Osisko Metals Announces New Drill Results at Pine Point With up to 33.00 Metres Grading 11.26% Zinc and 2.71% Lead
Osisko Metals Announces New Drill Results at Pine Point With up to 33.00
Metres Grading 11.26% Zinc and 2.71% Lead
MONTREAL, Sept. 05, 2023 -- Osisko Metals Incorporated (the " Company" or " Osisko Metals") ( TSX-V: OM; OTCQX:
OMZNF; FRANKFURT: 0B51) is pleased to announce initial assay results from its 2023 drilling program at Pine Point Project,
located in the Northwest Territories, Canada. The reported results are from the X25 deposit, a prismatic-style deposit with a
tabular-style apron in the West Zone.
Drilling was conducted as part of the Pine Point Joint Venture’s larger 2023 definition drilling program that is designed to
achieve an average drill spacing of approximately 30 metres within the current modelled mineral resources reported in the 2022
PEA deposits. This spacing is intended to upgrade resources presently classified as Inferred to the Indicated category.
Drill Hole Assay Composite Highlights:
• X25-23-PP-003: 14.00 metres, grading 8.21% Zn and 5.30% Pb (13.51% Zn+Pb)
• X25-23-PP-004: 33.00 metres, grading 11.26% Zn and 2.71% Pb (13.97% Zn+Pb)
• X25-23-PP-028: 10.96 metres, grading 5.84% Zn and 0.75% Pb (6.58% Zn+Pb)
• X25-23-PP-034: 6.98 metres, grading 21.09% Zn and 3.24% Pb (24.33 Zn+Pb)
• X25-23-PP-038: 8.98 metres, grading 11.42% Zn and 1.79% Pb (13.21% Zn+Pb)
• X25-23-PP-039: 7.98 metres, grading 24.84% Zn and 5.36% Pb (30.20% Zn+Pb)
All mineralization occurs near surface between 67.95 and 195.00 metres vertical depth from surface and occurs as sphalerite
and galena associated with intensely altered hydrothermal dolomite and limestone.
Robert Wares, CEO and Chairman of the Board, commented: “We are excited to announce these initial results from our 2023
Definition Drilling program. Integrating these drill results will allow for improvement of our mineral resource base that will be
used in the upcoming Feasibility Study (“FS”) being initiated in H2 2023. Currently several definition studies are underway to
perform trade-offs in order to freeze the Project’s design concept in preparation for the FS. We are also happy to report our
progress towards permitting initiatives and potential construction of a mine at Pine Point with our JV partners Appian Capital
Advisory LLP. Meetings with local communities and regulators are ongoing to keep everyone up to date regarding the
permitting process as we advance the Pine Point Project.”
Table 1: Drill Hole Composites.
Hole Name Zone Deposit From To Drill
Width
True
Width Zn Pb Zn+Pb
(m) (m) (m) (m) % % %
X25-23-PP-001 W1 X25 161.00 174.00 13.00 12.99 2.62 0.30 2.92
and W1 X25 180.00 181.00 1.00 1.00 2.66 0.39 3.05
and W1 X25 186.00 187.50 1.50 1.50 9.17 1.91 11.08
X25-23-PP-002B W1 X25 161.00 174.00 13.00 12.98 8.41 4.00 12.40
X25-23-PP-003 W1 X25 157.00 171.00 14.00 14.00 8.21 5.30 13.51
and W1 X25 180.00 183.00 3.00 3.00 2.03 0.52 2.55
