Nine Group (ID)

The Nine Group project is a Silver-Valley-type lead-zinc-silver vein target located in the historic Nine Mile area of the Silver Valley.

One area of historic workings, the Treasure Vault, which is part of this project, is approximately 0.8 miles northwest of and on trend with the Success Mine, which is a significant historic producer in the district.  Further east along the same trend are more significant producing mines including the Standard-Mammoth, Tiger-Poorman, and Hecla (not part of this project).

The Nine Mile Project is hosted in the Prichard Formation, the upper portions of which have been a significant source of ore, particularly zinc ore, in the Silver Valley. The Success Mine is also hosted within the Prichard Formation.  On the west side of the Nine Mile project, the Dobson Pass fault cuts the project in a northeast direction.  The fault is estimated to have 15,000 feet of offset and places the Wallace Formation, which is much higher in the stratigraphy, adjacent to the Prichard which hosts the ore in nearby mines.

There are multiple shear zones exposed in historic workings, although none show economic widths of mineralization in exposed areas. Work performed by the Company in 2022 includes geologic mapping, an induced-polarization geophysical survey, 49 soil samples, and one 310-foot diamond exploration drill hole. The drill hole did not encounter economic grades of mineralization, although it did intersect the projection of one of the potentially mineralized structures. The soil samples showed anomalous levels of certain base metals, and the geophysical survey identified anomalous areas as well.

The Company plans to compile all data that has been collected so far into one comprehensive 3-D model and evaluate additional potential drill targets.