IDEX Completes Maiden Drill Program at the Freeze Property, Idaho & Provides Program Update and Technical Discussion
Original announcement by tmx on
- Company
- IDEX Metals Corp.
- Ticker
- IDEX
- Exchange
- TSX
- Region
- Idaho
- Primary commodity
- Copper
- Secondary commodities
- Molybdenum, Gold
- Document categories
- Drill results, Other
- Extracted
- 2026-08-21 03:56:58 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
IDEX Metals Corp. has completed its maiden drill program at the Freeze Property in Idaho, successfully expanding the Kismet Breccia Complex and discovering new intrusive-hosted mineralization. The program provided evidence of a potential deeper porphyry-style copper system, with several high-grade copper intercepts reported.
Reasoning: The maiden program successfully delineated a large copper-bearing system and discovered a new porphyry-style alteration zone (KSMT25006), significantly expanding the project's scale.
Positive factors
- discovery of new intrusive-hosted mineralization
- expansion of known breccia footprint
- evidence of porphyry-style system
- high-grade copper intercepts
Negative factors
- assay results for 4 holes are still pending
Facts used in scoring: 4
Classification and evidence
QA/QC Disclosedpositive
Release includes QA/QC disclosure — certified lab, QP sign-off, or stated methods (blanks, standards, duplicates).
Why it applies: Release mentions review and approval by a Qualified Person (David Hladky, P.Geo).
Evidence · text
“reviewed and approved for disclosure by David Hladky, P.Geo.”
Step-Out Extensionpositive
Mineralization extended beyond the previously known limit.
Why it applies: Drilling expanded the footprint of the Kismet Breccia Complex and discovered new intrusive-hosted mineralization.
Evidence · text
“delineating and expanding a large copper-bearing magmatic-hydrothermal system”
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 4. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Drill Results (4)
KSMT25001Freeze · copperGrade: 0.32Grade Unit: %Intercept: 182 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- KSMT25001
- Project
- Freeze
- Commodity
- copper
- Region
- usa_id
- Reported Region
- Idaho
- Ticker
- IDEX
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.32
- Grade Unit
- %
- Intercept
- 182 m
- From
- 0 m
- To
- 182 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- KSMT25001:0-182
- Mining Method
- open_pit
QA/QC
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2025-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Moderate grade intercept confirming continuity of the breccia system.
Positive factors
- continuous mineralization
Evidence · text
“returned grades of 182 m at 0.32% Cu”
KSMT25001Freeze · copperGrade: 0.29Grade Unit: %Intercept: 278 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- KSMT25001
- Project
- Freeze
- Commodity
- copper
- Region
- usa_id
- Reported Region
- Idaho
- Ticker
- IDEX
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.29
- Grade Unit
- %
- Intercept
- 278 m
- From
- 0 m
- To
- 278 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- KSMT25001:0-278
- Mining Method
- open_pit
QA/QC
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2025-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Confirms vertical extent of the copper system.
Positive factors
- vertically extensive
Evidence · text
“and 278 m at 0.29% Cu from surface”
KSMT25002Freeze · copperGrade: 1.02Grade Unit: %Intercept: 101 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- KSMT25002
- Project
- Freeze
- Commodity
- copper
- Region
- usa_id
- Reported Region
- Idaho
- Ticker
- IDEX
Geometry
- Grade
- 1.02
- Grade Unit
- %
- Intercept
- 101 m
- From
- 0 m
- To
- 101 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- KSMT25002:0-101
- Mining Method
- open_pit
QA/QC
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2025-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Strong copper intercept establishing high-grade potential.
Positive factors
- high-grade intercept
- oxide bearing mineralization
Evidence · text
“returning 101 m of 1.02% Cu, from surface”
KSMT25002Freeze · copperGrade: 0.76Grade Unit: %Intercept: 160.11 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- KSMT25002
- Project
- Freeze
- Commodity
- copper
- Region
- usa_id
- Reported Region
- Idaho
- Ticker
- IDEX
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.76
- Grade Unit
- %
- Intercept
- 160.11 m
- From
- 0 m
- To
- 160.11 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- KSMT25002:0-160.11
- Mining Method
- open_pit
QA/QC
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2025-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Larger intercept confirming the scale of the oxide zone.
Positive factors
- establishes orientation
Evidence · text
“within 160.11 m at 0.76% Cu from surface”
How Atlas produces this analysis
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