Drilling on the Akie property in northeastern British Columbia continues to expand a zone of zinc mineralization.
Metall Mining (TSE) is earning a 60% interest in the property from Ecstall Mining (VSE) by spending $1.5 million on exploration.
The mineralization extends over a strike length of 1.4 km, a dip of 300 metres and remains open in all directions.
Hole A-94-11 intersected 16.1 metres grading 5.4% zinc and 1.1% lead from 337.2 to 353.3 metres. The hole was drilled 1 km north of discovery holes A-94-3 (8.8 metres grading 2.7% zinc and 0.5% lead) and A-94-4 (10.3 metres grading 2.7% zinc and 0.5% lead).
Holes A-94-8 and A-94-9 intersected the zone about 400 metres north of A-94-11 at depths of 173.9 and 308.8 metres, respectively. Assay results included 5.9 metres grading 2.7% zinc and 0.4% lead in Hole A-94-8, and 5.6 metres grading 0.8% zinc and 0.1% lead in A-94-9.
Hole A-94-12 intersected the zone 400 metres north of the discovery holes and 600 metres south of A-94-11, returning 40.4 metres grading 4.16% zinc and 0.89% lead. The hole cut the Akie mineralization below A-94-5 (4.2% combined zinc-lead) and A-94-7 (5.6% combined zinc-lead), extending the zone about 150 metres downdip.
Bad weather forced the joint venture to suspend drilling for the season, but work is expected to resume next spring.
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