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Resource Estimate

Blende Silver Corp Provides Update for the Blende Zinc-Lead-Silver Property

By The Northwire Desk — AI Analysis Sep 10, 2025 · 10:45 BAG · 0.125 Blende Silver Corp.
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Executive Summary

  • Blende Silver Corp. reports progress on its Class 4 Quartz Mining Land Use Approval for the 5,434‑ha Blende zinc‑lead‑silver property in Yukon, with regulatory engagement ongoing.
  • The Yukon Environmental and Socio‑economic Assessment Board has extended public comment deadline to September 18 2025, and a smaller Class 1 Exploration Notification is being filed to permit limited camp installation for upcoming drilling.
  • The release restates the NI 43‑101 compliant mineral resource estimate (Indicated 4.6 Mt @ 1.82% Zn, 1.63% Pb, 30.3 g/t Ag; Inferred 42.2 Mt @ 1.83% Zn, 1.62% Pb, 27.5 g/t Ag).

Key Details

  • Regulatory Milestones
  • Completed Class 4 Quartz Mining Land Use Approval proposal in January 2025.
  • YESAB extended public comment period to 18 Sept 2025; stakeholders can submit feedback via the YESAB Online Registry.

  • Company filing a Class 1 Exploration Notification this week to allow installation of a smaller‑scale camp (≤250 person‑days) supporting surface drilling.

  • Proposed Site Development

  • Upgrade up to 5 km of existing trails and construct up to 2 km of new trail.
  • Build one new heli‑pad, a 1 km air strip, and a new camp facility ~200 m upslope from the current camp.

  • All infrastructure to support a planned 25,000 m drill program (≈50 surface diamond holes per year).

  • Mineral Resource Estimate (effective 15 Mar 2021) – NI 43‑101 compliant, prepared by Sue Bird, P.Eng.

  • Indicated: 4,643 kt @ 1.82% Zn, 1.63% Pb, 30.32 g/t Ag → 187 M lb Zn, 167 M lb Pb, 4,526 koz Ag.
  • Inferred: 42,243 kt @ 1.83% Zn, 1.62% Pb, 27.48 g/t Ag → 1,706 M lb Zn, 1,505 M lb Pb, 37,320 koz Ag.

  • Assumptions: US $1.30/lb Zn, US $1.00/lb Pb, US $26/oz Ag; recoveries 70% Zn, 85% Pb, 90% Ag; 3% NSR royalty; payable percentages 88% Zn, 83% Pb, 73% Ag.

  • Technical Review

  • Technical information reviewed by Jean Pautler, P.Geo., independent Qualified Person (QP) under NI 43‑101.

  • Quote – Director Andrew H. Rees: “We are excited to continue exploration on the Blende Property which, in 1995, was reported to be the largest strata‑bound, carbonate‑hosted, zinc‑lead deposit in the Yukon as described in Economic Geology, Vol. 90, 1995.”

Notable Quotes

  • “We are excited to continue exploration on the Blende Property …” – Andrew H. Rees, Director, Blende Silver Corp.
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