Fireweed options more zinc claims in SE Yukon

Fireweed Zinc Ltd. Aug. 8 announced it has signed an Option and Exploration Agreement on Newmont Mining Corp.'s MAC claims, which extends northwest from Fireweed's Macmillan Pass zinc project in southeastern Yukon.

Selwyn Basin, where both properties are located, is known for the sedimentary exhalative zinc‐lead‐silver deposits found there.

The newly optioned MAC claims cover 16,780 he...