COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho, April 7, 2022 (ACCESSWIRE) – Idaho Strategic Resources, Inc. (NYSE American: IDR) (“IDR”, “Idaho Strategic” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce its latest high-grade intercepts from drill hole GC 22-212 in the Klondike Zone at the Golden Chest Mine, highlighted by 1.3 m assaying at 37.35 grams of gold per tonne, within a larger interval of 9.2 meters assaying at 8.77 grams of gold per tonne.

The latest intercept highlights below are reported in grams of gold per tonne (g/t) and in drilled thickness, as vein orientations have yet to be determined.

GC 22-212

  • 8.77 g/t gold over 9.2 meters (m) from 137.6 m to 146.8 m including the following higher-grade interval:
    • 37.35 g/t gold over 1.3 m from 143.3 to 144.6 m
  • 3.14 g/t gold over 1.3 m from 149.6 to 150.9 m
  • 13.87 g/t gold over 0.7 m from 157.6 to 158.3 m
  • 3.17 g/t gold over 1 m from 192.2 to 193.2 m
  • 7.00 g/t gold over 1.4 m from 218.3 to 219.7 m

Idaho Strategic has spent the last six months of drilling, delineating a new zone of gold mineralization at the Golden Chest mine discovered in the hanging wall of the Idaho Fault within the Klondike shoot. The latest core hole, GC 22-212, drilled from the southernmost drill pad, has extended gold mineralization to the south roughly 50 meters from an existing face of underground workings accessed from the North Portal (Figure 1).

The Company is actively re-establishing utilities (electricity and compressed air) to the North Portal in preparation to drive a drift to the newly discovered gold zone. From there, the Company will be better positioned to confirm the gold grade of the vein intercepts, define the shoot dimensions, and optimize a mining plan for future gold production.

IDR’s CEO and President, John Swallow commented, “The team has done it again. It’s always impressive to drill a hole with grades like this at any project, let alone at an operating mine where its value is closer to realization. Our successful drill results in the Klondike over the past six months, followed by the decision to expand production into the Klondike shoot, is indicative of the mineral-rich environment and understanding that our team has developed of the geology at the Golden Chest. Our folks continue to demonstrate why they are the domain experts when it comes to exploration, drilling, and gold operations at the Golden Chest and in the greater Murray Gold Belt, and our drill results have proven that.”

The 9.2-meter zone of mineralization is characterized by a sheared and folded, strongly banded quartz vein with visible gold, sphalerite, galena, and chalcopyrite. The vein is locally brecciated and re-silicified.

Idaho Strategic’s Vice President of Exploration, Rob Morgan commented, “This drill hole was a pleasant surprise; not only because it displayed extensive mineralization that yielded strong gold values, but because it strategically connects to our existing underground. Just as we are finishing up open pit operations where the Klondike Zone outcrops at the surface, we located an entirely new area of mineralization in the hanging wall of the Idaho Fault. We are excited at the prospect of defining the dimensions of this mineralization as a future production area.”

The North Portal, established in 2004, was the first underground infrastructure developed by the Company. A 440-meter spiral ramp was constructed from the surface down to the historic “Idaho #3 Level” at the 915 elevation.  No mining has been conducted from the North Portal since 2013 and it is currently used as an escapeway.

Figure 1

Qualified person

IDR’s Vice President of Exploration, Robert John Morgan, PG, PLS is a qualified person as such term is defined in National Instrument 43-101 and has reviewed and approved the technical information and data included in this press release.

About Idaho Strategic Resources, Inc.

Domiciled in Idaho and headquartered in the Panhandle of northern Idaho, Idaho Strategic Resources (IDR) is one of the few resource-based companies (public or private) possessing the combination of officially recognized U.S. domestic rare earth element properties (in Idaho) and Idaho-based gold production located in an established mining community.

Idaho Strategic Resources produces gold at the Golden Chest Mine located in the Murray Gold Belt (MGB) area of the world-class Coeur d’Alene Mining District, north of the prolific Silver Valley. With over 7,000 acres of patented and unpatented land, the Company has the largest private land position in the area following its consolidation of the Murray Gold Belt for the first time in over 100-years.

In addition to gold and gold production, the Company maintains an important strategic presence in the U.S. Critical Minerals sector, specifically focused on the more “at-risk” Rare Earth Elements (REE’s). The Company’s Diamond Creek and Roberts REE properties are included in the U.S. national REE inventory as listed in USGS, IGS, and DOE publications. Both projects are located in central Idaho and are participating in the USGS Earth MRI program.

With an impressive mix of experience and dedication, the folks at IDR maintain a long-standing “We Live Here” approach to corporate culture, land management, and historic preservation. Furthermore, it is our belief that successful operations begin with the heightened responsibility that only local oversight and a community mindset can provide. Its “everyone goes home at night” policy would not be possible without the multi-generational base of local exploration, drilling, mining, milling, and business professionals that reside in and near the communities of the Silver Valley and North Idaho.

For more information on Idaho Strategic Resources, click here for our corporate presentation, go to  www.idahostrategic.com, or contact:

Travis Swallow, Investor Relations & Corporate Development

Email: tswallow@idahostrategic.com

(208) 625-9001

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