Silver System Identified At The IMA Mine

VANCOUVER – American Tungsten Corp. reported significant tungsten-silver assay results from initial underground drilling at the IMA Mine, Lemhi County, Idaho.
“These results show strong grades over significant widths, underscoring the high-quality nature of the IMA Tungsten asset, which has never been systematically targeted with modern exploration methods. They will support the definition of a Mineral Resource-an important step toward bringing the mine online. The results also identify a silver system that is expected to help offset operating costs,” said Ali Haji, CEO. “With this momentum, the next major focus is advancing metallurgy to move the project toward development.”
American Tungsten has received assay results for the initial four drillholes of it’s Phase 1 drilling program at the IMA Mine. To date, 10 underground drillholes totaling approximately 3800 feet have been completed on the rehabilitated D-level of the mine. Drilling is being conducted in a series of upward inclined fan holes from new drill stations in the footwall of the No.5 and No.7 vein systems.
All drillholes intersected significant mineralized quartz veins and zones of silicification over significant widths consistent with the up-dip projections of the No.5 and No.7 veins. Mineralization in the principal veins consists of variable assemblages of hubnerite, scheelite, tetrahedrite, galena, sphalerite, and chalcopyrite, plus fluorite and rhodochrosite. All holes intersected numerous minor veins and stockworks within intervening metasedimentary host rocks. AT25-01 and AT25-02 intersected additional quartz veining interpreted as the No.9 vein. Quartz vein intercepts in AT25-04 are narrower than other holes which is attributed to local structural offset of the vein system.