Kootenay Silver Inc. (TSX-V:KTN) has announced results from the first three holes of ongoing diamond drilling at the Columba silver project in Mexico, which included 13.56 meters (m) of core length averaging 599 grams per tonne (g/t) silver, 0.5% lead and 1.2% zinc from 182.94m downhole.
The exploration company said the current program comprises a 12-to-15-hole campaign for a total of about 3,000m designed to extend known mineralization on the 'D-Vein' target area at Columba.
"These are important holes because they increase the volume of mineralization in the D Vein shoot with impressive grades and widths," Kootenay Silver CEO James McDonald said in a statement.
"These holes are 50-meter step outs from excellent intercepts previously reported and support our working interpretation along the D Vein," he added.
Kootenay noted the first 12 holes of the current program are designed to extend the D-Vein in preparation of a follow-up program aimed to result in a maiden resource in late 2024.
It added that drilling continues to advance at Columba and additional assay results will be announced as received, after verification and interpretation by the company.
Kootenay Silver is an exploration company actively engaged in the discovery and development of mineral projects in the Sierra Madre Region of Mexico while continuing to provide its shareholders with significant leverage to silver prices.
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