Millennial Precious Metals Corp. provided results from the Phase 1 drill program at its Wildcat project located in Nevada, USA. The 2022 drill program at Wildcat consisted of 12 holes totaling 1,250m.

The program was designed for infill drilling for mineral resource conversion, geotechnical data for pit wall design, metallurgical data and to test gold mineralization below the oxidation profile. Phase 1 drilling will support the updated mineral resource and PEA expected to be released following the completion of metallurgical column testing and various mining studies. Drillhole WCCD-0006 returned an intercept of 0.39 g/t oxideAu over 120.2m from surface, including 50m of oxidized mineralization below the 2020 NI 43-101 pit shell.

Drillhole WCCD-0007 returned an intercept of 0.51 g/t oxide Au over 50.0m, including 0.98 g/t oxide Au over 11.3m. Drillhole WCCD-0010 returned an intercept of 0.87 g/t oxide Auover42.7m, 50m outside the 2020 NI 43-101 pit shell and 0.20 g/t oxide Au over 15.2m. WCCD-0006 and WCCD-0007 were drilled for metallurgical testing and to confirm the historical drilling grades and continuity.

Grades observed aligned with the existing block model and historical drilling. WCCD-0010 was drilled to gather geotechnical data to test the northern slope of the pit. A new high-grade oxide extension of mineralization was encountered 50m outside the 2020 NI 43-101 pit shell.

Mineralization in WCCD-0006 and WCCD-0010 is primarily composed of oxidized lithic tuffs. Mineralization in WCCD-0007 is composed of oxidized lithic tuffs to a depth of 35m, followed by the granodiorite basement. The oxidation profile observed in WCCD-0006 and WCCD-0010 is continuous and persists substantially deeper than previously modeled in the 2020 NI 43-101 estimate.

WCCD-0007 was drilled in the central northern part of the pit and presents significant acidic alteration and silicified-breccia, which are excellent indicators of the existence of a larger feeder zone within the granodiorite basement. WCCD-0007 is located ~100m south-west of a rhyolitic pipe, potentially controlling part of the mineralization, and could present high-grade mineralization at depth. Phase 2 drilling at Wildcat is expected to be initiated in 2023 and will target the rhyolitic pipes as they are believed to be related to the primary mineralization feeder zones.

Mineralization in WCCD-0006 and WCCD-0007 demonstrates strong grade continuity, no overburden coverage, and good rock competency for favourable pit slope angles, which are all attractive characteristics for a heap leach operation. Excluding the high-grade intercepts, the residual grades of WCCD-0006 and WCCD-0007 are 0.35 g/t Au over 105.2m and 0.37 g/t Au over 38.6m respectively, which are both above the cut-off grade of 0.15 g/t Au. Drilling for the Phase 1 program at Wildcat is now complete and core from the remaining drillholes has been cut and sent to the lab.

Final assay data will be communicated to the market as soon as results become available.