お知らせ • Jan 17
IDEX Metals Corp. Announces Drill Results from Holes KSMT25003 and KSMT25004 at its 100%-Owned Freeze Copper-Gold-Molybdenum Project in Idaho, USA
IDEX Metals Corp. announced drill results from holes KSMT25003 and KSMT25004 at its 100%-owned Freeze Copper-Gold-Molybdenum Project in Idaho, USA ("Freeze", or the "Property"). The results further confirm the scale, strength, and growth potential of Freeze, a large magmatic-hydrothermal copper system that continues to demonstrate consistent copper mineralization from surface that expands significantly at depth. Drilling Highlights. KSMT25004 intersected 130.93 m of 0.50% CuEq (0.40% Cu, 1.87 g/t Ag, 89 ppm Mo) within 344.34 m of 0.45% CuEq (0.,30% Cu, 1.88 g/t Ag, 147 ppm Mo); KSMT25003 intersected 57.10 m of 0.65% CuEq (0".50% Cu, 3.14 Ag g/t, 140 ppm Mo) within 134.22 m of 0.42% CuEq (0; Cu, 1.92 g/t Ag, 71 ppm Mo); Kismet Breccia Complex ("Kismet") copper mineralization remains open in all directions and at depth; Phase I drilling has revealed multiple high-priority expansion targets. Drilling has confirmed continuity of breccia mineralization and constrained the extent of weakly-mineralized tonalite, strengthening confidence in the Company's structural interpretation of the system. Intersecting hundreds of meters of consistent copper mineralization from surface - in multiple directions - clearly demonstrates the strength, scale, and continuity of the system at Freeze. Importantly, drilling shows that the breccia complex expands at depth and remains open in all directions, a powerful indicator of long -term growth potential. With two holes still pending, the ongoing integration of geophysical datasets, and the development of additional targets across the Property, the company are still in the early stages of unlocking a district-scale copper system within one of North America's most compelling emerging copper belts. With increasing depth, mineralization transitions to sulfide-dominant assemblages characterized by chalcopyrite and pyrite, with structurally-controlled intervals of secondary copper oxides persisting at depths greater than 400 m. Breccia textures transition from predominantly clast-supported in the upper portions of the hole to matrix-supported at depth. Notably, KSMT25004 did not intersect the weakly-min mineralized tonalite unit observed in KSMT25001, indicating that mineralized breccia remains open to the south and supporting the potential for continued lateral expansion of Kismet. The hole was terminated in matrix-supported breccia due to challenging drilling conditions. Below approximately 385 m depth, mineralization becomes less pervasive and transitions to structurally-controlled oxide mineralization in localized 1-3 m intervals. The system remains open for oxide copper mineralization to the south above this depth and for potential porphyry-style mineralization below this depth. KSMT25004 confirms that the tonalite body encountered in KSMT25001 is not extensive and that consistent breccia-hosted mineralization continues at depth. These results also demonstrate that highly- resistivity features remain priority targets for porphyry exploration due to their potential association with more intense phyllic (quartz-sericite-pyrite) alteration zones. Upcoming Catalysts. Assay results from drill holes KSMT25005-25006. Geophysical results from IP, Vector IP, NSIP & ELF surveys. Completion of a Property-wide model with defined porphyry copper drill targets for the 2026 exploration season. Ongoing planning and development of 2026 exploration activities and Phase II drilling campaign. Sample Analysis and QAQC. All drill core samples were prepped and analyzed at AGAT Labs Analytical in Calgary, Alberta, and Thunder Bay, Ontario, Ontario, ISO 17025 and ISO 9001 certified laboratories. All drill core samples are prepped and ISO 9001 certified laboratories; and ISO 9001 certified laboratories and ISO 9001 certified laboratories, and ISO 9001 certified laboratories.