# Nine Mile Metals reports high-grade copper, zinc intersections at New Brunswick's Wedge Mine

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/nine-mile-metals-reports-high-grade-copper-zinc-intersections-at-new-brunswick-s--033d843c-8773-4489-9136-e6b682fd530f

Original source: https://www.proactiveinvestors.com/companies/news/1097572/nine-mile-metals-reports-high-grade-copper-zinc-intersections-at-new-brunswick-s-wedge-mine-1097572.html

Publisher: proactiveinvestors

Original announcement: 2026-08-25T17:16:13.266Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Atlas analysis published: Unknown date

Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date

- Company: Nine Mile Metals Ltd.

- Ticker: NINE

- Exchange: Unavailable

- Region: New Brunswick

- Primary commodity: Copper

- Secondary commodities: Zinc, Lead, Silver, Gold

- Document categories: Drill results

- Extracted: 2026-08-25 17:17:24 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.80 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

Nine Mile Metals reported high-grade copper, zinc, lead, silver, and gold intersections from its Wedge Mine in New Brunswick. The drill hole intersected two distinct volcanogenic massive sulphide \(VMS\) zones, with mineralization grades increasing with depth.

Reasoning: The drill hole intersected two distinct high-grade VMS zones with increasing grades at depth, representing a successful step-out in the southwest portion of the project.

- Positive factor: high-grade polymetallic intersections

- Positive factor: two distinct VMS zones

- Positive factor: grades increasing with depth

- Positive factor: step-out drilling success in southwest corner

Facts used in scoring: 2

## Classification and evidence

**Step-Out Extension**

Polarity: positive

Definition: Mineralization extended beyond the previously known limit.

Why it applies: The hole was the first in the southwest corner of the drill pattern, expanding the known footprint.

Evidence · text

> This was our first hole in the southwest and it did not disappoint

**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: The document mentions assay results but lacks specific details on lab certification or QA/QC protocols.

Evidence · text

> reported assay results from its Wedge Mine

## Extracted facts

Stored fact records: 2. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.

## Drill Results (2)

### Fact 1

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/nine-mile-metals-reports-high-grade-copper-zinc-intersections-at-new-brunswick-s--033d843c-8773-4489-9136-e6b682fd530f#fact-drill-facts-0)

Wedge Mine · copper

Needs review: drill\_no\_hole\_id

#### Identity

- Project: Wedge Mine
- Commodity: copper
- Region: canada\_nb
- Reported Region: New Brunswick
- Ticker: NINE

#### Geometry

- Intercept: 33 m
- From: 105 m
- To: 138 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: unknown:105-138

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: drill\_no\_hole\_id
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Lower zone carries higher copper grades.

- Positive factor: higher copper in lower zone

Evidence · text

> lower zone of 33 metres from 105 to 138 metres... lower zone carried higher copper

### Fact 2

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/nine-mile-metals-reports-high-grade-copper-zinc-intersections-at-new-brunswick-s--033d843c-8773-4489-9136-e6b682fd530f#fact-drill-facts-1)

Wedge Mine · zinc

Needs review: drill\_no\_hole\_id

#### Identity

- Project: Wedge Mine
- Commodity: zinc
- Region: canada\_nb
- Reported Region: New Brunswick
- Ticker: NINE

#### Geometry

- Intercept: 9.85 m
- From: 80.15 m
- To: 90 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: unknown:80.15-90

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: drill\_no\_hole\_id
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Upper zone showed higher zinc grades.

- Positive factor: higher zinc grades in upper zone

Evidence · text

> upper zone of 9.85 metres from 80.15 to 90 metres... upper zone showed higher silver and zinc grades

## 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.