District and Boliden Joint Technical Committee Approve 2025 Exploration Budget on the Tomtebo and Stollberg Properties and Commence Drilling at the Tomtebo Property in Sweden Vancouver, B.C. February 10, 2025
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District and Boliden Joint Technical Committee Approve 2025
Exploration Budget on the Tomtebo and Stollberg Properties
and Commence Drilling at the Tomtebo Property in Sweden
Vancouver, B.C. February 10, 2025
February 10, 202 5 – District Metals Corp . (TSX -V: DMX) (Nasdaq First North:
DMXSE SDB) (OTCQB: DMXCF) (FRA: DFPP); (“District” or the “Company”) is
pleased to announce that District and Boliden Minerals AB (“Boliden”) have approved an
increased exploration budget of CDN$3.0M on the Tomtebo and Stollberg Properties for
2025. This will be a 50% increase with regards to the 2024 budget and will be equally
split between both properties. District is the operator of the Tomtebo -Stollberg
collaboration, and the Company has commenced core drilling at the high grade base
metal polymetallic Tomtebo Property located in the Bergslagen Mining District in south -
central Sweden.
Highlights:
• The approved 2025 Exploration Budget of CDN$ 3.0M for the Tomtebo and
Stollberg Properties will cover geological mapping, geochemical sampling,
historical drill core review, and core drilling.
• The planned core drill program for the historic Tomtebo Mine area comprises
1,500 to 2,000 m in three to four drill holes (Figure 1) that will be followed up
by Boliden’s proprietary down-hole electromagnetic survey 1.
• These drill holes will test the broader Steffenburgs zone at the historic Tomtebo
Mine by stepping out below hole TOM24 -042 that returned 29.25 m at 0.95%
Cu, 0.67 g/t Au, 1.6% Zn , 0.8% Pb and 30 g/t Ag (299.0 to 328.25 m) of foot-
wall stringer -style sulphide mineralization and test the inferred mineralized
horizon based on detailed lithogeochemistry work ( July 29, 2024 , news release).
• Permitting is underway to drill test the Kvistaberget and historic Lövås Mine
targets areas (Figure 2) later in 2025.
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Garrett Ainsworth, CEO of District, commented: “ We have enhanced our understanding
of the high -grade base metal polymetallic mineralized system at the historic Tomtebo
Mine by applying modern exploration methods. Th e current drilling phase aims to test
some exciting targets we've identified from our previous drilling at the Steffenburgs zone
where we have intersected massive sulphide lenses with significant widths of high -grade
polymetallic mineralization that remain open in several directions.
Additionally, we are eager to expand drilling within the Tomtebo Property beyond the
historic Tomtebo Mine where we will look to test two high priority target areas. The
Kvistaberget target area is underpinned by a SkyTEM conductive anomaly and a linear
trend of historic copper sulphide workings that appear to be along strike from the
volcanic massive sulphide horizon located at the historic Tomtebo Mine. The historic
Lövås Mine was worked to a depth of 190 m where historical drill holes indicate that
base metal polymetallic mineralization is open along strike and to depth. ”
Figure 1: Proposed Drill Holes at Steffenburgs Zone of Historic Tomtebo Mine
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Figure 2: Drill Target Areas on Tomtebo Property for 2025
Polymetallic volcanogenic massive sulphides (VMS) deposits always occur in clusters
and each deposit generally comprises a cluster of massive sulphide lenses separated by
less mineralized rocks. When exploring for VMS deposits it is critical to understand
where in the stratigraphic succession the original sea floor horizon is situated because
that is where the VMS mineralization is formed on. This basic concept provides guidance
on where to follow the prospective VMS horizon along strike and down -dip on a local
and regional scale. The obtained geological observations, systematic whole rock
lithogeochemistry sampling and structural data from recent drill cores have significantly
improved the geological understanding and geometry of the Tomtebo mineral system.
The main objective of the planned drilling campaign is to systematically test the
prospective ‘mineralized horizon’ with aggressive steps of 150 m or more in order to
identify high -grade sea floor massive sulphide lenses associated with the Steffenburg s
zone and to test the upside potential in several directions.
References
1 Allen, Rodney L., Jonsson, Rolf H. 2014. Boliden’s Garpenberg Zn-Pb-Ag mine,
Sweden – Critical factors behind the discoveries that turned mine closure into a large
expansion project. SEG Conference Abstract 0393 -000191.
https://www.segweb.org/SEG/Events/Conference-Archive/2014/Conference-
Proceedings/data/papers/abstracts/0393 -000191.pdf?v=020606
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Technical Information
All scientific and technical information in this news release has been prepared by, or
approved by Garrett Ainsworth, P.Geo, President and CEO of the Company. Mr.
Ainsworth is a Qualified Person for the purposes of National Instrument 43 -101 –
Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects .
Drilling data disclosed in this news release relates to historical drilling results. District
has not undertaken any independent investigation of the sampling, nor has it
independently analyzed the results of the historical exploration work in order to verify the
results. District considers these historical drill results relevant as the Company is using
this data as a guide to plan exploration programs. The Company’s current and future
exploration work includes verification of the historical data through drilling.
About District Metals Corp.
District Metals Corp. is led by industry professionals with a track record of success in the
mining industry. The Company’s mandate is to seek out, explore, and develop
prospective mineral properties through a disciplined science -based approach to create
shareholder value and benefit other stakeholders.
District is a polymetallic exploration and development company focused on the Viken
and Tomtebo Properties in Sweden. The Viken Property covers 100% of the uranium -
vanadium Viken Deposit, which is an asset with substantial exploration and development
expenditures that resulted in the definition of historic polymetallic Mineral R esource
Estimates in 2010 and 2014.
The advanced exploration stage Tomtebo Property is located in the Bergslagen Mining
District of south -central Sweden and is situated between the historic Falun Mine and
Boliden’s Garpenberg Mine that are located 25 km to the northwest and southeast,
respectively. Two historic polymetallic mines and numerous polymetallic showings are
located on the Tomtebo Property along an approximate 17 km trend that exhibits similar
geology, structure, alteration and VMS/SedEx style mineralization as other significant
mines within the district.
For further information on the Tomtebo Property, please see the technical report entitled
“NI 43 -101 Update Technical Report on the Tomtebo Project, Bergslagen Region of
Sweden” dated effective October 15, 2020 and amended and restated on February 26,
2021, which is available on SEDAR+ at www.sedar plus.ca.
On Behalf of the Board of Directors
“Garrett Ainsworth ”
President and Chief Executive Officer
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polymetallic properties; the Company’s planned exploration activities, including its drill target strategy and next steps
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historical data and the accuracy of publicly reported information regarding past and historic mines in the Bergslagen
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including but not limited to risks associated with the foll owing: the reliability of historic data on District’s properties;
the Company’s ability to raise sufficient capital to finance planned exploration ; that the Swedish government
maintains its moratorium on uranium exploration and mining in Sweden for the foreseeable future ; the Company’s
limited operating history; the Company’s negative operating cash flow and dependence on third -party financing; the
uncertainty of additional funding; the uncertainties associated with early stage exploration activities including general
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