C3 Metals Inc. announced it has received assays for PVT0900-003, the third hole of the 2023 drilling program completed on the Provost porphyry target. The Company is evaluating an extensive zone of near surface porphyry and epithermal base and precious metal mineralization at Provost. Provost is located along a 4km northwest trend at the Company's 100% owned Bellas Gate project in Jamaica.

Provost drill hole PVT0900-003 (418.6m), which was terminated 150m short of target depth due to drilling difficulties in a fault zone, intersected 112m at 0.35% copper and 0.13 g/t gold (0.44% CuEq1) from 305.8m with the last 1.1m of the hole ending in high-grade epithermal style mineralization grading 1.27% copper and 4,090 g/t silver. This hole extended known copper-gold mineralization at Provost by 150m to the northwest. PVT0900-003 intersected 112m at 0.35% copper and 0.13 g/t gold (0.44% CuEq1) from 305.8m and terminated in an epithermal vein in the last 1.1m of the hole grading 1.27% copper and 4,090 g/t silver.

Porphyry copper-gold mineralized zone extended by 150m along strike from PVT0900-002, which intersected 390.7m at 0.37% copper and 0.19 g/t gold (0.50% CuEq1) from 64.1m, including 279.5m at 0.43% copper and 0.24 g/t gold (0.60% CuEq1). Assays pending for completed drill holes PVT0900-004 (300.2m) and CMH8275-001 (500.4m). Drilling is well advanced on two additional holes.

The Company's man-portable rig is currently evaluating near-surface tonnage potential of porphyry and epithermal style base and precious metal mineralization at Provost. The larger contract rig is testing for depth extension to the copper-gold mineralization at Camel Hill. Drilling to date confirms porphyry copper-gold mineralization is overprinted by intermediate and high sulphidation epithermal veins that extend to at least 400m depth.

The sub-surface mineralized zone has been expanded a further 150m northwest of PVT0900-002. High-level porphyry copper-gold mineralization is overprinted by epithermal quartz veins with strong chalcopyrite and tetrahedrite mineralization. High-grade epithermal style mineralization was anticipated at Provost, as much of the epithermal and porphyry hydrothermal systems remain intact.

It is very positive to confirm this high-grade epithermal potential within the porphyry system at such an early stage in the program. The upper section of PVT0900-003 intersected high-level, low-grade porphyry copper-gold mineralization that is predominantly hosted in intrusive rock types, assaying 103m at 0.18% copper, 0.10g/t gold and 0.89g/t silver from 48.1m downhole. Higher grade diorite-hosted copper-gold porphyry mineralization was intersected downhole, starting from 305.8m.

The final 1.1m intersected extremely high-grade silver at 4,090 g/t and high-grade copper at 1.27%. The hole had to be abandoned due to poor ground conditions, and this zone will be further tested from a collar located 400m north of PVT0900 drill pad location. Despite abandoning the hole due to ground conditions, 70-80% core recoveries were achieved, and high-grade epithermal copper and silver mineralization was confirmed.