Fireweed Zinc Ltd. Sep. 12 reported results from the first five holes of its 2017 drill program on the Macmillan Pass zinc project in eastern Yukon.

The best intercept so far came in hole TS17-03, which cut 24.4 meters averaging 10.2 percent zinc, 6.28 percent lead and 87.7 grams per metric ton silver. Fireweed said this intersection confirms the very high grades near the surface of the Tom We...