Kootenay Silver reports D Vein drill intercept of 6 meters grading 274 g/t silver at Columba project in Mexico

• Kootenay Silver reported new drill assays from D Vein expansion drilling at the Columba high-grade silver project in Chihuahua, Mexico.
• Staged 60,000-meter program reached 29,700 meters; 42 holes reported; 14 holes pending assays.
• D Vein now traced about 1,320 meters along strike; drilling extended mineralization to about 600 meters below surface.
• Key intercepts included 6.28 meters grading 274 g/t silver, with 2.4 meters at 509 g/t silver; separate 17 meters at 178 g/t silver.
• Company flagged new blind vein targets, including 1 meter at 703 g/t silver with 1.46% combined lead-zinc.

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