck deep in the bush over the winter months. Meanwhile, drill core is being cut and submitted to ALS Certified Labs in Vancouver for assay. Downhole geophysics (BHEM) is also being evaluated since this can be done in the winter months prior to resuming the drill program, through snowmobile access.

Located approximately 4 kilometers west of Hwy 430, the Wedge target areas #1 & #2 are the only accessible targets in the western portfolio due to heavy snowstorms and the New Brunswick Snowmobile Federation (NBSF), who take over road responsibilities for grooming until April. Arrangements have been made with the NBSF allowing to clear a portion of the road to facilitate access to the Wedge for fuel deliveries. Drilling is expected to commence immediately targeting the Wedge Mine (Target #1) at depth and defined targets to both the southeast and to the northwest.

Discovered in 1956, the Wedge Mine is located at the northern terminus of a strong magnetic linear. Between 1962 and 1968, operated by Cominco & later purchase by Teck Resources, the mine produced 1.503MT grading (2.88% Cu, 0.65% Pb, 1.81% Zn, 20.6 g/t Ag). McCutcheon et al (2005) stated a historical measured resource of 545,200T (1.75% Cu, 1.71% Pb & 5.21% Zn) to a depth of 274 meters.