Magna Mining Intersects 24.0% Cu, 1.2% Ni & 6.7 g/t Pt + Pd + Au over 2.0 Metres at Levack Mine Additional Infill Drilling at the McCreedy West Mine Continues to Return High-Grade Copper Intersections
Magna Mining Intersects 24.0% Cu, 1.2% Ni &
6.7 g/t Pt + Pd + Au over 2.0 Metres at Levack
Mine
Additional Infill Drilling at the McCreedy West Mine Continues
to Return High-Grade Copper Intersections
Sudbury, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - April 30, 2025) - Magna Mining Inc. (TSXV: NICU) (OTCQB:
MGMNF) (FSE: 8YD) ("Magna" or the "Company") is pleased to announce additional assay results from
the ongoing diamond drilling programs at both Levack and McCreedy West mines (Figure 1).
Drilling at Levack continues to define the near-surface Keel Footwall Copper zone and test exploration
targets near the Main Orebody. Magna is currently compiling data and internal studies to review the
potential to develop a ramp from surface near the Keel Zone as part of a re-start plan for Levack in 2026.
The diamond drilling at McCreedy West is targeting areas near historical mining zones and is focused
on the 700 Footwall (FW) Cu-PGE zone definition and resource expansion in support of mid-term
production planning.
Highlights from the new assay results include:
Levack Mine
MLV-25-01-W1: 14.5 % Cu, 1.0% Ni, 8.4 g/t Pt + Pd + Au over 1.9 metres
MLV-25-04: 24.0 % Cu, 1.2% Ni, 6.7 g/t Pt + Pd + Au over 2.0 metres
McCreedy West Mine
FNX33354: 6.8% Cu, 0.2% Ni, 7.1 g/t Pt + Pd + Au over 11.1 metres
Including
19.5% Cu, 0.2% Ni, 16.0 g/t Pt + Pd + Au
over 2.9 metres
FNX33370: 3.9% Cu, 0.9% Ni, 9.4 g/t Pt + Pd + Au
over 9.1 metres
And
3.5% Cu, 0.5% Ni, 14.6 g/t Pt + Pd + Au
over 25.6 metres
Including
5.9% Cu, 0.7% Ni, 21.4 g/t Pt + Pd + Au
over 10.2 metres
Dave King, S.V.P. Exploration and Geoscience for Magna Mining, stated: "Magna is pleased to
announce additional assay results from the ongoing drilling programs at both the McCreedy West and
Levack mines. The drilling we have done in the Keel Zone area has provided Magna with more certainty
in the orientation of the vein trend and provided fresh core which can be used for metallurgical work as
required. We can now move away from the known Keel Zone mineralization and begin expansion drilling
with the goal of growing the resource closer to surface and to the east towards the Main Orebody. The
information we acquire will provide the detail required to inform the Levack Mine restart plan. Two drill
rigs are active on each property, and a third drill rig has been mobilized to the Levack site. This third rig
at Levack will begin testing deeper footwall exploration targets that we believe have the potential for a
new, copper rich footwall discovery."
Levack Mine 2025 Drilling Program
Two surface diamond drills are active at the Levack mine, with the objective of defining near surface
footwall mineralization that could be accessed early in a Levack Mine restart plan. Initial drilling is
targeting the Keel Footwall (FW) zone as well as testing exploration trends between and along strike of
the Keel Zone and the Main Orebody (Figure 2). Drilling to date on the Keel FW zone has intersected 1
to 2 metre chalcopyrite rich, massive sulphide veins, resulting in high grade copper assays such as
24.0% Cu, 1.2% Ni and 6.7 g/t Pt + Pd + Au over 2.0 metres
in drillhole MLV-25-04. Additional
drilling on the Keel zone in the near term will focus on expansion up-dip towards surface. Drilling at
Levack will also provide material for metallurgical test work of the Levack mine ores, to facilitate planning
and eventual ore sale agreements. See Table 1 for a complete summary of assay results and the news
release dated
March 31, 2025
for additional 2025 drilling results. Drillhole collar information is provided
in Table 2.
