Imperial Metals drills 11 m of 4.43% Cu at Mount Polley

Executive Summary

• Imperial Metals Corp. released the first drill results from its Mount Polley 2025 Phase 2 diamond drill program, highlighting significant high-grade copper, gold, and silver intercepts.
• The Phase 2 program, comprising nine holes totaling 3,718.3 metres, aimed to test high-grade zones beneath the Wight pit, expand mineralization boundaries in the C2 zone, and test depth extensions beneath the Bell pit.
• The first hole, WB-25-268, successfully targeted and intersected a high-grade zone in the Green area, adjacent to the Martel zone, validating the targeting techniques used.

Key Details

• Drill Hole WB-25-268 Primary Intercept: Intercepted 11.0 metres grading 4.43% copper, 1.53 g/t gold, and 41.7 g/t silver, starting at 304.4 metres depth.
• Drill Hole WB-25-268 Secondary Intercept: Intercepted 9.6 metres grading 3.71% copper, 0.42 g/t gold, and 9.89 g/t silver, starting at 272.5 metres depth.
• Program Scope: The Phase 2 program consisted of nine holes totaling 3,718.3 metres.
• Program Objectives:
  1. Test a high-grade zone beneath the Wight pit.
  2. Expand and determine boundaries for mineralization in the higher gold grade encountered at depth in the C2 zone.
  3. Test beneath the previously mined Bell pit for depth extension using new targeting techniques deployed in the Springer pit.
• Geological Context: The intercept occurred in a hydrothermal fragmental potassic-altered breccia hosting significant bornite and chalcopyrite cement. The higher silver-to-copper ratio is typical of the northeastern quadrant of the Mount Polley property.
• Historical Comparison: The new intercept supports continuity with previously defined high-grade zones from holes WB-05-189 (15.0m at 3.1% Cu, 0.33 g/t Au, 20.1 g/t Ag) and WB-04-179 (12.4m at 6.7% Cu, 3.65 g/t Au, 44.8 g/t Ag).
• Qualified Person: Jim Miller-Tait, PGeo, Imperial's vice-president, exploration, reviewed the release as the designated qualified person under National Instrument 43-101.
• Laboratory: Samples were analyzed at Activation Laboratories Ltd. in Kamloops with a full QA/QC program including blanks, standards, and duplicates.

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