{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Company Interviews","title":"Nine Mile Metals (CSE:NINE) - VMS Drilling Unlocks Expansion Potential","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1577,"description":"Interview with Patrick Cruickshank, Director & CEO of Nine Miles Metals Ltd.Recording date: 20th May 2024Nine Mile Metals (CSE:NINE) is a junior exploration company focused on discovering copper-rich volcanogenic massive sulfide (VMS) deposits in the world-class Bathurst Mining Camp (BMC) of New Brunswick, Canada. With a dominant 100 square kilometer land position, a target-rich environment, an aggressive exploration program, and a management team with significant skin in the game, Nine Mile offers investors a compelling opportunity for outsized returns through discovery.The BMC is a premier jurisdiction for VMS deposits, hosting 45 deposits with an estimated 70% of the district's potential remaining to be unlocked. Nine Mile has consolidated key ground in this camp and identified 11 high-priority VMS targets to date using a combination of advanced geophysics, artificial intelligence, and boots-on-the-ground fieldwork.Nine Mile's flagship Wedge project is the most advanced, where ongoing drilling is demonstrating expansion potential along strike and at depth. Highlights include upper zone 15.50m assaying Cu-Eq of 1.98% and lower zone 3.12m assaying Cu-Eq of 2.29%. Upcoming catalysts include borehole EM results to refine follow-up targets and an updated geological model incorporating 183 historical drill holes.Proof-of-concept drilling at the nearby California Lake project hit visible VMS mineralization in 8 out of 11 holes, confirming the potential of Nine Mile's exploration methodology. The No.6 target at California Lake is a high-priority target for 2024 which may represent the source of this mineralization.New Brunswick is a top-tier mining jurisdiction and confers significant advantages for VMS exploration. Drilling costs are very low at less than C$100/meter, enabling rapid and cost-effective advancement. Management is aligned with shareholders, with insiders owning approximately 34% of the company. Nine Mile is well-funded following a $1.5M flow-through...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/1wv-MFlQAgnm-ca64e5kK4984dZB0os8-HJdRVsI74M/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzEzNTcyLzE2MjM5/NTQyMDctYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}