Inmet resumes drilling at Akie property in B.C.

Drilling is about to resume on the Akie polymetallic property in northern British Columbia.

Ecstall Mining (VSE) reports that a field crew has been mobilized to the property and that drilling is expected to start shortly, following selection of drill locations and pad construction.

Inmet Mining (TSE) is earning a 60% interest in the property from Ecstall and plans to spend $1.1-1.8 million on 4,000 to 6,500 metres of drilling. The program is aimed at testing the Akie zinc-lead-silver-barite massive sulphide deposit discovered in 1994.

Drilling last year outlined a continuous zone of massive sulphide mineralization over a strike length of 1.4 km and a dip extent of about 300 metres. The zone averages 10 metres in thickness, and this increases to 30 metres true thickness in the deepest hole (94-12), which intersected 40.4 metres grading 4.16% zinc and 0.89% lead.

Holes 94-11 and 94-12, the last holes to be drilled in 1994, contained intervals grading better than 10% combined zinc-lead over true widths of 5 to 7 metres.