X25-23-PP-004 W1 X25 162.00 195.00 33.00 33.00 11.26 2.71 13.97
X25-23-PP-005 W1 X25 103.00 104.00 1.00 1.00 1.93 0.60 2.52
and W1 X25 134.00 135.00 1.00 1.00 1.71 0.58 2.29
and W1 X25 140.00 145.00 5.00 4.99 15.94 2.66 18.60
and W1 X25 147.00 156.00 9.00 8.99 9.28 6.53 15.80
and W1 X25 159.00 163.00 4.00 3.99 7.13 0.49 7.62
X25-23-PP-007 W1 X25 67.95 68.45 0.50 0.50 8.42 2.16 10.58
X25-23-PP-010 W1 X25 123.00 124.00 1.00 1.00 2.87 0.55 3.42
and W1 X25 134.00 139.00 5.00 4.99 3.90 0.22 4.12
X25-23-PP-011 W1 X25 132.00 135.00 3.00 3.00 2.55 1.02 3.58
and W1 X25 138.00 141.00 3.00 3.00 4.00 0.29 4.30
X25-23-PP-012 W1 X25 112.00 113.00 1.00 1.00 3.36 0.78 4.14
and W1 X25 132.00 135.00 3.00 3.00 2.62 0.65 3.27
and W1 X25 138.00 139.50 1.50 1.50 2.44 0.59 3.03
X25-23-PP-013 W1 X25 116.00 122.00 6.00 5.99 2.51 7.38 9.88
and W1 X25 125.00 126.00 1.00 1.00 7.52 0.74 8.26
and W1 X25 133.00 140.00 7.00 6.99 2.12 0.14 2.26
X25-23-PP-015 W1 X25 113.00 115.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 0.68 2.68
and W1 X25 121.00 122.00 1.00 1.00 3.02 2.43 5.45
and W1 X25 124.00 132.00 8.00 7.99 4.20 1.19 5.40
X25-23-PP-016 W1 X25 126.00 133.00 7.00 6.99 6.58 0.48 7.06
and W1 X25 138.00 140.00 2.00 2.00 4.09 0.01 4.10
X25-23-PP-018 W1 X25 131.00 133.00 2.00 1.99 9.04 1.47 10.51
X25-23-PP-019 W1 X25 55.00 59.00 4.00 4.00 1.83 0.79 2.62
and W1 X25 96.00 100.00 4.00 4.00 5.92 3.68 9.60
and W1 X25 104.00 105.00 1.00 1.00 7.47 0.82 8.29
and W1 X25 107.00 108.00 1.00 1.00 1.79 0.59 2.38
and W1 X25 117.00 118.00 1.00 1.00 3.11 0.24 3.35
and W1 X25 120.00 125.00 5.00 4.99 4.29 0.96 5.25
and W1 X25 127.00 128.00 1.00 1.00 2.03 0.60 2.63
X25-23-PP-020 W1 X25 104.00 105.00 1.00 1.00 5.36 2.07 7.43
X25-23-PP-021 W1 X25 133.00 137.00 4.00 3.99 3.61 1.65 5.26
X25-23-PP-022 W1 X25 124.00 125.00 1.00 1.00 1.97 0.73 2.69
and W1 X25 140.00 141.00 1.00 1.00 3.36 0.02 3.38
X25-23-PP-023 W1 X25 123.00 127.00 4.00 3.99 1.63 0.55 2.18
and W1 X25 129.00 130.00 1.00 1.00 1.59 0.57 2.17
and W1 X25 132.00 133.00 1.00 1.00 2.10 1.05 3.15
X25-23-PP-024 W1 X25 115.00 116.00 1.00 1.00 1.58 0.46 2.04
and W1 X25 135.00 138.00 3.00 2.99 16.40 1.04 17.44
X25-23-PP-025 W1 X25 115.00 116.00 1.00 1.00 6.72 0.82 7.54
and W1 X25 125.00 126.00 1.00 1.00 1.74 0.35 2.09
X25-23-PP-026 W1 X25 95.00 100.00 5.00 5.00 4.25 1.49 5.74
and W1 X25 119.00 126.00 7.00 7.00 6.17 0.89 7.06
X25-23-PP-028 W1 X25 118.00 129.00 11.00 10.96 5.84 0.75 6.58
and W1 X25 132.00 135.00 3.00 2.99 9.39 1.10 10.50
X25-23-PP-029 W1 X25 122.00 123.00 1.00 1.00 3.24 1.24 4.47
X25-23-PP-030 W1 X25 117.00 118.00 1.00 1.00 2.18 0.38 2.56
and W1 X25 120.00 122.00 2.00 2.00 3.81 0.47 4.28
and W1 X25 126.00 132.00 6.00 5.99 6.01 1.46 7.47
and W1 X25 138.00 141.00 3.00 3.00 4.77 0.28 5.06
X25-23-PP-031 W1 X25 110.00 118.50 8.50 8.48 2.90 0.18 3.08
and W1 X25 122.00 124.00 2.00 2.00 3.11 0.55 3.66
and W1 X25 132.00 133.50 1.50 1.50 1.73 0.29 2.02
