Midnight Sun Announces Plans FOR Solwezi
MIDNIGHT SUN ANNOUNCES PLANS FOR SOLWEZI
Vancouver, British Columbia, June 14, 2022 – Midnight Sun Mining Corp. (the “ Company” or “Midnight
Sun”) (TSX-V: MMA / OTCQB: MDNGF) is pleased to report that Zambian -Congo Copperbelt expert, Dr.
Simon Dorling, has agreed to accept and maintain an engagement with the Company. Simon has
reviewed the data and results obtained by Rio Tinto Mining and Exploration (“Rio Tinto”) on Midnight
Sun’s Solwezi Licences in Zambia and integrated this information with the data created by Midnight Sun
and previous operators as well as incorporating recent research in the region to build a comprehensive
database and inclusive interpretation of the struct ural-geological settings for mineralisation for future
targeting.
Dr. Dorling’s work has generated several new targets and justification to revisit existing prospects on the
licences, including the proposal of structural corridors controlling mineralization around both the Mitu
discovery area as well as hole MDD -17-15 on the Mitu Trend which measured 4.23% CuEq over 11.6
metres (see the Company’s news release dated July 4, 2017 ). These corridors suggest a fault -control on
mineralisation through re-mobilisation into late northeast-trending faults which leave these mineralized
areas open along strike.
“I am very pleased that Dr. Dorling has agreed to work with us. He already has a high degree of
familiarity with the Solwezi Licences a nd is an expert in this region” commented Al Fabbro, President &
CEO. “ Dr. Dorling ’s integration of the newly collected information, particularly the geochemical and
geophysical surveys, into our existing exploration data has formed the basis of a very compelling
exploration campaign for Midnight Sun to undertake once we formally receive control of the licences
from Rio Tinto. We are well funded and well situated to capitalize on this opportunity , as well as others
that may arise from our work in the region.”
Rio Tinto’s exploration drilling was interrupted by the CoVid -19 pandemic and, ultimately, did not
achieve the amount of work expected. Rio Tinto generated highly valuable data sets for the project and
its future exploration, but, in the Company’s view, did not capitalise on the newly collected information.
Rio Tinto’s drilling completed on the 22 Zone, Dumbwa, and the Mitu Trend have been incorporated into
the Company’s database and evaluation study ahead of the 2022 work program and drill ta rgets are
refined in preparation of Midnight Sun’s return to the field, which is anticipated to be in August 2022
and include 4,000-5,000 metres of drilling.
Newly Identified Target – “Crunch Zone”
One of Dr. Dorling’s immediate findings , based on a structural interpretation of new high-quality
airborne magnetic data, is the identification of a previously undocumented “high strain” structural zone
running between the edges of the Kazhiba Dome in the northwest and the Solwezi Dome in the
southeast where the Roan strata have heavily been compressed and faulted and abrupt ly terminate
along faults against the basement domes. This wedged fan of tight geological folds and faults links to the
orientations and structures documented in the dome underlying First Quan tum’s Kansanshi Mine (~10
kilometers away) through a succession of sedimentary host rocks. The hypothesis is that the highly
folded and possibly faulted strata could provide pathways and traps for concentrating copper -bearing
fluids running between these three domes.
Qualified Person: Richard Mazur, P.Geo., a Director of the Company and a Qualified Person under NI 43-
101, has reviewed and approved the technical data and contents of this release.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF MIDNIGHT SUN MINING CORP.
Al Fabbro
President & CEO
For Further Information Contact:
Al Fabbro
President & CEO
Tel: +1 604 351 8850
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Although the Company believes the expectations expressed in such forward -looking statements are
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include, changes in market conditions, unsuccessful exploration results, changes in commodity prices,
unanticipated changes in key management personnel and general economic conditions. Mining
exploration and development is an inherently risky business. Accordingly, the actual events may differ
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