MONTERREY, MEXICO (By Isaac Silvestre, Energy Analytics Institute, 2.Mar.2026, Words: 178) — Kootenay Silver Inc. said the staged 50,000m drill program at its Columba high-grade silver project in Chihuahua, Mexico is well underway with approximately 17,000m completed and 24 holes now reported.
The recently closed financing allows for an additional 10,000m of drilling for a total of 60,000m at Columba, Kootenay revealed on 2 Mar. 2026 in an official statement, which included additional assay results from 9 more drill holes at Columba.
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Expansion drilling is the focus with systematic ~ 100m step outs from the known resource bodies which remain open in 2 or 3 directions. These known resource bodies currently host an inferred Mineral Resource Estimate (MRE) totaling 54.1 Moz of silver based 5.92 Mt at a grade of 284 gpt, Kootenay said.
The results contained herein include four holes targeting D Vein and five holes targeting the sub-parallel B2/Lupe Vein System.
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By Isaac Silvestre reporting from Monterrey. © 1999-2026 Energy Analytics Institute (EAI). All Rights Reserved.