and W1 X25 137.00 138.00 1.00 1.00 2.95 0.61 3.56
and W1 X25 142.50 146.00 3.50 3.49 11.02 0.22 11.25
X25-23-PP-032 W1 X25 107.00 108.00 1.00 1.00 0.00 2.23 2.23
and W1 X25 116.00 118.00 2.00 2.00 1.39 3.40 4.79
and W1 X25 120.00 132.00 12.00 11.99 3.23 1.92 5.15
X25-23-PP-033 W1 X25 126.00 129.00 3.00 2.99 2.27 7.78 10.05
and W1 X25 138.00 141.00 3.00 2.99 10.35 2.19 12.54
X25-23-PP-034 W1 X25 137.00 144.00 7.00 6.98 21.09 3.24 24.33
and W1 X25 148.00 149.00 1.00 1.00 3.04 0.19 3.23
X25-23-PP-037 W1 X25 132.00 133.00 1.00 1.00 25.90 5.15 31.05
and W1 X25 136.00 139.00 3.00 2.99 8.26 1.12 9.38
X25-23-PP-038 W1 X25 135.00 144.00 9.00 8.98 11.42 1.79 13.21
X25-23-PP-039 W1 X25 133.00 141.00 8.00 7.98 24.84 5.36 30.20
X25-23-PP-040 W1 X25 138.00 142.00 4.00 3.99 19.39 3.03 22.41
X25-23-PP-041 W1 X25 138.00 140.00 2.00 2.00 12.85 0.77 13.62
Drill holes not reported in this table with a collar location tabulated in Table 2 contained no significant assay results.
Qualified Person
Mr. Robin Adair is the Qualified Person and the Vice President of Exploration for Osisko Metals Incorporated. He is
responsible for the technical data reported in this news release and is a Professional Geologist registered in the Northwest
Territories.
Quality Assurance / Quality Control
Osisko Metals adheres to a strict QA/QC program for core handling, sampling, sample transportation, and analyses. Drill core
samples from the Pine Point project area are securely transported to its core facility on-site, where they are logged and
sampled. Samples selected for assay are shipped to ALS Canada Ltd.'s preparation facility in Yellowknife. Pulps are analyzed
at the ALS Canada Ltd. facility in North Vancouver, BC. All samples are analyzed by four acid digestion followed by both ICP-
AES and ICP-MS for a multi-element suite with a 1% upper detection limit for base metals. Samples reporting over 1% for Zn
and 1% for Pb are analyzed by assay grade, four acid digestion, and ICP-AES analysis with an upper detection limit of 30%
and 20%, respectively. Samples with Zn >30% and or Pb >20% are analyzed by traditional titration.
Table 2: Drill Hole Collar Locations (NAD83 (CSRS) Zone 11).
Hole Name Zone Deposit Easting Northing Elev. (m) Azm. Dip Length (m)
X25-23-PP-001 W1 X25 606181.5 6735791.1 181.8 0 -90 198.0
X25-23-PP-002 W1 X25 606188.8 6735823.7 182.3 0 -90 129.0
X25-23-PP-002B W1 X25 606188.8 6735823.7 182.3 0 -90 201.0
X25-23-PP-003 W1 X25 606196.9 6735806.8 182.1 0 -90 198.0
X25-23-PP-004 W1 X25 606219.1 6735811.9 182.1 0 -90 195.0
X25-23-PP-005 W1 X25 606255.6 6735834.8 182.3 0 -90 180.0
X25-23-PP-006 W1 X25 606291.5 6735819.5 182.6 0 -90 165.0
X25-23-PP-007 W1 X25 606317.4 6735797.6 182.6 0 -90 177.0
X25-23-PP-008 W1 X25 606325.7 6735767.9 182.3 0 -90 138.0
X25-23-PP-009 W1 X25 606344.3 6735740.0 182.2 0 -90 138.0
X25-23-PP-010 W1 X25 606367.4 6735727.8 182.4 0 -90 147.0
X25-23-PP-011 W1 X25 606369.9 6735751.3 182.4 0 -90 141.0
