# IDEX Completes Maiden Drill Program at the Freeze Property, Idaho & Provides Program Update and Technical Discussion Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/idex-completes-maiden-drill-program-at-the-freeze-property-idaho-provides-progra--dcb323fa-5cfe-4779-a381-4985ed90214c Original source: https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/IDEX/news/6848350939007019/idex-completes-maiden-drill-program-at-the-freeze-property-idaho-provides-progra Publisher: tmx Original announcement: 2025-12-09T13:00:00.000Z Analysis by Minestarters Atlas Atlas analysis published: Unknown date Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date - 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 Narrative sentiment: 0.80 · Bullish ## Minestarters Atlas 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 factor: discovery of new intrusive-hosted mineralization - Positive factor: expansion of known breccia footprint - Positive factor: evidence of porphyry-style system - Positive factor: high-grade copper intercepts - Negative factor: assay results for 4 holes are still pending Facts used in scoring: 4 ## Classification and evidence **QA/QC Disclosed** Polarity: positive Definition: 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 Extension** Polarity: positive Definition: 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) ### KSMT25001 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/idex-completes-maiden-drill-program-at-the-freeze-property-idaho-provides-progra--dcb323fa-5cfe-4779-a381-4985ed90214c#fact-drill-facts-0) Freeze · copper #### 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 factor: continuous mineralization Evidence · text > returned grades of 182 m at 0.32% Cu ### KSMT25001 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/idex-completes-maiden-drill-program-at-the-freeze-property-idaho-provides-progra--dcb323fa-5cfe-4779-a381-4985ed90214c#fact-drill-facts-1) Freeze · copper #### 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 factor: vertically extensive Evidence · text > and 278 m at 0.29% Cu from surface ### KSMT25002 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/idex-completes-maiden-drill-program-at-the-freeze-property-idaho-provides-progra--dcb323fa-5cfe-4779-a381-4985ed90214c#fact-drill-facts-2) Freeze · copper #### 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 factor: high-grade intercept - Positive factor: oxide bearing mineralization Evidence · text > returning 101 m of 1.02% Cu, from surface ### KSMT25002 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/idex-completes-maiden-drill-program-at-the-freeze-property-idaho-provides-progra--dcb323fa-5cfe-4779-a381-4985ed90214c#fact-drill-facts-3) Freeze · copper #### 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 factor: establishes orientation Evidence · text > within 160.11 m at 0.76% Cu from surface ## How Atlas produces this analysis Minestarters Atlas uses automated extraction to summarize mining announcements, identify reported measurements, and classify supporting evidence. Sentiment reflects the extracted narrative and classification rules; it is an interpretation, not a reported measurement. Evidence quotes and context are provided where available. Missing data, low-confidence results, and review flags indicate limitations. Check the original publisher announcement before relying on an interpretation.