Highest Silver Grades Reported This Year At Kombat Mine

TORONTO - Trigon Metals Inc. reported on drilling at the Kombat Mine in Namibia. The results are from the East 400 area, and the Kavango North Pit. The East 400 area is located 250m east of the Kavango Pit where mining began in May. Kavango North pit is an extension of the Kavango Pit. The team has drilled some confirmation holes in the East 400 area. East 400 is the smallest and shallowest of the planned pits at the Kombat mine. The holes did exhibit evidence of oxidization in the mineralized zone, but also returned some of the highest silver grades reported in drilling this year. At the Kavango North pit, where mining is currently active, the team drilled confirmatory holes within the planned resource envelope. The results of the drilling displayed a strong correlation to the resource model, supported the targeted head grade of 1.2% copper and exhibited higher silver grades in excess of the resource average 6.2 g/t. These infill holes drilled at East 400 and Kavango North pit serve as confirmation of mineralization previously modeled, however, copper and silver grades are higher than expected.

Jed Richardson, President and CEO, said, “Drilling is now focused on East 400 and East 600, completing resource confirmation and definition. One of the three drill rigs active at Kombat will be moved to Gross Otavi on the western limb of the Copper King Extension later this month. Our mining ramp-up continues at Kombat. We have already moved 210,000 tonnes of ore and waste this month, exceeding the 124,000 tonnes moved in May, and our June target of 180,000 tonnes. At full production, monthly mined ore and waste will average 240,000 tonnes per month and our team has already shown this is a target they will be able to meet and exceed in the coming months. Mill start-up is planned for the end of July, with first concentrate shipment in August.”