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Nine Mile Metals Announces Drill Rig Mobilization for the Wedge 10,000m Drill Program and Targets New High Grade Copper Zone
Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - May 19, 2026) - NINE MILE METALS LTD. (CSE: NINE) (OTC Pink: VMSXF) (FSE: KQ9) (the "Company" or "Nine Mile"), is pleased
About this update from Nine Mile Metals Ltd.
[{"type":"text","content":" Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - May 19, 2026) - NINE MILE METALS LTD. (CSE: NINE) (OTC Pink: VMSXF) (FSE: KQ9) (the \"Company\" or \"Nine Mile\"), is pleased to announce that Orbit Garant will mobilize a YS2000 Skid Mounted Drill Rig for the upcoming Wedge 10,000m drill program next week. The drill rig is being prepped in Moncton, New Brunswick and is anticipated to arrive onsite May 28th. The Drill Program will commence at the Wedge Mine for Phase 3 Drilling, then continue to The TriBag and West Wedge Targets, (Targets #3 and #4 - Figure 1 below). We have the drill rig committed for the entire season through December. Last fall's highly successful drill program concentrated on the southwest extension of the Wedge Mine, successfully uncovering new high-grade Copper-Gold-Silver lenses of the deposit. On the heels of the successful eastern expansion of the deposit, Phase 2 expanded the footprint of the deposit, supporting our geophysical technology, new interpretation, and modelling. This Phase 3 drill program focuses specifically on these newly discovered high-grade zones and will target the western flank of the deposit from the other side of the fault zone where we lost water last year as we entered a high-grade copper zone on drill hole WD-25-2B within Target #2, (Figure 1), the results summarized on (Table 1). We will also target the mine at depth. Apex Geoscience, Mike Dufresne, P.Geo. & Technical Advisor, and team will be onsite June 1st for a complete site visit on all 4 projects, including Nine Mile Brook, a priority for the fall of 2026. FIGURE #1: Western Portfolio VMS Trend Targets (Wedge Trend Drill Program) TABLE 1: WD-25-02B Overall ALS Global Lab Certified Assay Summary (Weighted Averages)* From To Width Cu Pb Zn Au Ag Cu Eq (m.) (m.) (m.) % % % g/t g/t % Upper Zone 56.00 62.00 6.00 0.80 1.48 2.66 0.45 45.50 3.20 Lower Zone Overall 107.00 122.00 15.00 2.36 0.35 1.29 0.21 7.47 3.17 including 115.16 122.00 6.84 4.47 0.75 2.58 0.34 14.50 5.99 * As reported in previou...