Independence Gold expands Cu-Ag mineralization at 3Ts

Executive Summary

• Independence Gold Corp. has expanded the footprint of copper-silver mineralization at the Ootsa target within its 3Ts project in British Columbia, identifying two new copper showings: Rogers and Metz.
• The new discoveries define an eight-kilometer long, arcuate mineralized trend approximately five kilometers in diameter, suggesting a large-scale magmatic-hydrothermal system related to a Cretaceous intrusive center.
• Surface grab samples from the Rogers showing returned 2.19% copper and 8 g/t silver, while the Metz showing returned up to 0.16% copper and 10 g/t silver; soil samples in the Rogers area yielded copper anomalies up to 20,300 ppb.

Key Details

• Project Location: 3Ts project, central British Columbia, approximately 185 km southwest of Prince George, BC.
• Project Size: 31 mineral claims covering approximately 35,486 hectares in the Nechako Plateau region.
• Proximity: Located 16 km southwest of Artemis Gold Inc.'s Blackwater mine.
• New Showings:
  • Rogers Showing: Located to the east; returned 2.19% copper and 8 g/t silver from quartz-vein-hosted mineralization.
  • Metz Showing: Located to the north; grades up to 0.16% copper and 10 g/t silver in outcrop samples.
• Geochemical Anomalies:
  • Associated soils in the Rogers area yielded up to 20,300 ppb (2,030 ppm or 0.2%) copper.
  • These anomalies define an eight km long arcuate mineralized trend within the project boundaries.
• Drilling Results (Ootsa Target):
  • Five drill holes completed in early 2025 at the original Ootsa showing all encountered copper-silver mineralization within a 400-meter radius.
  • Hole 3TS-25-15: Intersected 5.49 metres grading 55.74 g/t silver and 0.95% copper within a hydrothermal breccia.
• Geological Interpretation:
  • The Ootsa target is interpreted as a large-scale magmatic-hydrothermal system related to a Cretaceous intrusive center.
  • A magmatic intrusion formed a shallow dome, generating arcuate ring faults that acted as conduits for metal-rich fluids.
  • Copper, silver, and locally gold precipitated within breccias and quartz veins along this ring structure.
  • Where the structure approaches known epithermal veins, copper and gold are observed together (e.g., Cardiff vein: 71.30 g/t gold, 125 g/t silver, 0.1% copper).
• Mineralization Style: Low-sulphidation epithermal quartz-carbonate vein district with at least 19 known mineralized veins, ranging from 50 to over 1,100 metres in strike length and true widths of up to 32 m.
• Next Steps: Planned geophysical interpretation and additional mapping to define the extent of mineralization and test priority targets along the emerging structural corridor.

Notable Quotes

• "This is an exciting development for Independence," stated Randy Turner, president and chief executive officer. "The Ootsa results indicate we may be looking at a much larger mineralized system than previously understood -- one that not only adds copper and silver potential to the 3Ts district but may also help explain the origins of the gold-silver system itself."