Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - May 3, 2023) - InZinc Mining Ltd. (TSXV: IZN) ("InZinc" or the "Company") is pleased to outline the 2023 exploration program at the Indy project (100% interest) ("Indy" or the "Project") located 100 kilometres (km) southeast of Prince George in central British Columbia. The fully-funded, two-phased 2023 program will follow-up on the discovery of nickel-cobalt-copper mineralization intersected in the 2022 drill program and several new geochemical anomalies highlighted in the area as a result of the discovery. The upcoming program will also focus on large, untested zinc targets identified by previous geochemical and geophysical surveys.
Phase 1 will focus on groundwork on five targets - three new nickel-cobalt-copper targets and two zinc targets - in the northern area of the 7 km Main Trend (Figure 1). Groundwork, including soil profiling, sampling, mapping and access requirements, is necessary to further evaluate and prioritize the targets. Phase 2 will drill priority targets outlined in Phase 1 and elsewhere on the property. The Company will commence Phase 1 exploration in mid-June with Phase 2 drilling anticipated in July-August.
Nickel - Cobalt - Copper Targets:
- Keel Red: In 2022 drill hole IB22-020 (news release January 25, 2023), exploring between the Keel and Echo Central geochemical targets, intersected 27.1 metres (m) of buried oxide material starting at 47.3 m downhole and averaging 0.67% zinc and 0.13% nickel. Named Keel Red, the upper part of the core interval (from 47.3 m to 55.0 m) also returned 0.11% copper over 7.8 m. Additionally, the 27.1 m interval returned cobalt content averaging 163 ppm with values up to 962 ppm (0.10%) over a 1 m core length.
- TJ: The new TJ target, located 425 m west of Keel Red, comprises a 500 m long, high contrast (>95 percentile), coincident nickel-cobalt-copper in soil signal.
- Delta Ni: The new Delta Ni target, located 100 m east of the Delta Horizon, comprises a 600 m length of high contrast (>95 percentile), coincident nickel-cobalt-copper in soil signal.
Zinc Targets:
- Echo: The 1.9 km long Echo target is a continuous high contrast, multi-element (Zn, Pb, Ba, +/- As and Cu signatures) soil geochemical anomaly discovered in 2021.
- Delta Horizon: The 1.5 km long Delta Horizon target, a high contrast, multi-element soil geochemical anomaly defined by distinctive Sedex pathfinder elements and rock exposures, was discovered in 2019.
The Company is fully-funded for the planned groundwork and drilling program during 2023. Expenditures are eligible for a 30% rebate under the BC Mineral Exploration Tax Credit (BCMETC).
Figure 1: Indy Project - Nickel-Cobalt-Copper and Zinc Targets
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About InZinc
InZinc is an active explorer and, through its Indy project (100% interest), equity and royalty interests, is exposed to a diverse portfolio of active North American base metals and precious metals projects. Since the 2018 discovery of high grade, near surface mineralization at the Indy project, InZinc has outlined over 10 km of high quality exploration base and precious metals targets and has expanded its mineral tenure to 200 km2 in a new and unexplored mineral region of central British Columbia, Canada. In late 2021, a Canadian subsidiary of South32 (ASX, LSE, JSE) became a major tenure holder in the belt by staking approximately 200 km2 of adjacent claims. InZinc has a significant equity investment in American West Metals (ASX) which is advancing multiple North American base metals projects. In addition, InZinc has a production royalty and will receive 50% of the revenue (NSR) from the sale of indium mined from American West's West Desert project.
InZinc Mining Ltd.
Wayne Hubert
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Chief Executive Officer
Phone: 604.687.7211 Joyce Musial
Website: www.inzincmining.com
For further information contact:
Vice President, Corporate Affairs
Phone: 604.317.2728
Email: joyce@inzincmining.com
Qualified Person
Brian McGrath, B.Sc., P.Geo. a Qualified Person as defined in National Instrument 43-101 - Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects, has approved the technical content of this news release.
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