X25-23-PP-012 W1 X25 606390.8 6735742.6 182.5 0 -90 144.0
X25-23-PP-013 W1 X25 606407.9 6735753.2 182.4 0 -90 144.0
X25-23-PP-014 W1 X25 606436.1 6735767.2 182.5 0 -90 150.0
X25-23-PP-015 W1 X25 606392.6 6735773.0 182.5 0 -90 153.0
X25-23-PP-016 W1 X25 606413.1 6735780.2 182.5 0 -90 141.0
X25-23-PP-017 W1 X25 606439.3 6735790.6 182.6 0 -90 126.0
X25-23-PP-018 W1 X25 606403.3 6735812.1 182.6 0 -90 144.0
X25-23-PP-019 W1 X25 606391.0 6735840.2 182.9 0 -90 138.0
X25-23-PP-020 W1 X25 606338.8 6735843.2 182.6 0 -90 105.0
X25-23-PP-021 W1 X25 606306.4 6735870.8 182.7 0 -90 177.0
X25-23-PP-022 W1 X25 606312.0 6735895.4 182.7 0 -90 153.0
X25-23-PP-023 W1 X25 606331.8 6735879.1 182.7 0 -90 180.0
X25-23-PP-024 W1 X25 606351.5 6735865.8 182.8 0 -90 156.0
X25-23-PP-025 W1 X25 606372.9 6735865.8 183.0 0 -90 138.0
X25-23-PP-026 W1 X25 606414.8 6735854.1 183.0 0 -90 153.0
X25-23-PP-027 W1 X25 606457.4 6735861.3 183.2 0 -90 132.0
X25-23-PP-028 W1 X25 606439.9 6735868.3 183.2 0 -90 154.0
X25-23-PP-029 W1 X25 606398.5 6735882.4 183.2 0 -90 132.0
X25-23-PP-030 W1 X25 606356.2 6735893.8 183.2 0 -90 183.0
X25-23-PP-031 W1 X25 606336.8 6735921.5 182.9 0 -90 147.0
X25-23-PP-032 W1 X25 606383.6 6735909.4 183.3 0 -90 138.0
X25-23-PP-033 W1 X25 606442.0 6735961.8 183.9 0 -90 141.0
X25-23-PP-034 W1 X25 606480.2 6735924.6 183.6 0 -90 150.0
X25-23-PP-035 W1 X25 606497.4 6735893.2 184.0 0 -90 150.0
X25-23-PP-036 W1 X25 606518.5 6735878.2 183.6 0 -90 150.0
X25-23-PP-037 W1 X25 606524.4 6735906.1 183.8 0 -90 150.0
X25-23-PP-038 W1 X25 606565.0 6735907.1 183.9 0 -90 150.0
X25-23-PP-039 W1 X25 606546.0 6735920.6 183.9 0 -90 144.0
X25-23-PP-040 W1 X25 606554.5 6735945.5 184.2 0 -90 144.0
X25-23-PP-041 W1 X25 606524.7 6735963.0 184.0 0 -90 144.0
About Osisko Metals
Osisko Metals Incorporated is a Canadian exploration and development company creating value in the critical metals space,
more specifically copper and zinc. The Company is a joint venture partner with Appian Capital Advisory LLP for the
advancement of one of Canada's premier past-producing zinc mining camps, the Pine Point Project, located in the Northwest
Territories, for which the 2022 PEA (as defined herein) has indicated an after-tax NPV of C$602 million and an IRR of 25%,
based on long-term zinc price of US$1.37/lb and the current mineral resource estimates that are amenable to open pit and
shallow underground mining. The current mineral resource estimate in the 2022 PEA consists of 15.7Mt grading 5.55% ZnEq
of Indicated Mineral Resources and 47.2Mt grading 5.94% ZnEq of Inferred Mineral Resources . Please refer to the
technical report entitled "Preliminary Economic Assessment, Pine Point Project, Hay River, Northwest Territories, Canada"
dated August 26, 2022 (with an effective date of July 30, 2022), which has been prepared for Osisko Metals an PPML by
representatives of BBA Engineering Inc., Hydro-Resources Inc., PLR Resources Inc. and WSP Canada Inc. (the " 2022 PEA").
