PTX Metals Inc. Reports Additional Wide Mineralized near Surface Results at Its W2 Cu- Ni-PGE and Gold Project
PTX Metals Inc. Reports Additional Wide
Mineralized near Surface Results at Its W2 Cu-
Ni-PGE and Gold Project
Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - June 17, 2025) -
PTX Metals Inc. (TSXV: PTX) (OTCQB: PANXF)
(FSE: 9PX)
("
PTX
" or the "
Company
"), a mineral exploration company focused on Cu-Ni-Au-PGE and
Gold projects in Ontario, is pleased to release additional assay results from drill hole W225-09 from its
Phase 1 drilling program of 2025 at the W2 Copper Nickel PGEs (Platinum Group Elements) and Gold
Project located near the Ring of Fire, northwestern Ontario, Canada (the "
W2 Project
"). Those
additional results follow up the previous releases of May 27th and June 3rd, 2025.
The reported drill hole W225-09 intersected sulphide mineralization hosting copper, nickel, gold,
palladium and platinum over a core length of
49.16m
, including higher-grade intervals of
30.00m of
0.59% Cu+Ni and 0.26 g/t Au+Pt+Pd
from 46.00 to 76.00m, and
7.50m grading 1.05% Cu+Ni and
0.29 g/t Au+Pt+Pd
from 50.00m to 57.50m (see Table 1).
This hole, located in the CA1 zone of the Central Target, was drilled 246m east of drill hole W225-08 and
284m southwest of W225-10. Both of those previously released holes intersected wide sulfide
mineralized zones, for which hole W225-10 reported the widest interval to date with up to 235.14m of
mineralized core length directly below the overburden (Figure 1 & 2). With this wide-spacing design, the
Company effectively and successfully verified nearby historical drilling data, which supports and
validates a significant portion of the Exploration Target from 2024 leaving opportunity for expansion
along strike and at depth.
Additionally, as PTX has sampled and assayed for PGEs and gold more consistently throughout the
entire holes, it was observed that in addition to the wide-spread copper-nickel mineralization, there was
a significant improvement of PGE mineralization in both CA1 and CA2 zones. This discovery made in
this year's drilling program is value-added to the Exploration Target, for which PGEs were previously
estimated ranging from 59 million to 135 million tonnes of PGEs (Pd+Pt+Au) with an average grade
estimate of Palladium between 0.40 g/t to 0.28 g/t, Platinum between 0.13 g/t to 0.11 g/t and gold
between 0.10 g/t to 0.07 g/t Au (using 0.7%-0.5% CuEq cut-off)
[1]
. The Company will follow up with
plans to keep growing confidence in the overall mineralized block and expand it at depth and along
strike as all data suggests that mineralization remains open.
Highlights - Drill hole W225-09:
Drill hole W225-09, a shallow hole drilled to a depth of 119.00 m, intersected sulphide
mineralization
including 30.00m of 0.59% Cu+Ni and 0.26 g/t Au+Pt+Pd
from 46.00 to 76.00m
and
7.50m of 1.05% Cu+Ni and 0.29 g/t Au+Pt+Pd
from 50.00m to 57.50m within an overall
core length of
49.16 m grading 0.45% Cu+Ni, and 0.21 g/t Au+Pt+Pd
which included numerous
higher-grade intervals that returned above 1% Cu+Ni.
1.50 m of 2.15% Cu+Ni and 0.49 g/t Au+Pt+Pd
from 50.00 to 51.50 m
0.58 m of 3.50% Cu+Ni and 0.65 g/t Au+Pt+Pd
from 55.50 to 56.08 m
1.05 m of 1.07% Cu+Ni and 1.01 g/t Au+Pt+Pd
from 63.00 to 64.05 m
High-grade individual commodity intersections within drill Hole W225-09 include:
3.31% Copper over 0.58 m
from 55.50 m to 56.08 m
0.54% Nickel over 0.76 m
from 50.00 m to 50.76 m
0.29 g/t Gold over 0.95 m
from 64.05 m to 65.00 m
0.39 g/t Platinum over 0.55 m
from 63.50 m to 64.05 m
1.10 g/t Palladium over 0.50 m
from 63.00 m to 63.50 m
0.09 % Cobalt over 0.76 m
from 50.00 m to 50.76 m
Table 1: Selected composite results from drill hole W225-09. Intervals reported as core lengths. True
widths are unknown at this time.
From
(m)
To
(m)
Length
(m)
Cu
(%)
Ni
(%)
Cu+Ni
(%)
Au
(g/t)
Pt
(g/t)
Pd
(g/t)
Au+Pt+Pd
(g/t)
W225-09
30.84
80.00
49.16
0.35
0.10
0.45
0.05
0.08
0.08
0.21
incl.
40.00
43.00
3.00
0.30
0.15
0.45
0.03
0.08
0.10
0.21
incl.
46.00
76.00
30.00
0.48
0.11
0.59
0.07
0.09
0.10
0.26
incl.
50.00
73.00
23.00
0.54
0.12
0.66
0.08
0.10
0.11
0.29
incl.
50.00
65.00
15.00
0.66
0.13
0.79
0.09
0.09
0.13
0.31
incl.
50.00
57.50
7.50
0.90
0.15
1.05
0.07
0.10
0.12
0.29
incl.
50.00
51.50
1.50
1.84
0.31
2.15
0.13
0.19
0.17
0.49
incl.
