I-80 Gold Corp T.IAU

i-80 Gold Announces High-Grade Results

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Blackjack Zone - 19.14 % Zn, 0.4 g/t Au & 29.2 g/t Ag over 30.4 m
East Hilltop Zone – 20.8 % Zn & 15.0 g/t Ag over 11.6 m and 235.5 g/t Ag, 5.7 % Pb, & 7.0 % Zn over 14.0 m

RENO, Nev., Aug. 24, 2023 /CNW/ - i-80 GOLD CORP. (TSX: IAU) (NYSE: IAUX) ("i-80", or the "Company") is pleased to report additional positive results from exploration drilling at the Company's 100%-owned Ruby Hill Property ("Ruby Hill" or "the Property") located in Eureka County, Nevada. The 2023 program continues to expand high-grade polymetallic mineralization in multiple zones and has resulted in new discoveries.

i-80 Gold Announces High-Grade Results from Drilling at Ruby Hill (newswire.ca)

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Sprott Says. Three takeaways from today’s Ruby Hill drilling include (i) Blackjack drilling the highlight given world class average hit 13.4m @ 7.9g/t AuEq, well above the 10% Zn / 4.9g/t AuEq modeled Ruby Hill base metal inventory (6.5Mt total inventory including 4.3Mt at 10% Zn, 0.6% Au, 36g/t Ag and 2.0% Pb from Blackjack). For sensitivity, if we lift our Blackjack grade assumptions from 10