Please refer to the full text of the 2022 PEA, a copy of which is available on SEDAR ( www.sedar.com) under the Osisko
Metals' issuer profile, for the assumptions, methodologies, qualifications and limitations described therein. The Pine Point
Project is located on the south shore of Great Slave Lake in the Northwest Territories, near infrastructure, paved highway
access, an electrical substation, as well as 100 kilometres of viable haulage roads already in place.
The Company has also acquired, from Glencore Canada Corporation, a 100% interest in the past-producing Gaspé Copper
Mine, located near Murdochville in the Gaspé peninsula of Québec. The Company is currently focused on resource evaluation
of the Mount Copper Expansion Project that hosts an Inferred Mineral Resource (in accordance with National Instrument 43-
101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects ) of 456Mt grading 0.31% Cu (see April 28, 2022 news release of Osisko
Metals entitled "Osisko Metals Announces Maiden Resource at Gaspé Copper – Inferred Resource of 456Mt Grading 0.31%
Copper"). Gaspé Copper hosts the largest undeveloped copper resource in Eastern North America, strategically located near
existing infrastructure in the mining-friendly province of Québec.
About Appian
Appian Capital Advisory LLP is a London-headquartered investment advisor to long-term value-focused private capital funds
that invest solely in mining and mining-related companies.
Appian is a leading investment advisor in the metals and mining industry, with global experience across South America, North
America, Europe, Australia and Africa and a successful track record of supporting companies to achieve their development
targets, with a global operating portfolio overseeing nearly 6,300 employees. Appian has a global team of 65 experienced
professionals with presences in London, Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal, New York, Lima, Belo Horizonte, Perth, Mexico City
and Dubai. The Appian team, through its private capital funds, has a long history of successfully bringing mines through
development and into production, having completed 9 mine builds in the last 6 years.
For more information, please visit www.appiancapitaladvisory.com, or find us on LinkedIn, Instagram and Twitter.
For further information on this news release, visit www.osiskometals.com or contact:
Robert Wares, Chairman & CEO of Osisko Metals Incorporated
Email: [email protected] www.osiskometals.com
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This news release contains "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation
based on expectations, estimates and projections as at the date of this news release. Any statement that involves
predictions, expectations, interpretations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, assumptions, future events or performance
are not statements of historical fact and constitute forward-looking information. This news release may contain forward-looking
information pertaining to the closing of the Gaspe Copper Project Definitive Agreement or the Pine Point Project. For Pine
Point, statements including, among other things, the results of the 2022 PEA and the IRR, NPV and estimated costs,
production, production rate and mine life; the expectation that the Project will be a robust operation and profitable at a variety
of prices and assumptions; the ability to identify additional resources and reserves (if any) and exploit such resources and
reserves on an economic basis; the expected high quality of the Pine Point concentrates; the potential impact of the Pine
Point Project in the Northwest Territories, including but not limited to the potential generation of tax revenue and contribution
of jobs; the Pine Point Project having the potential for mineral resource expansion and new discoveries; the timing and ability
for the Pine Point Project to reach construction decision (if at all); the estimated costs to take the Pine Point Project to
construction decision (if at all); the ability of the Company to realize the anticipated benefits of the Transaction; and the
impact to the Company of the disposition of ownership interest and control in the Pine Point Project, which is a material
property of the Company. There can be no certainty on the timing, costs and ability for the joint venture parties to take the
Pine Point Project to reach construction decision or pursue planned exploration and development as presently contemplated.
Forward-looking information is not a guarantee of future performance and is based upon a number of estimates and
assumptions of management, in light of management's experience and perception of trends, current conditions and expected
developments, as well as other factors that management believes to be relevant and reasonable in the circumstances,
including, without limitation, assumptions about: favourable equity and debt capital markets; the ability and timing for the
parties to fund cash calls to advance the development of the Pine Point Project and pursue planned exploration and
development; future prices of zinc and lead; the timing and results of exploration and drilling programs; the accuracy of
mineral resource estimates; production costs; operating conditions being favourable; political and regulatory stability; the
receipt of governmental and third party approvals; licenses and permits being received on favourable terms; sustained labour
stability; stability in financial and capital markets; availability of equipment; the economic viability of the Pine Point Project;
and positive relations with local groups. Forward-looking information involves risks, uncertainties and other factors that could
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