55.50
56.08
0.58
3.31
0.19
3.50
0.18
0.21
0.26
0.65
incl.
58.00
60.00
2.00
0.62
0.08
0.70
0.16
0.07
0.07
0.30
incl.
63.00
64.05
1.05
0.69
0.38
1.07
0.11
0.23
0.67
1.01
incl.
63.00
63.50
0.50
0.64
0.36
1.00
0.13
0.05
1.10
1.28
incl.
63.50
64.05
0.55
0.72
0.39
1.11
0.10
0.39
0.29
0.78
incl.
64.05
65.00
0.95
0.54
0.08
0.62
0.29
0.10
0.07
0.46
Historical drilling was selective in assaying for all commodities and selective sampling procedures
occurred. As a result, the Company has systematically assayed for Copper, Nickel, Gold, Palladium,
Platinum and Cobalt and is now not reporting using Metal Equivalents and seen substantial
improvements in the widths of mineralization with these practices. Additionally, for simplification
purposes, Cu+Ni (%) and Au+Pt+Pd (g/t) are reported below as the arithmetic sum of individual
commodity per interval chosen. Individual grades by commodity are also shown in table 1.
Figures:
Figure 1: Plan Map showing CA1 and CA2 Zones along with PTX 2025 drill hole locations. Drill hole
collar information of W225-09 is detailed in Table 2. Background is the reduced-to-pole total magnetic
intensity (RTPTMI) derivative from the most recent Heli-GT 2025 magnetic survey.
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Figure 2: 3D view to the east of PTX drill holes within the CA1 zone. Background is the reduced-to-pole
total magnetic intensity (RTPTMI) derivative from the most recent Heli-GT 2025 magnetic survey.
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Figure 3: Picture of core of hole W225-12, representative of style of mineralization found at the project,
from disseminated to semi-massive to massive suphide zones.
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Table 2: Drill Hole Collar Information Datum used in UTM NAD83 Z16N.
DRILL HOLE
Easting
Northing
Elev (m)
Azimuth
Dip
Length (m)
W225-09
459,941
5,813,126
254
180
-50
119
[1] Data from historical drill hole were referred from a NI 43-101 report titled "NI 43-101 Updated Technical Report on the W2 Copper-Nickel-PGE
Property" authored by I.A. Osmani et al., effective on September 4th, 2024. The exploration target modeling work followed the guidelines set forth in
National Instrument 43-101, Section 14 resource estimate. The potential grade and tonnage of the exploration target model is conceptual in nature,
and more work and information, including drilling, are required before fulfilling CIM (Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy, and Petroleum)
requirements for the disclosure of an eventual mineral resource. At this stage, it is uncertain if further exploration will result in the Exploration Target
being delineated as a Mineral Resource. In addition, important aspects such as metallurgical processing options need to be investigated to evaluate
potential recoveries in the mineralized zones. The basis of the potential quantity and grade in the Exploration Target has been determined in the
technical report based on the current and historical drilling.
QAQC:
Samples (NQ core diameter = 4.76 cm) were cut using a diamond blade saw, inserted into labeled
bags, and delivered by representatives of PTX to Activation Laboratories Ltd. in Thunder Bay, Ontario.
Activation Laboratories Ltd. is an ISO 17025:2005 accredited testing laboratory.
Samples were analyzed for Au, Pt, and Pd using the lead fire-assay 1C-OES package, and multi-
element analysis was completed by near-total digestion (four-acid) with an ICP-OES finish (1F2
package).
For over-range samples (Cu, Ni) over 1% Cu or Nickel, the 8-4 Acid Near Total ICP-OES
method was utilized.
PTX inserted standards and blanks and performs duplicate analysis as part of its QA/QC program.
Activation Laboratories also performs an internal QA/QC program which includes the insertion of CRM's,
blanks, sample repeats, and duplicate samples.
Qualified Person:
The technical information presented in this news release has been reviewed and approved by Joerg
Kleinboeck, P. Geo., a non-independent qualified person to PTX Metals who is responsible for ensuring
that the related technical information provided in this news release is accurate and who act as a
"qualified person" (QP) as defined by National Instrument 43-101, Standards of Disclosure for Mineral
Projects.
About PTX Metals Inc.:
PTX is a mineral exploration company focused on high-quality strategic metals assets in northern
Ontario, allowing exposure for shareholders to Copper, Gold, Nickel, and PGEs discovery. The Province
of Ontario is renowned as a first-class mining jurisdiction for its abundance of mineral resources and
safe jurisdiction.
Our corporate objective is to advance our assets, and unveil the potential of two Flagship Projects, the
W2 Cu-Ni-PGE located in the strategic Ring of Fire region, and the Shining Tree Gold Project neighbor
to multi-million ounces gold deposits in the Timmins Gold Camp.
PTX's portfolio of assets was strategically acquired for their geologically favorable attributes, and
proximity to established mining companies.
PTX is based in Toronto, Canada, with a primary listing on the TSX under the symbol PTX. The
Company is also listed in Frankfurt under the symbol 9PF and on the OTCQB in the United States as
PANXF.
For additional information on PTX, please visit the Company's website at
https://ptxmetals.com/
.
For further information, please contact:
Greg Ferron, President and Chief Executive Officer
Phone: +1 (416) 270-5042
Email:
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