FIREWEED METALS CORP. announce the 2023 diamond drill program has started at Macmillan Pass and provide an operations update. The 2023 program will utilize five diamond drill-rigs, targeting over 16,000 m of drilling between Boundary, Tom, and Jason zones.

The initial phase of drilling (Phase 1) with the first drill is currently underway. This phase is focused on stepping out from the high-grade intersections drilled at Boundary Zone in 2022 such as holes NB22-023 that intersected 298 m of 4.5% zinc, 1.4% lead, and 30.9 g/t silver including a new stratiform zone of 9.6 m grading 24.5% zinc, 15.1% lead, and 323.2 g/t silver. The Phase 1 2023 step-outs will include testing the potential continuation of the high-grade stratiform mineralization and massive sulphide mineralization at Boundary West and Boundary Main.

Fireweed has identified an area between Boundary West and Boundary Main that has geological potential to host a high-grade feeder zone and is flanked by two of Fireweed's best ever drillholes at Boundary Zone, NB22-002 and NB22-023. The Phase 1 program will provide a first pass drill test of this potential feeder area that may link Boundary Main and Boundary West. Camp is open for the season and ramp up is progressing on schedule with nearly 50 people on site.

Construction is well underway at the new 48-person camp expansion. This all-weather expansion will allow the company to support around 100 people on site to complete the 2023 season objectives. This work is an important step to build out Macmillan Pass camp capacity to the approved capacity of 150 people which will allow for larger drill programs and simultaneous environmental baseline work while also enabling extension of the operating season by several months.