Osisko Metals Reports 11 Metres Grading 14.71% Zn + Pb From Final Results of the 2023 Pine Point Drill Program

Osisko Metals Incorporated
Osisko Metals Incorporated

Pine Point Project Areas

Pine Point Project Areas, December 2023
Pine Point Project Areas, December 2023

MONTREAL, Jan. 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Osisko Metals Incorporated (the "Company" or "Osisko Metals") (TSX-V: OM; OTCQX: OMZNF; FRANKFURT: 0B51) is pleased to announce the remaining results from the 2023 drilling program at the Pine Point Mining Limited (“PPML”) Joint Venture Project, located in the Northwest Territories, Canada. The reported results are from the C2 Zone, N1 Zone, NE1 Zone, and the NE2 Zone. Results are all from near-surface, tabular-style deposits, and these will be incorporated into a new Mineral Resource Estimate (“MRE”) that will be released in Q1 2024 and will be integrated into a Feasibility Study (“FS”) that is also planned to start in Q1 2024.

Highlights of Drill Hole Assay Composites:

  • K51-23-PP-004: 11.00 metres grading 12.48% Zn and 2.23% Pb (14.71% Zn+Pb)

  • K51-23-PP-005: 5.00 metres grading 8.47% Zn and 1.02% Pb (9.49% Zn+Pb)

  • K52-23-PP-020: 4.95 metres grading 11.36% Zn and 1.07% Pb (12.43% Zn+Pb)

  • T37-23-PP-004: 4.00 metres grading 8.08% Zn and 1.21%Pb (9.29% Zn+Pb)

  • X49-23-PP-014: 4.10 metres grading 9.72% Zn and 1.67% Pb (11.39% Zn+Pb)

  • X49-23-PP-027: 5.00 metres grading 5.85% Zn and 1.30% Pb (7.14% Zn+Pb)

  • X59-23-PP-014: 5.50 metres grading 12.80% Zn and 1.38% Pb (14.18% Zn+Pb)

  • X60-23-PP-003: 6.00 metres grading 16.47% Zn and 1.42% Pb (17.89% Zn+Pb)

  • X68-23-PP-014: 8.00 metres grading 7.86% Zn and 1.13% Pb (8.99% Zn+Pb)

  • X68-23-PP-016: 6.50 metres grading 6.38% Zn and 0.93% Pb (7.30% Zn+Pb)

  • Y62-23-PP-003: 8.00 metres grading 6.81% Zn and 0.63% Pb (7.44% Zn+Pb)

Robert Wares, CEO and Chairman of the Board, commented: “Drill results over the last five years at Pine Point have met or exceeded expectations, and now that the definition drilling program is essentially completed, we will have an updated Mineral Resource Estimate this quarter. This MRE will comprise mostly indicated resources and will be updated to take into account higher estimated mining and energy costs. This winter, we will focus on drill-testing new prismatic-style exploration targets at Pine Point with a significant drill program. With an updated MRE in hand, our joint-venture with Appian Natural Resources Fund III LP is successfully advancing Pine Point as we enter the feasibility stage of the project.”

Recent advancement in the geological understanding of Pine Point has greatly enhanced the favorability of the underlying stratigraphy (Pine Point Formation) for hosting high-grade prismatic-style deposits in addition to the remaining potential in the Sulphur Point Formation. An exploration program is currently underway using modern induced polarization surveys (IP) to search for these high-value deposits. A significant number of exploration targets will be tested with a $3 million drill program slated to start this month.