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Imperial Metals Reports Drilling at Ruddock Creek Project Intersects 40.9 metres grading 16.83% Zinc, 3.46% Lead and 4.74 g/t Silver
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Nov. 25, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Imperial Metals Corporation (the “Company”) (TSX:III) reports results from the 2019 diamond drill
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[{"type":"text","content":" VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Nov. 25, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Imperial Metals Corporation (the “Company”) (TSX:III) reports results from the 2019 diamond drill program completed at the Ruddock Creek Project. The program consisted of 17 drill holes totaling 8,802.1 metres targeting the V Zone (11 drill holes; 6,955.5 metres) and the Q Zone (6 drill holes; 1,846.6 metres). Drilling was conducted from a combination of helicopter support and road accessible drill pads. Highlights include drill hole RD-19-V54 which intersected 40.9 metres (true thickness 36.8 metres) grading 16.83% zinc, 3.46% lead and 4.74 g/t silver, including 20.1 metres grading 18.93% zinc, 4.15% lead and 6.11 g/t silver. Drill hole RD-19-V54 was drilled targeting the deep V Zone (where 2018 drill hole RD-18-V41 intersected 21.7 metres (true thickness 21.5 metres) grading 16.99% zinc, 3.44% lead and 2.41 g/t silver, including 10.4 metres grading 25.70% zinc, 5.41% lead and 3.44 g/t silver). Drill hole RD-19-V54 intersected mineralization 52.0 metres above 2018 drill hole RD-18-V41 and confirmed the presence of wide, high grade mineralization first intersected in RD-V18-41. Drill hole RD-19-V52 intersected mineralization approximately 100 metres west and 100 metres below drill hole RD-19-V54. Drill holes RD-19-V46 and RD-19-V49 were targeting the eastern extent of the V Zone and intersected the mineralization at approximately 400 metres below surface and 100 metres along strike at the same elevation. A plan map and two sections are available on the Company’s Ruddock Creek webpage. Select significant intersections: V Zone Drill Holes Total Length (m) Intervalfrom (m) IntervalTo (m) IntervalLength (m) Estimated True Thickness* (m) Zinc (%) Lead (%) Silver (g/t) RD-19-V44 683.4 276.5 340.7 64.2 22.5 2.16 0.36 0.95 includes 276.5 284.8 8.3 2.9 4.00 0.70 2.66 includes 317.6 340.7 23.1 8.1 3.11 0.57 0.58 and 423.3 432.8 9.5 3.3 7.78 1.54 3.57 and 476.1 488.5 12.4 4.3 10.56 2.06 2.74 and 497.4 502.6 5.2 1.8 7.42 1.60 1.50 RD-19-V45 602.0 306.8 315.9 8.5 8.1 6.02 0.86 2.34 includes 312.6 315.9 3.3 3.1 12.92 1.90 4.70 RD-19-V46 648.3 451.1 458.5 7.5 6.4 4.89 0.60 1.17 and 514.6 533.6 19.0 16.2 4.03 0.49 2.93 includes 527.0 530.2 3.2 2.7 6.83 0.44 7.06 and 577.0 587.6 10.6 9.0 6.96 1.10 1.40...