Nine Mile Metals Ltd. provide an update on its Wedge Time Domain Electromagnetic Survey conducted by EarthEx Geophysical Solutions Inc. (EEX) over the Tribag and West Wedge VMS Zone Areas. Previously in 2022, EEX had reprocessed the legacy MegaTEM and Aerodat airborne data, the late time conductance defining a total of (11) Priority VMS Trends in the company's Western Portfolio. Priority target 1 overlies the Wedge Mine and while priority target 2 is an extension of 1. Approximately 3.0 kilometers northwest of the Wedge Mine are priority Targets 3 and 4 which directly correspond to the Tribag (Pb /Zn) and West Wedge (Cu - Pb - Zn) VMS mineral occurrences while target 7 is approximately 6 kilometers northwest of the Wedge along the same (Wedge VMS Trend).
The overall extent of the Wedge VMS Trend is approximately 6.5 kilometers. Two lines were also surveyed over Target 6 north of the Wedge and near the southern terminus of the California Lake East VMS Trend (Target 8) drilled in 2022 where 8 drill holes confirmed VMS mineralization with drill intersections up to 19m in width. A total of 17.4-line kilometers of Time Domain Electromagnetics (TDEM) were surveyed by EEX, the "Maxwell Plate" modeled results of the strong conductors defining an outstanding cluster of 7 individual targets associated with the Tribag and West Wedge VMS mineral occurrences.
The modeled plates are along the same magnetic trend as the historic Wedge Mine. At the Tribag, mineralization occurs both, in previous shallow drill holes and at surface, a grab sample from trench LF17-11 returning 12.6% Zn, 7.22% Pb and 0.53% Cu. At the West Wedge, (Figure 1: Target 3) drilling conducted in the 1980's report assays up to 0.78% Cu, 5.35% Pb, 12.9% Zn, 70.62 g/tonne Ag and 1.37 g/tonne Au over 3.75 m (12.3 ft) drill width.
A total of 7 individual target plates were modeled from the TDEM data with 6 (B1, C1, C2, C3, C4 and D1). Plate A1 is large and at depth, its size suggests a regional, stratigraphic, or structural feature. That has yet to be determined.