Canada Zinc Metals Begins Exploration Drill Program at Akie

Canada Zinc Metals Corp. (TSXV:CZX) announced that it has initiated the 2015 exploration drill program at its Akie zinc-lead-silver property in northern BC.

As quoted in the press release:

The planned program of 5,000 metres of diamond drilling will target the Cardiac Creek deposit. The primary objective of the program is resource growth, with holes targeting the lower elevations of both the Indicated and Inferred sections of the mineral resource.

The Company owns 100% of eleven, large, contiguous property blocks that comprise the Akie and Kechika Regional projects. The Company’s flagship Akie Project is host to the Cardiac Creek deposit. The Kechika Regional Project includes the Pie, Yuen, Cirque East and Mt. Alcock properties extending northwest from the Akie property for approximately 140 kilometres along strike of the highly prospective Gunsteel Formation shale; the main host rock for known SEDEX zinc-lead-silver deposits in the Kechika Trough of northeastern British Columbia. These projects are located approximately 260 kilometres north northwest of the town of Mackenzie, British Columbia, Canada.

The Company previously announced plans for an aggressive 5,000 metre diamond drill program for 2015; with the primary goal of expanding the down-dip extents of the high-grade core to the Cardiac Creek deposit (see Press Release May 12, 2015). The central core represents the highest grade and thickest area of the deposit. The down-dip extent of this high grade core is the primary target area for the 2015 diamond drilling program. The core is currently defined by numerous high grade holes such as A-05-30, A-05-32, A-06-45, A-07-50 and A-07-53. The intercepts from these holes strongly suggest the presence of additional mineralisation of similar tenor at depth. A number of diamond drill holes have been planned to test this target area to determine the extents of the high grade core at depth.

Peeyush Varshney, president and CEO of Canada Zinc Metals, commented:

After a busy winter of data compilation, processing and interpretation of airborne gravity data, and drill planning, we are pleased to be active again on the Akie property. An early spring and snow free-conditions has allowed easy access to the property and we will commence drilling shortly. The camp is open and the drill and field crews are mobilizing to site. We anticipate exciting drill results and expect to have drill results to report over the summer and fall months.

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