Kootenay Silver Inc. (TSX-V:KTN) has announced the balance of drilling results from the 2023 diamond drilling program at its Columba Silver Project in Mexico, which included 2,123 grams per tonne (g/t) silver over 1.54 meters (m) within an interval of 501 g/t silver over 10.26m.
The exploration company said the program consisted of 12 holes for a total of 3,052.8m designed to extend known mineralization on the 'D Vein' target area at Columba.
"This drill program has returned excellent results expanding on the size of high-grade D Vein silver mineralization," Kootenay Silver CEO James McDonald said in a statement.
"The zone is open in both strike directions and to depth exhibiting excellent potential for further expansion," he added.
Kootenay noted that holes CDH-23-146 and CDH-23-147, the final two drill holes for 2023, are the southeastern-most holes drilled, leaving the strike potential wide open to the southeast where it appears it may converge onto the B Vein several hundred meters along strike.
The company added that it has completed over 30,000m in 147 holes since 2019 and the current drilling at D Vein target provides strong justification for resumption of work in the new year.
As well, Kootenay stated that the current drilling program is designed to extend the D-Vein in preparation of a wider spaced follow up program aimed to delineate a maiden resource expected in late 2024.
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.