McCreedy West Mine 2025 Drilling
Diamond drilling at McCreedy West is focused on production support, primarily in the 1010 and 1150
levels of the 700 FW Cu-PGE zone (Figure 3). Two drill rigs are active in the area, defining remnant
mineralization adjacent to historical stoping areas, to facilitate detailed mine planning and scheduling.
Assay results from the two drillholes released today are selected examples of high-grade intersections,
over significant widths remaining in the 700 FW complex, including
5.9% Cu, 0.7% Ni, 21.4 g/t Pt + Pd
+ Au over 10.2 metres
in drillhole FNX33370. In addition to drilling, rehabilitation of existing
development, and planning of new development is ongoing to access other areas of the 700 FW zone
with potential to expand mineralization on the west side. A summary of assay results is presented in
Table 1 and drillhole collar information is provided in Table 2.
Figure 1:
Magna Mining - Current Properties in the Sudbury Basin
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Figure 2:
Levack Mine Plan View Showing the Location of Current Drilling and Footwall
Exploration Target Area Between the Keel Zone and Main Orebody
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Figure 3:
McCreedy West Mine 3D Oblique View Showing the Location of Mineralized Zones
and the Approximate Location of Current Drilling on the Footwall Side of the 700 FW Cu-PGE
Complex
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Table 1:
Summary of Drillhole Results from Levack and McCreedy West Drilling
Drillhole
Property
Zone
From
(m)
To
(m)
Length
(m)
Cu
%
Ni
%
Co
%
Pt
g/t
Pd
g/t
Au
g/t
TPM
g/t
NiEq
CuEq
MLV-25-
01-W1
Levack
Keel
289.33
291.23
1.90
14.52
0.96
0.02
0.81
1.90
5.70
8.41
10.71
19.06
MLV-25-
02A
Levack
Keel
165.17
165.47
0.30
1.55
0.75
0.02
4.30
7.86
0.19
12.35
3.26
5.81
and
358.14
361.16
3.02
0.81
0.38
0.00
1.84
3.93
1.61
7.39
2.06
3.66
MLV-25-
03
Levack
East
MOB
269.77
272.67
2.90
0.76
1.26
0.01
0.68
0.30
0.04
1.03
1.64
2.93
and
276.72
277.10
0.38
4.25
5.24
0.05
2.35
2.08
0.03
4.46
7.42
13.22
and
286.78
287.33
0.55
5.47
4.51
0.06
0.57
0.51
0.01
1.09
6.99
12.44
and
300.80
301.94
1.14
1.60
4.48
0.05
1.35
1.52
0.03
2.90
5.13
9.14
MLV-25-
04
Levack
Keel
225.20
227.20
2.00
23.99
1.24
0.02
1.71
4.41
0.58
6.70
14.98
26.68
FNX33354
McCreedy
West
700 FW
Cu
24.84
35.97
11.13
6.79
0.21
0.00
1.80
2.15
3.15
7.10
5.32
9.47
Including
32.61
35.51
2.90
19.51
0.17
0.01
3.85
4.69
7.48
16.03
14.05
25.01
FNX33370
McCreedy
West
700 FW
Cu
15.24
23.93
8.69
0.68
0.10
0.00
1.01
0.86
0.31
2.19
0.81
1.45
and
49.83
62.64
12.80
0.96
0.10
0.00
2.05
1.46
0.67
4.19
1.29
2.30
and
78.33
87.48
9.14
3.88
0.93
0.01
4.11
4.20
1.11
9.42
4.38
7.79
and
97.23
122.83
25.60
3.53
0.49
0.00
7.22
4.73
2.60
14.56
4.76
8.48
Including
111.10
121.31
10.21
5.94
0.70
0.00
10.56
7.05
3.80
21.41
7.38
13.14
All lengths are downhole length. True widths are uncertain at this time.
