Hole TS24-001 returned 18.1 metres at 9.02% zinc, 7.46% lead and 148.3 grams silver from 732.6 metres downhole, including 8.3 metres grading 16.18% zinc, 13.52% lead and 278.8 grams silver.
“The consistent high-grade intercepts at Tom South reinforce that the feeder zone in this area continues to define Tom as one of the most prolific known concentrations of zinc, lead, and silver in the Macpass district,” Fireweed CEO and president Peter Hemstead said in a release.
Hole TS24-002 represents the highest-grade and closest-to-surface intercept at Tom South yet, he said. Tom has spectacular grades and the intersections are almost entirely of sphalerite and galena, he added.
Resource, drilling tailwinds
The intercepts add to an eventful fall at the Macpass zinc-lead-silver project, where one month ago drill results returned higher grades and thicknesses at the Boundary zone than estimated in Fireweed’s resource…
