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Drill Bit Turning: Heritage Mining Granted Permit and Commences Drilling at Melba's Highly Prospective Target Area
VANCOUVER, BC -TheNewswire - December 16, 2025 – Heritage Mining Ltd. (CSE: HML FRA:Y66) (“Heritage” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that further to it
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[{"type":"text","content":"VANCOUVER, BC -TheNewswire - December 16, 2025 – Heritage Mining Ltd. (CSE: HML FRA:Y66) (“Heritage” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that further to its news release dated October 15, 2025, the Company has received its exploration permit for its planned diamond drilling program December 15, 2025. The Company is also pleased to announce drilling has commenced at the Melba Project (Figure 1) boarding Kirkland Lake Discoveries, a junior exploration Company (TSX-V: KLDC) with recent success in 2025. “We’ve moved faster than most companies at our stage regarding the Melba Project (in house drilling and core shack operations) and we believe the market is still catching up to the scale of progress we’ve made. The real value-creation comes from what we do next—executing the near-term milestones we’ve lined up and continuing to de-risk the project step-by-step. If we deliver the results we’re targeting, we see a clear path to building meaningful long-term shareholder value.” Commented Peter Schloo, President, CEO and Director. Figure 1: Property Map Melba Melba Mine Exploration Plan and Historical Highlights (October 15, 2025): Diamond Drilling Q4 2025/Q1 2026 designed to confirm multiple high-grade historical results, 26 Diamond Drill holes totalling ~1,780m: Historical Highlights (See figure 2) Up to 23.27 g/t Au Over 4.5m and 6.59 g/t Au Over 12.87m near Surface Multiple occurrences of visible gold in multiple drill holes and surface workings Rock Pile, 2012 Bulk Sample results average grade of 3.99g/t, ore pile estimated to be 2000 short tonnes or 230.90 oz Au estimated (Nordex Explosives Ltd. Report June 25, 2012), Figure 1 Figure 2: Melba Historical Highlight Compilation from Assessment reports and Historic Maps, Historic calculations have been re-calculated to g/t Au from 35$ gold, the Company used Troy Ounce Melba Property The Melba Mine is located in Northeastern Ontario, Canada Southeast of Matheson Ontario (Figure One) approximately seven kilometers east off the Highway 11, on the section of highway travelling from Kirkland Lake to Cochrane. The Melba Mine is located in northeastern Ontario close to the Ontario and Quebec border. It’s fortunate the location of the Melba Property lies within the central hub of over 100 years of mining activities, including active mining operations ...