Ni Eq % = (Ni% x 85% Recovery 2204 x Ni Price $/lb) + (Cu% x 96% Recovery x 2204 x Cu Price $/lb) + (Co% x 56% Recovery x 2204 x Co
Price $/lb) + (Pt gpt x 69% Recovery / 31.1035 x Pt $/oz) +(Pd gpt x 68% Recovery / 31.1035 x Pd $/oz) + (Au gpt x 68% Recovery / 31.1035 x Au
$/oz))/2204 x Ni $/lb.
Cu Eq % = (Ni% x 85% Recovery 2204 x Ni Price $/lb) + (Cu% x 96% Recovery x 2204 x Cu Price $/lb) + (Co% x 56% Recovery x 2204 x Co
Price $/lb) + (Pt gpt x 69% Recovery / 31.1035 x Pt $/oz) +(Pd gpt x 68% Recovery / 31.1035 x Pd $/oz) + (Au gpt x 68% Recovery / 31.1035 x Au
$/oz))/2204 x Cui $/lb.
Metal prices in US$: $7.30/lb Ni, $4.10/lb Cu, $15.00/lb Co, $1,000/oz Pt, $1,050/oz Pd and $2,200/oz Au.
Table 2:
Drillhole Collar Coordinates
BHID
Easting
Northing
Elevation
Azimuth
Dip
Depth (m)
MLV-25-01-W1
471511
5166871
374
227
-49
383
MLV-25-02A
471511
5166871
374
227
-56
299
MLV-25-03
471846
5166794
335
300
-49
375
MLV-25-04
471465
5166720
343
295
-67
248
FNX33370
469764
5164988
40
262
0
91
FNX33354
469759
5164833
-18
250
11
88
*Drillhole Coordinates are in Coordinate System NAD 83 Zone 17
Qualified Person
The scientific or technical information in this press release has been reviewed and approved by David
King, M.Sc., P.Geo. Mr. King is the Senior Vice President, Exploration and Geoscience for Magna
Mining Inc. and is a qualified person under Canadian National Instrument 43-101.
QAQC
Sample QA/QC procedures for Magna have been designed to meet or exceed industry standards. Drill
core is collected from the diamond drill and placed in sealed core trays for transport to Magna’s core
facilities. Levack drilling utilizes NQ sized core and McCreedy West utilizes BQTK sized core. The core
is then logged, and samples marked in intervals of up to 1.5m. Levack drill core is split and sampled ½
core, and McCreedy west is whole core sampled. Samples are then put into plastic bags with 10
bagged samples being placed into rice bags for transport to Swastika Laboratories in Kirkland Lake,
Ontario, via Gardewine Transport for preparation and analysis.
Samples are submitted in batches of 50
with 5 QA/QC samples including, 2 certified reference material standards, 2 samples of blank material
and 1 lab duplicate.
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contingencies that may cause actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from
those expressed or implied by forward-looking statements, including risks and uncertainties relating to
the potential to further define or delineate resources or the potential to grow or expand resources at the
McCreedy West and Levack mines and the potential to restart the Levack Mine and other risks
disclosed in the Company's most recent annual management discussion and analysis. Although the
Company has attempted to identify important risks, uncertainties, contingencies and factors that could
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About Magna Mining Inc.
Magna Mining is a producing mining company with a portfolio of copper, nickel and PGM operating,
exploration and development projects in the Sudbury Region of Ontario, Canada. The Company's
primary assets are the producing McCreedy West copper mine and the past producing Levack,
Podolsky, Shakespeare and Crean Hill mines. Additional information about the Company is available on
SEDAR+ (
www.sedarplus.ca
) and on the Company's website (
www.magnamining.com
).
For further information, please contact:
Jason Jessup
Chief Executive Officer
or
Paul Fowler, CFA
Senior Vice President
705-482-9667
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