Drill Hole GC 24-265 intercepted 1.3 meters (m) of the Red Star Vein that assayed 150.25 grams per tonne (gpt) gold, which was part of a larger intercept of 4.5 m assaying 50.86 gpt gold, reported in drilled thickness.
COEUR D'ALENE, IDAHO / ACCESS Newswire / March 11, 2025 / Idaho Strategic Resources (NYSE American:IDR) ("IDR" or the "Company") is pleased to announce additional high-grade drill highlights from its operating Golden Chest Mine. The company intersected high-grade gold in six separate veins most of which are relatively near the mine's current underground infrastructure.
Drill intercepts are reported in grams of gold per tonne and in drilled thickness, as indicated in the table below:
| Hole | Target Vein | From
(m) | To
(m) | Drilled Thickness
(m) | Gold Assay
(gpt) |
| GC 24-255 | Bush | 10.4 | 12.1 | 1.7 | 4.45 |
| including | | 10.8 | 11.1 | 0.3 | 19.0 |
| GC 24-256 | Bush | 15.3 | 16.4 | 1.1 | 11.0 |
| GC 24-257 | Bush | 12.8 | 14.0 | 1.2 | 8.62 |
| including | | 13.7 | 14.0 | 0.3 | 19.0 |
| GC 24-261 | Red Star | 0.9 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 6.20 |
| including | | 1.6 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 18.0 |
| GC 24-263 | Red Star | 2.88 | 3.7 | 0.82 | 31.0 |
| GC 24-263 | Red Star | 151.0 | 151.9 | 0.9 | 7.04 |
| GC 24-264 | Red Star | 34.4 | 37.3 | 2.9 | 8.76 |
| including | | 34.4 | 36.3 | 1.9 | 11.8 |
| GC 24-264 | Red Star | 46.4 | 46.9 | 0.5 | 23.2 |
| GC 24-264 | Red Star | 58.5 | 60.7 | 2.2 | 14.38 |
| including | | 58.5 | 58.9 | 0.4 | 24.8 |
| including | | 59.3 | 60.7 | 1.4 | 15.3 |
| GC 24-265 | Red Star | 2.1 | 3.8 | 1.7 | 10.02 |
| including | | 2.1 | 3.2 | 1.1 | 13.4 |
| GC 24-265 | Red Star | 38.2 | 42.7 | 4.5 | 50.86 |
| including | | 40.8 | 42.1 | 1.3 | 150.25 |
| including | | 42.1 | 42.7 | 0.6 | 42.5 |
| GC 24-265 | Red Star | 44.5 | 46.8 | 2.3 | 19.74 |
| including | | 44.5 | 45.5 | 1.0 | 20.7 |
| including | | 45.5 | 46.5 | 1.0 | 21.4 |
| GC 24-275 | Paymaster | 208.4 | 211.5 | 3.1 | 4.67 |
| including | | 209.9 | 210.2 | 0.3 | 24.7 |
| GC 24-285 | Paymaster | 211.1 | 213.8 | 2.7 | 5.58 |
| including | | 212.5 | 213.8 | 1.3 | 8.0 |
| GC 24-286 | Paymaster | 208.24 | 208.51 | 0.27 | 16.6 |
| GC 24-286 | Paymaster | 222.09 | 223.54 | 1.45 | 6.93 |
| including | | 222.5 | 222.92 | 0.42 | 13.3 |
| GC 24-287 | Jumbo | 111.56 | 111.76 | 0.2 | 7.0 |
| GC 24-288 | Jumbo | 76.1 | 76.5 | 0.4 | 5.65 |
| GC 24-289 | H-Vein | 113.3 | 113.6 | 0.3 | 9.8 |
| GC 24-290 | H-Vein | 149.64 | 150.35 | 0.71 | 5.06 |
| GC 24-291 | Un-named | 46.1 | 46.3 | 0.2 | 15.2 |
| GC 24-291 | H-Vein | 92.2 | 93.2 | 1.0 | 4.94 |
| including | | 92.8 | 93.2 | 0.4 | 10.4 |
The true thickness of the Red Star is not known at this time and more drilling or possibly drifting will be required to delineate the geometry of this new area. The H-Vein intercepts are near true thickness. The Bush, Jumbo, and Paymaster intercepts are estimated to be approximately 70% of true thickness.
Idaho Strategic's President and CEO, John Swallow commented, "The results recorded in the table above are very impressive, especially considering they are from areas of relative proximity to our underground infrastructure and existing operations. The Golden Chest Mine continues to be a target-rich environment, and these high-grade drill results reinforce the investment of a portion of our cashflow in exploration and development activities on-site. As we close out the winter, we are looking forward to ramping up our exploration activities once again. We have a number of drill programs planned for 2025, including further resource expansion drilling at the Golden Chest Mine, exploration drilling of multiple historic mines in the broader Murray Gold Belt District, and our first ever drill program at Eastern Star. Each of these programs have a lot of potential and their success could lead to rapid development given each planned exploration target is located on private land in Idaho."
In preparation for a busy year ahead on the exploration front, Idaho Strategic has added additional team members to its geology staff to facilitate its planned gold exploration in tandem with the continued advancement of its rare earth elements and thorium projects in central Idaho.
Qualified person
IDR's Vice President of Exploration, Robert John Morgan, PG, PLS is a qualified person as such term is defined under S-K 1300 and has reviewed and approved the technical information and data included in this press release.
About Idaho Strategic Resources, Inc.
Idaho Strategic Resources (IDR) is an Idaho-based gold producer which also owns the largest rare earth elements land package in the United States. The Company's business plan was established in anticipation of today's volatile geopolitical and macroeconomic environment. IDR finds itself in a unique position as the only publicly traded company with growing gold production and significant blue-sky potential for rare earth elements exploration and development in one Company.
For more information on Idaho Strategic Resources, visit https://idahostrategic.com/presentation/, go to www.idahostrategic.com or call:
Travis Swallow, Investor Relations & Corporate Development
Email: tswallow@idahostrategic.com
Phone: (208) 625-9001
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SOURCE: Idaho Strategic Resources, Inc.
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