IMC Exploration Group plc reported that it has been granted permission to commence appraisal drilling on its North Wexford gold project by the Exploration and Mining Division of the Department of Communication, Climate Action and Environment. Furthermore, approval has been given to commence trial pit sampling to upgrade IMC’s West Avoca spoils and tailings Mineral Resource Estimate. IMC will commence follow-up drilling on a gold-in-soil anomaly in PL 1200, North Wexford. Historical work by RioFinEx proved gold mineralisation hosted by highly altered rocks at a depth of 30m. Groove sampling of this drill core proved an intercepted grade of 0.5 g/t Au over 18.6m (weighted average over 3 to 3.6m sample intervals). Half core sampling of part of the groove sampled interval assayed 15m at 0.2 g/t Au (weighted average of 1.5m sample intervals). Although all the pertinent data is available for examination and extrapolation, IMC will commence appraisal drilling in this area to confirm and expand on the information available in accordance with the JORC Code (2012). High gold grades have already been encountered on the adjoining IMC licence (PL 2551) and the upcoming drilling in PL 1200 aligns with IMC’s strategy of establishing a gold resource on its North Wexford gold project.