Northern Shield finds Root & Cellar mineralization

Executive Summary

• Northern Shield reported discovery of new hydrothermal‑magmatic diatreme breccia mineralization in quarry pits within the Creston copper zone at the Root & Cellar project.
• The newly exposed breccias host disseminated pyrite, trace sphalerite, molybdenite and show intense silicification and pyritization; they may represent a large maar‑diatreme complex.
• Drill core assays are still pending, and grab sample results will be released in the coming weeks.

Key Details

• The Root & Cellar property contains five gold‑mineralized zones over a 6 km strike length with tellurium associated with four showings and copper mineralization.
• Two mineralized occurrences were identified in large quarry pits of the Creston copper zone, expanding laterally and to depth during recent aggregate extraction.
• Southern pit: disseminated pyrite in matrix and breccia fragments; trace sphalerite (ZnS) and molybdenite observed.
• Approximately 300 m north‑northeast of the southern pit, a hydrothermal breccia within the diatreme breccia was discovered in freshly blasted rock, showing chalcedonic silica, intense silicification, fracturing and pyritization; includes banded cherty sedimentary fragments possibly representing crater‑lake deposits.
• The diatreme breccias cover an area of roughly 400 m × 500 m. Additional prospecting located another occurrence ~600 m north (≈300 m × 500 m) and a smaller occurrence on the north side of the Conquest zone.
• Grab samples have been submitted for analysis; results are pending.
• Drill core assays from ongoing drilling programs remain outstanding, with full results expected in a few weeks.
• CEO Ian Bliss highlighted the discovery as a “catalyst” that may link to either the existing Conquest epithermal system or represent a distinct hydrothermal system, emphasizing the significance of a large diatreme/maar‑diatreme complex for future copper‑gold potential.
• Technical review and approval were provided by Christine Vaillancourt, P.Geo., Chief Geologist and Qualified Person under NI 43‑101.

Notable Quotes

“We are very excited to see evidence of a new hydrothermal system hosted within the diatreme breccias in the quarries… either way, a large diatreme or maar‑diatreme complex is a very exciting development at Root & Cellar,” – Ian Bliss, President and CEO, Northern Shield Resources Inc.