Midnight Sun Announces Exploration Progress at Solwezi
Midnight Sun Announces Exploration Progress at Solwezi
Vancouver, British Columbia, May 21st, 2025 - Midnight Sun Mining Corp. (TSXV: MMA /
OTC: MDNGF) (“Midnight Sun” or the “Company”) presents a progress update regarding the
previously announced 2025 phase one exploration campaign. Work is underway on all three
key targets and is expected to continue across several phases throughout the work season
to rapidly advance the Company’s Solwezi Project in Zambia.
Update summaries provided for each target, with detailed description provided below:
Dumbwa: Dipole-Dipole Induced Polarization (“IP”) Survey is ~30% complete.
Kazhiba: Diamond drill contractor engaged, drill pads currently being clea red and
prepared. Drilling at the Kazhiba Target 2 sulphide target is expected to begin May
26th.
Mitu: Partial Ionic Leach Survey is ~46% complete.
Midnight Sun’s President & CEO, Al Fabbro, states: “We recently announced the
commencement of our exploration program, designed and led by our Chief Operating
Officer, Dr. Kevin Bonel. This campaign aims to advance all three of our key target areas from
conceptual or early-stage discovery to well-defined assets worthy of significant development
investment—within just a few months.
We believe these targets have the potential to evolve into world-class copper discoveries. Dr.
Bonel’s approach is disciplined, methodical, and proven — the same strategy he successfully
applied at Barrick’s Lumwana Mine, transforming it from a Tier 2 asset into Zambia’s latest
Tier 1 copper projecti.
This marks the first time our targets are being explored with such a rigorous and
comprehensive methodology. We are confident in the potential of our assets, and with this
program underway we are firmly positioned to demonstrate our commitment to unlocking
significant value and delivering transformative discoveries.”
Dumbwa Program Progress
Following comprehensive geological mapping and site preparation over the 20 -kilometre
strike length of the Dumbwa copper-in-soil anomaly, 24 of the 34 planned geophysical lines
have been cleared , mapped, and prepared for surveying. Dipole -dipole IP has been
completed on ten lines.
This survey is designed to generate a detailed subsurface profile, including dip direction,
depth of the targeted geology, and the relationship between surface geochemical anomalies
and potential sulphide copper mineralization at depth. The data generated from the IP
survey will guid e highly targeted drilling with the program expected to commence shortly
after IP results are received.
Kazhiba Program Progress
Site access and drill pad preparation are completed at Kazhiba in advance of the sulphide
drill program. Baba Drilling and Exploration Co. has been contracted to carry out diamond
drilling on the “Kazhiba Target 2” sulphide copper target. Drilling is expected to start on or
around May 26 th. Six to eight diamond drill holes totalling approximately 1,000 metres are
planned on the recently identified ~four-kilometre by two-kilometre Kazhiba sulphide copper
target. This target is characterized by a significantly elevated copper signature in Partial Ionic
Leach testing, a strong VTEM geophysical anomaly, and high chargeability / low resistivity
responses from IP geophysics. The target also coincides with a subtle traditional geochemical
response, and is situated in geology consistent with most deposits within the Zambian
Copperbelt. The Company believes that the correlation of key characteristics may represent
the potential sulphide source of the transported oxide material discovered on the Kazhiba
License and is a strong target for the discovery of a copper mineralised stratigraphic unit.
The Company’s planned reverse circulation (“RC”) drill program on the Kazhiba oxide copper
targets is scheduled to begin following the completion of the current Partial Ionic Leach
sampling program at Mitu
The oxide drill plan includes approximately 4,000 metres of s hallow RC drilling on near -
surface oxide copper targets. This includes 20-25 holes targeting the north -northeast
extension of the previously delineated high-grade transported oxide copper blanket, as well
as approximately 125 holes testing the three new targets identified by previously completed
Partial Ionic Leach sampling.
Mitu Program Progress
At Mitu, a n extensive Partial Ionic Leach sampling program is underway to test the entire
Mitu Trend along the western flank of the Solwezi Dome.
The Company plans to collect approximately 1,800 samples at Mitu for Partial Ionic Leach
analysis. The sampling program is progressing quickly, with ~46% of the sampling completed
to-date. Sampling is expected to conclude in two weeks’ time.
The results of this program will drive a follow up IP survey to identify potential mineralized
zones and prioritize targets for drilling. Previous work in the Mitu area identified a
stratigraphic sulphide unit with drill results including 11.6 metres of 3.44% copper and 11.5
metres of 1.41% copper. Follow up targeting of this sulphide mineralization is planned using
phased methodology of Partial Ionic Leach soil sampling, followed by dipole-dipole IP survey,
and diamond drilling.
Given that Mitu has similar regolith to Kazhiba, which is generally unresponsive to traditional
geochemical analysis, and given the positive results generated using Partial Ionic Leach
sampling at Kazhiba, this technology is expected to more effectively identify and track further
copper targets along the Mitu trend for the follow up described above.
Qualified Person: Darin Labrenz, P.Geo., a Qualified Person under NI 43 -101, has reviewed
and approved the technical data and contents of this release.
About Midnight Sun
Midnight Sun is focused on exploring our flagship Solwezi Project, located in Zambia.
Situated in the heart of the Zambia-Congo Copperbelt, the second largest copper producing
region in the world, our property is vast and highly prospective. Our Solwezi Project is
surrounded by world-class producing copper mines, including Africa’s largest copper mining
complex right next door, First Quantum’s Kansanshi Mine. Led by an experienced geological
team with multiple discoveries and mines around the world to their credit, Midnight Sun’s
goal is to find and develop Zambia’s next generational copper deposit.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF MIDNIGHT SUN MINING CORP.
Al Fabbro
President & CEO
For Further Information Contact:
Adrian O’Brien
Director of Marketing and Communications
Tel: +1 604 809 6890
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