Sun Summit Minerals Corp. reported final drill results from its fall 2022 exploration drill program at the Buck Project, central B.C. The program consisted of 10 diamond drill holes totaling approximately 3,000 metres. The focus of the drill program was to test the expansion potential of the Buck Main gold-silver-zinc epithermal-related system along strike and at depth, with step-out distances between 50 to 100 metres.

Results from this phase of drilling successfully demonstrates strong expansion potential for both disseminated and high-grade gold-silver-zinc mineralization beyond the existing extent of the known Buck Main zone to the west, northwest and south of previous drill programs. The newly expanded zone of mineralization remains open in multiple directions and is expected to see further step- out drill testing in the next phase of drilling. Drill Program: The primary objective of the fall 2022 drill program at Buck Main was to investigate the lateral and vertical extents of near-surface gold-silver-zinc mineralization covering the mineralized footprint outlined so far over an east-west strike length of one kilometre and an approximate width of 600 metres. A total of 10 diamond drill holes were completed over 3,000 metres, two of which were terminated early due to poor ground conditions.

Most holes were drilled on similar sections as previous drill programs to better facilitate modelling and structural interpretation. All five holes in this release were drilled on the western side of the Buck Main system with step-out distances between 50 to 100 metres from previous drilling. Hole BK22-080, collared on the same section as BK22-070 and drilled to the northeast, was designed to test a previously undrilled broad zone of strong gold-in-soil anomalism.

The hole collared in strong disseminated mineralization highlighted by an interval of 81.2 metres of 0.58 g/t Au, 11.8 g/t Ag and 0.08% Zn including 10.1 metres of 1.4 g/t Au, 26.6 g/t Ag and 0.20% Zn from surface. The hole successfully defined a new zone of near-surface disseminated gold-silver-zinc mineralization that remains open in most directions. Additional drilling is clearly warranted to the northwest of Buck Main.

Holes BK22-076, -077 and -078 were collared on the same section as holes BK22-072 and BK22-083 and were drilled to the southwest. The holes were designed to test for the southern extent of gold-silver-zinc mineralization previously intersected in BK22-070 and -072 and to investigate lithological controls on mineralization. Drill hole BK22-083 clearly demonstrated the high grade potential of the section, which intersected 7.0 metres of 6.4 g/t Au, 27.6 g/t Ag, and 1.1% Zn, including 1.1 metres of 38.0 g/t Au, 137.0 g/t Ag, and 5.9% Zn.

Numerous broad zones of disseminated and veinlet-hosted sulfide mineralization were intersected in holes BK22-076 and -077, yielding intervals such as 54.6 metres of 0.83 g/t Au, 9.2 g/t Ag and 0.21% Zn including 3.0 metres of 6.06 g/t Au, 62.5 g/t Ag and 0.52% Zn in BK22-077. Hole BK22-078 collared in altered but unmineralized volcanic and sedimentary rocks, likely part of the hanging wall to the Buck Main system. Hole BK22-079 represents the large step-out drilled along strike west of the Buck Main system.

The hole intersected multiple zones of gold-silver-zinc mineralization highlighted by 4.7 metres of 0.91 g/t Au, 17.3 g/t Ag and 0.66% Zn including 1.1 metres of 3.4 g/t Au, 68.6 g/t Ag and 2.05% Zn at 223.6 metres, and 1 metre of 5.1 g/t Au, 2.7 g/t Ag and 0.56% Zn at the bottom of hole. The hole extends the strike-length of the Buck Main system to over one kilometre east-west and defines a new target to test in upcoming drill programs.