daho Strategic Resources announced an exploration crosscut intercepted the "H-Vein" at the Golden Chest Mine on March 29th, cutting a strongly mineralized vein that assayed 32.1 grams per tonne (gpt) gold over 0.43 meters on the northern rib and 54.1 gpt over 0.72 meters on the southern rib. Both samples represent true thickness. The H-Vein lies 60 meters (m) west of the Idaho Vein at the 794 elevation in the hangingwall of the Idaho Fault, which is why it is referred to as the H-Vein.

The H-Vein is a banded quartz vein known to lie immediately below the Timber King Fault. Both fault and vein zone strike northerly and dip from 70 to 75 degreesto the west. Previous drilling by IDR had identified this vein zone when drilling for targets along the Idaho Vein.

This vein system consists of both a banded quartz vein as well as the adjacent silica-flooded zone bearing strong pyrite. The banded vein exhibits abundant visible gold with associated pyrite, galena, chalcopyrite, and sphalerite. IDR's chip samples of the banded vein show assay values ranging between 29 gpt to 73.7 gpt gold.

Widths of this banded vein are from 0.4 to 0.72 meters. The adjacent silica-flooded unit is hard, dark-colored and has 3-5 % auriferous pyrite. Muck samples are collected from each 2.5 m long round during drifting and are anticipated to be representative of the diluted grade that can be expected at the mill.

Initial drifting along the vein has yielded an average muck sample grade of 25.1 gpt for 24.8 meters of strike length. The H-Vein material is currently being shipped to the mill so the gold grade of the muck samples can be confirmed.